Chapter 88, 26 verses
Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Has there come to you the narration of the overwhelming (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)?
Has not there come to you the news of the overwhelming calamity?
Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated,
Some faces, that Day will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire, i.e. the faces of all disbelievers, Jews and Christians).
(Some) faces on that day shall be downcast,
Labouring (hard), weary, -
Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allah), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace).
Laboring, toiling,
The while they enter the Blazing Fire, -
They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.
Entering into burning fire,
The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring,
They will be given to drink from a boiling spring,
Made to drink from a boiling spring.
No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari'
No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant,
They shall have no food but of thorns,
Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.
Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.
Which will neither fatten nor avail against hunger.
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
(Other) faces on that day shall be happy,
Pleased with their striving, -
Glad with their endeavour (for their good deeds which they did in this world, along with the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism).
Well - pleased because of their striving,
In a Garden on high,
In a lofty Paradise.
In a lofty garden,
Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity:
Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.
Wherein you shall not hear vain talk.
Therein will be a bubbling spring:
Therein will be a running spring.
Therein is a fountain flowing,
Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high,
Therein will be thrones raised high.
Therein are thrones raised high,
Goblets placed (ready),
And cups set at hand.
And drinking - cups ready placed,
And cushions set in rows,
And cushions set in rows.
And cushions set in a row,
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
And carpets spread out.
Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made? -
Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?
Will they not then consider the camels, how they are created?
And at the Sky, how it is raised high? -
And at the heaven, how it is raised?
And the heaven, how it is reared aloft,
And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm? -
And at the mountains, how they are rooted (and fixed firm)?
And the mountains, how they are firmly fixed,
And at the Earth, how it is spread out?
And at the earth, how it is outspread?
And the earth, how it is made a vast expanse?
Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish.
So remind them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) - you are only one who reminds.
Therefore do remind, for you are only a reminder.
Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs.
You are not a dictator over them -
You are not a watcher over them;
But if any turn away and reject Allah, -
Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.
But whoever turns back and disbelieves,
Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment,
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
Allah will chastise him with the greatest chastisement.
For to Us will be their return;
Verily, to Us will be their return;
Surely to Us is their turning back,
Then it will be for Us to call them to account.
Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.
Then surely upon Us is the taking of their account.