Al-Ghashiyah

هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلۡغَـٰشِيَةِ

Has there come to you the narration of the overwhelming (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)?

وُجُوهٌۭ يَوۡمَئِذٍ خَـٰشِعَةٌ

Some faces, that Day will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire, i.e. the faces of all disbelievers, Jews and Christians).[1]

عَامِلَةٌۭ نَّاصِبَةٌۭ

Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allâh), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace).[2]

تَصۡلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةًۭ

They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.

تُسۡقَىٰ مِنۡ عَيۡنٍ ءَانِيَةٍۢ

They will be given to drink from a boiling spring,

لَّيۡسَ لَهُمۡ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍۢ

No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant,

لَّا يُسۡمِنُ وَلَا يُغۡنِى مِن جُوعٍۢ

Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.

وُجُوهٌۭ يَوۡمَئِذٍۢ نَّاعِمَةٌۭ

(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,

لِّسَعۡيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌۭ

Glad with their endeavour (for their good deeds which they did in this world, along with the true Faith of Islâmic Monotheism).[3]

فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍۢ

In a lofty Paradise.

لَّا تَسۡمَعُ فِيهَا لَـٰغِيَةًۭ

Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.

فِيهَا عَيۡنٌۭ جَارِيَةٌۭ

Therein will be a running spring.

فِيهَا سُرُرٌۭ مَّرۡفُوعَةٌۭ

Therein will be thrones raised high.

وَأَكۡوَابٌۭ مَّوۡضُوعَةٌۭ

And cups set at hand.

وَنَمَارِقُ مَصۡفُوفَةٌۭ

And cushions set in rows.

وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبۡثُوثَةٌ

And rich carpets (all) spread out.

أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡإِبِلِ كَيۡفَ خُلِقَتۡ

Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?

وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيۡفَ رُفِعَتۡ

And at the heaven, how it is raised?

وَإِلَى ٱلۡجِبَالِ كَيۡفَ نُصِبَتۡ

And at the mountains, how they are rooted (and fixed firm)?

وَإِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ كَيۡفَ سُطِحَتۡ

And at the earth, how it is outspread?

فَذَكِّرۡ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌۭ

So remind them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) - you are only one who reminds.

لَّسۡتَ عَلَيۡهِم بِمُصَيۡطِرٍ

You are not a dictator over them -

إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ

Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.[4]

فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَكۡبَرَ

Then Allâh will punish him with the greatest punishment.

إِنَّ إِلَيۡنَآ إِيَابَهُمۡ

Verily, to Us will be their return;

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا حِسَابَهُم

Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.