Surah Al-Ghaashiya (The Overwhelming)

هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ

Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?

Hath there come unto thee tidings of the Overwhelming?

وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ

Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated,

On that day (many) faces will be downcast,

عَامِلَةٌۭ نَّاصِبَةٌۭ

Labouring (hard), weary,-

Toiling, weary,

تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةًۭ

The while they enter the Blazing Fire,-

Scorched by burning fire,

تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ ءَانِيَةٍۢ

The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring,

Drinking from a boiling spring,

لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍۢ

No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari'

No food for them save bitter thorn-fruit

لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍۢ

Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.

Which doth not nourish nor release from hunger.

وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ نَّاعِمَةٌۭ

(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,

In that day other faces will be calm,

لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌۭ

Pleased with their striving,-

Glad for their effort past,

فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍۢ

In a Garden on high,

In a high Garden

لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَٰغِيَةًۭ

Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity:

Where they hear no idle speech,

فِيهَا عَيْنٌۭ جَارِيَةٌۭ

Therein will be a bubbling spring:

Wherein is a gushing spring,

فِيهَا سُرُرٌۭ مَّرْفُوعَةٌۭ

Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high,

Wherein are couches raised

وَأَكْوَابٌۭ مَّوْضُوعَةٌۭ

Goblets placed (ready),

And goblets set at hand

وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌۭ

And cushions set in rows,

And cushions ranged

وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ

And rich carpets (all) spread out.

And silken carpets spread.

أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ

Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made?-

Will they not regard the camels, how they are created?

وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ

And at the Sky, how it is raised high?-

And the heaven, how it is raised?

وَإِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ

And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm?-

And the hills, how they are set up?

وَإِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ

And at the Earth, how it is spread out?

And the earth, how it is spread?

فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌۭ

Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish.

Remind them, for thou art but a remembrancer,

لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ

Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs.

Thou art not at all a warder over them.

إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ

But if any turn away and reject Allah,-

But whoso is averse and disbelieveth,

فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ

Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment,

Allah will punish him with direst punishment.

إِنَّ إِلَيْنَآ إِيَابَهُمْ

For to Us will be their return;

Lo! unto Us is their return

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم

Then it will be for Us to call them to account.

And Ours their reckoning.