The Overwhelming, The Overwhelming Calamity, The Pall — Yusuf Ali Orig 1938 Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Overwhelming Event

هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)

Hal ataka hadeethu alghashiyati

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَاشِعَةٌ

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated

Wujoohun yawma-ithin khashiAAatun

عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Labouring (hard), weary,

AAamilatun nasibatun

تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

The while they enter the Blazing Fire,

Tasla naran hamiyatan

تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ آنِيَةٍ

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring

Tusqa min AAaynin aniyatin

لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari

Laysa lahum taAAamun illa min dareeAAin

لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِن جُوعٍ

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger

La yusminu wala yughnee min jooAAin

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

(Other) faces that Day will be joyful

Wujoohun yawma-ithin naAAimatun

لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Pleased with their striving,

LisaAAyiha radiyatun

فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

In a Garden on high

Fee jannatin AAaliyatin

لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَاغِيَةً

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity

La tasmaAAu feeha laghiyatan

فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Therein will be a bubbling spring

Feeha AAaynun jariyatun

فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high

Feeha sururun marfooAAatun

وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Goblets placed (ready)

Waakwabun mawdooAAatun

وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And cushions set in rows

Wanamariqu masfoofatun

وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And rich carpets (all) spread out

Wazarabiyyu mabthoothatun

أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى الْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made?

Afala yanthuroona ila al-ibili kayfa khuliqat

وَإِلَى السَّمَاءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And at the Sky, how it is raised high?

Wa-ila alssama-i kayfa rufiAAat

وَإِلَى الْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm?

Wa-ila aljibali kayfa nusibat

وَإِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And at the Earth, how it is spread out

Wa-ila al-ardi kayfa sutihat

فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish

Fathakkir innama anta muthakkirun

لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs

Lasta AAalayhim bimusaytirin

إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

But if any turn away and reject God,

Illa man tawalla wakafara

فَيُعَذِّبُهُ اللَّهُ الْعَذَابَ الْأَكْبَرَ

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

God will punish him with a mighty Punishment

FayuAAaththibuhu Allahu alAAathaba al-akbara

إِنَّ إِلَيْنَا إِيَابَهُمْ

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

For to Us will be their return

Inna ilayna iyabahum

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Then it will be for Us to call them to account

Thumma inna AAalayna hisabahum

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