The Overwhelming, The Overwhelming Calamity, The Pall — Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Overwhelming Event

هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Has the discourse of the Enveloper come up to you

Hal ataka hadeethu alghashiyati

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَاشِعَةٌ

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Faces upon that day will be submissive

Wujoohun yawma-ithin khashiAAatun

عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Laboring, toiling

AAamilatun nasibatun

تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Roasting at a Fire burning hot

Tasla naran hamiyatan

تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ آنِيَةٍ

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Watered from a duly (Or: hot) (boiling) spring

Tusqa min AAaynin aniyatin

لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

No food will be brought for them except from daric, (Or: cactus thorn)

Laysa lahum taAAamun illa min dareeAAin

لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِن جُوعٍ

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Not to plum pen and of no avail against hunger

La yusminu wala yughnee min jooAAin

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

(Other) faces upon that day will be blissful

Wujoohun yawma-ithin naAAimatun

لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

With their endeavor satisfied

LisaAAyiha radiyatun

فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

In an exalted Garden

Fee jannatin AAaliyatin

لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَاغِيَةً

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Therein they do not hear any idle (word)

La tasmaAAu feeha laghiyatan

فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Therein is a running spring

Feeha AAaynun jariyatun

فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Therein are upraised settees

Feeha sururun marfooAAatun

وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And goblets set forth

Waakwabun mawdooAAatun

وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ

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And cushions ranged

Wanamariqu masfoofatun

وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ

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And carpets outspread

Wazarabiyyu mabthoothatun

أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى الْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Will they then not look at the camels, how they have been created

Afala yanthuroona ila al-ibili kayfa khuliqat

وَإِلَى السَّمَاءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And at the heaven, how it has been raised up

Wa-ila alssama-i kayfa rufiAAat

وَإِلَى الْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And at the mountains, how they have been set up

Wa-ila aljibali kayfa nusibat

وَإِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And at the earth, how it has been encrusted? (i.e., provided with a surface or crust)

Wa-ila al-ardi kayfa sutihat

فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

So remind them! Surely you are only a constant Reminder

Fathakkir innama anta muthakkirun

لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

You are not in any way a dominator over them

Lasta AAalayhim bimusaytirin

إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Except for him who has turned away and disbelieved

Illa man tawalla wakafara

فَيُعَذِّبُهُ اللَّهُ الْعَذَابَ الْأَكْبَرَ

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Then Allah will torment him with the greatest torment

FayuAAaththibuhu Allahu alAAathaba al-akbara

إِنَّ إِلَيْنَا إِيَابَهُمْ

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Surely, to Us is their coming back

Inna ilayna iyabahum

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Thereafter surely upon Us is their reckoning

Thumma inna AAalayna hisabahum

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