The Overwhelming, The Overwhelming Calamity, The Pall — Dr Laleh Bakhtiar Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Overwhelming Event

هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

Approached thee the discourse of the Overwhelming Event?

Hal ataka hadeethu alghashiyati

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَاشِعَةٌ

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Faces on that Day will be ones that are humbled,

Wujoohun yawma-ithin khashiAAatun

عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ

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ones that work and ones that are fatigued,

AAamilatun nasibatun

تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً

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roasting in a hot fire.

Tasla naran hamiyatan

تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ آنِيَةٍ

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They will be given to drink from boiling receptacles.

Tusqa min AAaynin aniyatin

لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ

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Is it not that there is no food for them but a thorny fruit.

Laysa lahum taAAamun illa min dareeAAin

لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِن جُوعٍ

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It will not fatten nor will it avail hunger.

La yusminu wala yughnee min jooAAin

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ

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Faces on that Day will be ones that are pleasant,

Wujoohun yawma-ithin naAAimatun

لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ

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ones who are well-pleased by their endeavoring

LisaAAyiha radiyatun

فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ

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in a magnificent Garden.

Fee jannatin AAaliyatin

لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَاغِيَةً

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They will hear no babble in it.

La tasmaAAu feeha laghiyatan

فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ

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In it is a running spring.

Feeha AAaynun jariyatun

فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ

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In it are exalted couches

Feeha sururun marfooAAatun

وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ

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and goblets that are set down

Waakwabun mawdooAAatun

وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ

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and cushions arrayed

Wanamariqu masfoofatun

وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ

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and rugs, ones that are dispersed.

Wazarabiyyu mabthoothatun

أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى الْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ

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Will they not, then, look on the camel, how it was created?

Afala yanthuroona ila al-ibili kayfa khuliqat

وَإِلَى السَّمَاءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ

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And of the heaven, how it was lifted up?

Wa-ila alssama-i kayfa rufiAAat

وَإِلَى الْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ

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And the mountains, how they were hoisted up?

Wa-ila aljibali kayfa nusibat

وَإِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ

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And the earth, how it was stretched out?

Wa-ila al-ardi kayfa sutihat

فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ

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Then, remind for thou art only one who reminds.

Fathakkir innama anta muthakkirun

لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ

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Thou art not over them one who is a register of their deeds.

Lasta AAalayhim bimusaytirin

إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ

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But whoever turned away and is one who is ungrateful,

Illa man tawalla wakafara

فَيُعَذِّبُهُ اللَّهُ الْعَذَابَ الْأَكْبَرَ

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God will punish him with the greater punishment.

FayuAAaththibuhu Allahu alAAathaba al-akbara

إِنَّ إِلَيْنَا إِيَابَهُمْ

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Truly, to Us is their reversion.

Inna ilayna iyabahum

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم

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Again, truly, on Us is their reckoning.

Thumma inna AAalayna hisabahum

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