88. Al-Ghashiyah

هَلْHasأَتَىٰكَ(there) come to youحَدِيثُ(the) newsٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ(of) the Overwhelming﴿١﴾

Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]

وُجُوهٌFacesيَوْمَئِذٍthat Dayخَٰشِعَةٌ(will be) humbled﴿٢﴾

[Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled

عَامِلَةٌLaboringنَّاصِبَةٌexhausted﴿٣﴾

Working [hard] and exhausted

تَصْلَىٰThey will burnنَارًا(in) a Fireحَامِيَةًintensely hot﴿٤﴾

They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire

تُسْقَىٰThey will be given to drinkمِنْfromعَيْنٍa springءَانِيَةٍboiling﴿٥﴾

They will be given drink from a boiling spring

لَّيْسَNot isلَهُمْfor themطَعَامٌfoodإِلَّاexceptمِنfromضَرِيعٍa bitter thorny plant﴿٦﴾

For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant

لَّاNotيُسْمِنُit nourishesوَلَاand notيُغْنِىit availsمِنfromجُوعٍhunger﴿٧﴾

Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger

وُجُوهٌFacesيَوْمَئِذٍthat Dayنَّاعِمَةٌ(will be) joyful﴿٨﴾

[Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure

لِّسَعْيِهَاWith their effortرَاضِيَةٌsatisfied﴿٩﴾

With their effort [they are] satisfied

فِىInجَنَّةٍa gardenعَالِيَةٍelevated﴿١٠﴾

In an elevated garden

لَّاNotتَسْمَعُthey will hearفِيهَاthereinلَٰغِيَةًvain talk﴿١١﴾

Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech

فِيهَاThereinعَيْنٌ(will be) a springجَارِيَةٌflowing﴿١٢﴾

Within it is a flowing spring

فِيهَاThereinسُرُرٌ(will be) thronesمَّرْفُوعَةٌraised high﴿١٣﴾

Within it are couches raised high

وَأَكْوَابٌAnd cupsمَّوْضُوعَةٌput in place﴿١٤﴾

And cups put in place

وَنَمَارِقُAnd cushionsمَصْفُوفَةٌlined up﴿١٥﴾

And cushions lined up

وَزَرَابِىُّAnd carpetsمَبْثُوثَةٌspread out﴿١٦﴾

And carpets spread around

أَفَلَاThen do notيَنظُرُونَthey lookإِلَىtowardsٱلْإِبِلِthe camelsكَيْفَhowخُلِقَتْthey are created﴿١٧﴾

Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created

وَإِلَىAnd towardsٱلسَّمَآءِthe skyكَيْفَhowرُفِعَتْit is raised﴿١٨﴾

And at the sky - how it is raised

وَإِلَىAnd towardsٱلْجِبَالِthe mountainsكَيْفَhowنُصِبَتْthey are fixed﴿١٩﴾

And at the mountains - how they are erected

وَإِلَىAnd towardsٱلْأَرْضِthe earthكَيْفَhowسُطِحَتْit is spread out﴿٢٠﴾

And at the earth - how it is spread out