The Overwhelming, The Overwhelming Calamity, The Pall — Ahmed Ali Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Overwhelming Event

هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ

HAS NEWS OF the Overpowering Event reached you

Hal ataka hadeethu alghashiyati

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَاشِعَةٌ

Many faces will be contrite on that day

Wujoohun yawma-ithin khashiAAatun

عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ

Labouring, wearied out

AAamilatun nasibatun

تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً

Burning in the scorching fire

Tasla naran hamiyatan

تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ آنِيَةٍ

Given water from the boiling spring to drink

Tusqa min AAaynin aniyatin

لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ

They will have no food except bitter thorn

Laysa lahum taAAamun illa min dareeAAin

لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِن جُوعٍ

Neither nourishing nor banishing hunger

La yusminu wala yughnee min jooAAin

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ

Many faces will be joyous on that day

Wujoohun yawma-ithin naAAimatun

لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ

Well-pleased with their endeavour

LisaAAyiha radiyatun

فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ

In the high empyrean

Fee jannatin AAaliyatin

لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَاغِيَةً

Never hearing idle talk

La tasmaAAu feeha laghiyatan

فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ

There is a stream of running water in it

Feeha AAaynun jariyatun

فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ

And within it are couches placed on high

Feeha sururun marfooAAatun

وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ

Waakwabun mawdooAAatun

وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ

Cushions arranged

Wanamariqu masfoofatun

وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ

And rich carpets spread

Wazarabiyyu mabthoothatun

أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى الْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ

Do they not then ponder how the clouds were formed

Afala yanthuroona ila al-ibili kayfa khuliqat

وَإِلَى السَّمَاءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ

And the heavens, how it was raised high

Wa-ila alssama-i kayfa rufiAAat

وَإِلَى الْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ

And the mountains, how they were fixed

Wa-ila aljibali kayfa nusibat

وَإِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ

And the earth, how it was spread out

Wa-ila al-ardi kayfa sutihat

فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ

Remind them; you are surely a reminder

Fathakkir innama anta muthakkirun

لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ

You are not a warden over them

Lasta AAalayhim bimusaytirin

إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ

Other than him who turns his back and denies

Illa man tawalla wakafara

فَيُعَذِّبُهُ اللَّهُ الْعَذَابَ الْأَكْبَرَ

In which case he will be punished by God with the severest punishment

FayuAAaththibuhu Allahu alAAathaba al-akbara

إِنَّ إِلَيْنَا إِيَابَهُمْ

To Us is surely their returning

Inna ilayna iyabahum

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم

Ours is surely then to reckon with them

Thumma inna AAalayna hisabahum

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