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Al-Ghāshiyah

English Translation - Hilali and Khan

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{بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ}

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

{وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَاشِعَةٌ}

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

{عَامِلَةٌ نَاصِبَةٌ}

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

{تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً}

4. They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.

{تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ آنِيَةٍ}

5. They will be given to drink from a boiling spring,

{لَيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ ضَرِيعٍ}

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

{لَا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِنْ جُوعٍ}

7. Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.

{وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَاعِمَةٌ}

8. (Other) faces that Day will be joyful,

{لِسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ}

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

{فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ}

10. In a lofty Paradise.

{لَا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَاغِيَةً}

11. Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.

{فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ}

12. Therein will be a running spring.

{فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَرْفُوعَةٌ}

13. Therein will be thrones raised high.

{وَأَكْوَابٌ مَوْضُوعَةٌ}

14. And cups set at hand.

{وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ}

15. And cushions set in rows.

{وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ}

16. And rich carpets (all) spread out.

{أَفَلَا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى الْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ}

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

{وَإِلَى السَّمَاءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ}

18. And at the heaven, how it is raised?

{وَإِلَى الْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ}

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

{وَإِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ}

20. And at the earth, how it is outspread?

{فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مُذَكِّرٌ}

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

{لَسْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِمُصَيْطِرٍ}

22. You are not a dictator over them -

{إِلَّا مَنْ تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ}

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

{فَيُعَذِّبُهُ اللَّهُ الْعَذَابَ الْأَكْبَرَ}

24. Then Allâh will punish him with the greatest punishment.

{إِنَّ إِلَيْنَا إِيَابَهُمْ}

25. Verily, to Us will be their return;

{ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُمْ}

26. Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.

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