The Overwhelming, The Overwhelming Calamity, The Pall — Syed Vickar Ahamed Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Overwhelming Event

هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Has the story of The Overwhelming (Event) reached you

Hal ataka hadeethu alghashiyati

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَاشِعَةٌ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

On that Day, some faces will suffer humiliation

Wujoohun yawma-ithin khashiAAatun

عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Working (hard in) weariness—

AAamilatun nasibatun

تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً

Syed Vickar Ahamed

While they enter the blazing Fire—

Tasla naran hamiyatan

تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ آنِيَةٍ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

While they are given, from a boiling hot spring (fluid), to drink

Tusqa min AAaynin aniyatin

لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari’ (a dry, bitter and thorny fruit

Laysa lahum taAAamun illa min dareeAAin

لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِن جُوعٍ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger

La yusminu wala yughnee min jooAAin

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

On that Day (other) faces will be joyful

Wujoohun yawma-ithin naAAimatun

لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Pleased with their struggle (of this life)—

LisaAAyiha radiyatun

فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

In a Garden raised high

Fee jannatin AAaliyatin

لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَاغِيَةً

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Where they shall not hear (empty words)

La tasmaAAu feeha laghiyatan

فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

In there will be a bubbling spring

Feeha AAaynun jariyatun

فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

In there will be Thrones (of dignity), raised high

Feeha sururun marfooAAatun

وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Cups placed (ready)

Waakwabun mawdooAAatun

وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And cushions set in rows

Wanamariqu masfoofatun

وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And rich carpets spread out

Wazarabiyyu mabthoothatun

أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى الْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Do they (the unbelievers) not look at the Camels, how they are made

Afala yanthuroona ila al-ibili kayfa khuliqat

وَإِلَى السَّمَاءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And at the sky, how it is raised high

Wa-ila alssama-i kayfa rufiAAat

وَإِلَى الْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And at the mountains, how they are fixed firm

Wa-ila aljibali kayfa nusibat

وَإِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And at the earth, how it is spread out

Wa-ila al-ardi kayfa sutihat

فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Therefore you (O Prophet) give Guidance: For you are the one to guide

Fathakkir innama anta muthakkirun

لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

You are not the one to manage (men’s) affairs

Lasta AAalayhim bimusaytirin

إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

But if any (one) turns away and rejects Allah—

Illa man tawalla wakafara

فَيُعَذِّبُهُ اللَّهُ الْعَذَابَ الْأَكْبَرَ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Allah will punish him with a severe punishment

FayuAAaththibuhu Allahu alAAathaba al-akbara

إِنَّ إِلَيْنَا إِيَابَهُمْ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

For to Us will be their return

Inna ilayna iyabahum

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Then it will be for Us to call them to account

Thumma inna AAalayna hisabahum

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