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)?
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ
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).
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ
Labouring (hard), weary, -
Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allah), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace).
عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ
The while they enter the Blazing Fire, -
They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.
تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً
The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring,
They will be given to drink from a boiling spring,
تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ ءَانِيَةٍ
No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari'
No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant,
لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ
Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.
Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.
لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍ
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ
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).
لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ
In a Garden on high,
In a lofty Paradise.
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity:
Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.
لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَٰغِيَةً
Therein will be a bubbling spring:
Therein will be a running spring.
فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ
Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high,
Therein will be thrones raised high.
فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ
Goblets placed (ready),
And cups set at hand.
وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ
And cushions set in rows,
And cushions set in rows.
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ
Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made? -
Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ
And at the Sky, how it is raised high? -
And at the heaven, how it is raised?
وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ
And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm? -
And at the mountains, how they are rooted (and fixed firm)?
وَإِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ
And at the Earth, how it is spread out?
And at the earth, how it is outspread?
وَإِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ
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.
فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ
Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs.
You are not a dictator over them -
لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
But if any turn away and reject Allah, -
Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.
إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ
Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment,
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ
For to Us will be their return;
Verily, to Us will be their return;
إِنَّ إِلَيْنَآ إِيَابَهُمْ
Then it will be for Us to call them to account.
Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم