هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ

Hal ataaka hadeesul ghaashiyah

HAS NEWS OF the Overpowering Event reached you?

Surah Number : 88 , Ayat Number : 1

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَاشِعَةٌ

Wujoohuny yawma 'izin khaashi'ah

Many faces will be contrite on that day,

Surah Number : 88 , Ayat Number : 2

عَامِلَةٌ نَاصِبَةٌ

'Aamilatun naasibah

Labouring, wearied out,

Surah Number : 88 , Ayat Number : 3

تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً

Taslaa naaran haamiyah

Burning in the scorching fire,

Surah Number : 88 , Ayat Number : 4

تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ آنِيَةٍ

Tusqaa min 'aynin aaniyah

Given water from the boiling spring to drink.

Surah Number : 88 , Ayat Number : 5

لَيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ ضَرِيعٍ

Laisa lahum ta'aamun illaa min daree'

They will have no food except bitter thorn,

Surah Number : 88 , Ayat Number : 6

لَا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِنْ جُوعٍ

Laa yusminu wa laa yughnee min joo'

Neither nourishing nor banishing hunger.

Surah Number : 88 , Ayat Number : 7

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَاعِمَةٌ

Wujoohuny yawma 'izin naa'imah

Many faces will be joyous on that day,

Surah Number : 88 , Ayat Number : 8

لِسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ

Lisa'yihaa raadiyah

Well-pleased with their endeavour,

Surah Number : 88 , Ayat Number : 9

فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ

Fee jannatin 'aaliyah

In the high empyrean,

Surah Number : 88 , Ayat Number : 10

لَا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَاغِيَةً

Laa tasma'u feehaa laaghiyah

Never hearing idle talk.

Surah Number : 88 , Ayat Number : 11

فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ

Feehaa 'aynun jaariyah

There is a stream of running water in it;

Surah Number : 88 , Ayat Number : 12

فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَرْفُوعَةٌ

Feehaa sururum marfoo'ah

And within it are couches placed on high,

Surah Number : 88 , Ayat Number : 13

وَأَكْوَابٌ مَوْضُوعَةٌ

Wa akwaabum mawzoo'ah

Goblets set,

Surah Number : 88 , Ayat Number : 14

وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ

Wa namaariqu masfoofah

Cushions arranged,

Surah Number : 88 , Ayat Number : 15

وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ

Wa zaraabiyyu mabsoosah

And rich carpets spread.

Surah Number : 88 , Ayat Number : 16

أَفَلَا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى الْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ

Afalaa yanzuroona ilalibili kaifa khuliqat

Do they not then ponder how the clouds were formed;

Surah Number : 88 , Ayat Number : 17

وَإِلَى السَّمَاءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ

Wa ilas samaaa'i kaifa rufi'at

And the heavens, how it was raised high;

Surah Number : 88 , Ayat Number : 18

وَإِلَى الْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ

Wa ilal jibaali kaifa nusibat

And the mountains, how they were fixed;

Surah Number : 88 , Ayat Number : 19

وَإِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ

Wa ilal ardi kaifa sutihat

And the earth, how it was spread out?

Surah Number : 88 , Ayat Number : 20

فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مُذَكِّرٌ

Fazakkir innama anta Muzakkir

Remind them; you are surely a reminder.

Surah Number : 88 , Ayat Number : 21

لَسْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِمُصَيْطِرٍ

Lasta 'alaihim bimusaitir

You are not a warden over them,

Surah Number : 88 , Ayat Number : 22

إِلَّا مَنْ تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ

Illaa man tawallaa wa kafar

Other than him who turns his back and denies,

Surah Number : 88 , Ayat Number : 23

فَيُعَذِّبُهُ اللَّهُ الْعَذَابَ الْأَكْبَرَ

Fa yu'azzibuhul laahul 'azaabal akbar

In which case he will be punished by God with the severest punishment.

Surah Number : 88 , Ayat Number : 24

إِنَّ إِلَيْنَا إِيَابَهُمْ

Innaa ilainaaa iyaabahum

To Us is surely their returning;

Surah Number : 88 , Ayat Number : 25

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُمْ

Summa inna 'alainaa hisaabahum

Ours is surely then to reckon with them.

Surah Number : 88 , Ayat Number : 26