Al-Ghaashiya — The Overwhelming

هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ

Hal ataaka hadeesul ghaashiyah

Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?

وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ

Wujoohuny yawma 'izin khaashi'ah

[Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,

عَامِلَةٌۭ نَّاصِبَةٌۭ

'Aamilatun naasibah

Working [hard] and exhausted.

تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةًۭ

Taslaa naaran haamiyah

They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.

تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ ءَانِيَةٍۢ

Tusqaa min 'aynin aaniyah

They will be given drink from a boiling spring.

لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍۢ

Laisa lahum ta'aamun illaa min daree'

For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant

لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍۢ

Laa yusminu wa laa yughnee min joo'

Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.

وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ نَّاعِمَةٌۭ

Wujoohuny yawma 'izin naa'imah

[Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.

لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌۭ

Lisa'yihaa raadiyah

With their effort [they are] satisfied

فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍۢ

Fee jannatin 'aaliyah

In an elevated garden,

لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَٰغِيَةًۭ

Laa tasma'u feehaa laaghiyah

Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.

فِيهَا عَيْنٌۭ جَارِيَةٌۭ

Feehaa 'aynun jaariyah

Within it is a flowing spring.

فِيهَا سُرُرٌۭ مَّرْفُوعَةٌۭ

Feehaa sururum marfoo'ah

Within it are couches raised high

وَأَكْوَابٌۭ مَّوْضُوعَةٌۭ

Wa akwaabum mawdoo 'ah

And cups put in place

وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌۭ

Wa namaariqu masfoofah

And cushions lined up

وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ

Wa zaraabiyyu mabsoosah

And carpets spread around.

أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ

Afalaa yanzuroona ilalibili kaifa khuliqat

Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?

وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ

Wa ilas samaaa'i kaifa rufi'at

And at the sky - how it is raised?

وَإِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ

Wa ilal jibaali kaifa nusibat

And at the mountains - how they are erected?

وَإِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ

Wa ilal ardi kaifa sutihat

And at the earth - how it is spread out?

فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌۭ

Fazakkir innama anta Muzakkir

So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder.

لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ

Lasta 'alaihim bimusaitir

You are not over them a controller.

إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ

Illaa man tawallaa wa kafar

However, he who turns away and disbelieves -

فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ

Fa yu'azzibuhul laahul 'azaabal akbar

Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.

إِنَّ إِلَيْنَآ إِيَابَهُمْ

Innaa ilainaaa iyaabahum

Indeed, to Us is their return.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم

Summa inna 'alainaa hisaabahum

Then indeed, upon Us is their account.