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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ
Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?
Hal ataaka hadeesul ghaashiyah
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَاشِعَةٌ
[Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,
Wujoohuny yawma 'izin khaashi'ah
عَامِلَةٌ نَاصِبَةٌ
Working [hard] and exhausted.
'Aamilatun naasibah
تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً
They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.
Taslaa naaran haamiyah
تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ آنِيَةٍ
They will be given drink from a boiling spring.
Tusqaa min 'aynin aaniyah
لَيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ ضَرِيعٍ
For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant
Laisa lahum ta'aamun illaa min daree'
لَا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِنْ جُوعٍ
Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.
Laa yusminu wa laa yughnee min joo'
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَاعِمَةٌ
[Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.
Wujoohuny yawma 'izin naa'imah
لِسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ
With their effort [they are] satisfied
Lisa'yihaa raadiyah
فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
In an elevated garden,
Fee jannatin 'aaliyah
لَا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَاغِيَةً
Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.
Laa tasma'u feehaa laaghiyah
فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ
Within it is a flowing spring.
Feehaa 'aynun jaariyah
فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَرْفُوعَةٌ
Within it are couches raised high
Feehaa sururum marfoo'ah
وَأَكْوَابٌ مَوْضُوعَةٌ
And cups put in place
Wa akwaabum mawdoo 'ah
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ
And cushions lined up
Wa namaariqu masfoofah
وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ
And carpets spread around.
Wa zaraabiyyu mabsoosah
أَفَلَا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى الْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ
Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?
Afalaa yanzuroona ilalibili kaifa khuliqat
وَإِلَى السَّمَاءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ
And at the sky - how it is raised?
Wa ilas samaaa'i kaifa rufi'at
وَإِلَى الْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ
And at the mountains - how they are erected?
Wa ilal jibaali kaifa nusibat
وَإِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ
And at the earth - how it is spread out?
Wa ilal ardi kaifa sutihat
فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مُذَكِّرٌ
So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder.
Fazakkir innama anta Muzakkir
لَسْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
You are not over them a controller.
Lasta 'alaihim bimusaitir
إِلَّا مَنْ تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ
However, he who turns away and disbelieves -
Illaa man tawallaa wa kafar
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ اللَّهُ الْعَذَابَ الْأَكْبَرَ
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
Fa yu'azzibuhul laahul 'azaabal akbar
إِنَّ إِلَيْنَا إِيَابَهُمْ
Indeed, to Us is their return.
Innaa ilainaaa iyaabahum
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُمْ
Then indeed, upon Us is their account.
Summa inna 'alainaa hisaabahum
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Al-Ghaashiya
سُورَةُ الغَاشِيَةِ
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