Sura Lxxxviii. G And UAshiya, Or The Overwhelming
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"The Holy Quran", tr. by Yusuf Ali, [1934],
Sra Lxxxviii.: Gshiya, Or The Overwhelming Event.
Section 1
1. Hal ataka hadeethu alghashiyatI
1. Has the story
Reached thee, of
The Overwhelming (Event)?
2. Wujoohun yawma-ithin khashiAAaTun
2. Some faces, that Day,
Will be humiliated,
3. AAamilatun nasibaTun
3. Labouring (hard), weary,--
4. Tasla naran hamiyaTan
4. The while they enter
The Blazing Fire,--
5. Tusqa min AAaynin aniyaTin
5. The while they are given,
To drink, of a bailing hot spring,
6. Laysa lahum taAAamun illa min dareeAain
6. No food will there be
For them but a bitter Dhar'
7. La yusminu wala yughnee min jooAain
7. Which will neither nourish
Nor satisfy hunger.
8. Wujoohun yawma-ithin naAAimaTun
8. (Other) faces that Day
Will be joyful,
9. LisaAAyiha radiyaTun
9. Pleased with their Striving,--
10. Fee jannatin AAaliyaTin
10. In a Garden on high,
11. La tasmaAAu feeha laghiyaTan
11. Where they shall hear
No (word) of vanity:
12. Feeha AAaynun jariyaTun
12. Therein will be
A bubbling spring:
13. Feeha sururun marfooAAaTun
13. Therein will be Thrones
(Of dignity), raised on high,
14. Waakwabun mawdooAAaTun
14. Goblets placed (ready),
15. Wanamariqu masfoofaTun
15. And Cushions set in rows,
16. Wazarabiyyu mabthoothaTun
16. And rich carpets
(All) spread out.
17. Afala yan"th"uroona ila al-ibili kayfa khuliqat
17. Do they not look
At the Camels,
How they are made?--
18. Wa-ila aLssama-i kayfa rufiAAat
18. And at the Sky,
How it is raised high?--
19. Wa-ila aljibali kayfa nusibat
19. And at the Mountains,
How they are fixed firm?--
20. Wa-ila al-ardi kayfa sutihat
20. And at the Earth,
How it is spread out?
21. Fathakkir innama anta muthakkirUn
21. Wherefore do thou give
Admonition, for thou art
One to admonish.
22. Lasta AAalayhim bimusaytirIn
22. Thou art not one
To manage (men's) affairs.
23. Illa man tawalla wakafarA
23. But if any turn away
And reject God,--
24. FayuAAaththibuhu Allahu alAAathaba al-akbarA
24. God will punish him
With a mighty Punishment,
25. Inna ilayna iyabahum
25. For to Us will be
Their Return;
26. Thumma inna AAalayna hisabahum
26. Then it will be for Us
To call them to account.
"The Holy Quran", tr. by Yusuf Ali, [1934],
Sra Lxxxviii.: Gshiya, Or The Overwhelming Event.
Section 1
1. Hal ataka hadeethu alghashiyatI
1. Has the story
Reached thee, of
The Overwhelming (Event)?
2. Wujoohun yawma-ithin khashiAAaTun
2. Some faces, that Day,
Will be humiliated,
3. AAamilatun nasibaTun
3. Labouring (hard), weary,--
4. Tasla naran hamiyaTan
4. The while they enter
The Blazing Fire,--
5. Tusqa min AAaynin aniyaTin
5. The while they are given,
To drink, of a bailing hot spring,
6. Laysa lahum taAAamun illa min dareeAain
6. No food will there be
For them but a bitter Dhar'
7. La yusminu wala yughnee min jooAain
7. Which will neither nourish
Nor satisfy hunger.
8. Wujoohun yawma-ithin naAAimaTun
8. (Other) faces that Day
Will be joyful,
9. LisaAAyiha radiyaTun
9. Pleased with their Striving,--
10. Fee jannatin AAaliyaTin
10. In a Garden on high,
11. La tasmaAAu feeha laghiyaTan
11. Where they shall hear
No (word) of vanity:
12. Feeha AAaynun jariyaTun
12. Therein will be
A bubbling spring:
13. Feeha sururun marfooAAaTun
13. Therein will be Thrones
(Of dignity), raised on high,
14. Waakwabun mawdooAAaTun
14. Goblets placed (ready),
15. Wanamariqu masfoofaTun
15. And Cushions set in rows,
16. Wazarabiyyu mabthoothaTun
16. And rich carpets
(All) spread out.
17. Afala yan"th"uroona ila al-ibili kayfa khuliqat
17. Do they not look
At the Camels,
How they are made?--
18. Wa-ila aLssama-i kayfa rufiAAat
18. And at the Sky,
How it is raised high?--
19. Wa-ila aljibali kayfa nusibat
19. And at the Mountains,
How they are fixed firm?--
20. Wa-ila al-ardi kayfa sutihat
20. And at the Earth,
How it is spread out?
21. Fathakkir innama anta muthakkirUn
21. Wherefore do thou give
Admonition, for thou art
One to admonish.
22. Lasta AAalayhim bimusaytirIn
22. Thou art not one
To manage (men's) affairs.
23. Illa man tawalla wakafarA
23. But if any turn away
And reject God,--
24. FayuAAaththibuhu Allahu alAAathaba al-akbarA
24. God will punish him
With a mighty Punishment,
25. Inna ilayna iyabahum
25. For to Us will be
Their Return;
26. Thumma inna AAalayna hisabahum
26. Then it will be for Us
To call them to account.
