Surah Al-Ghashiya - English Translation by Hamid S Aziz
هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلۡغَٰشِيَةِ
Has the story reached you, of the overwhelming
Surah Al-Ghashiya, Verse 1
وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ
Some faces on that day shall be humbled
Surah Al-Ghashiya, Verse 2
عَامِلَةٞ نَّاصِبَةٞ
Toiling, weary
Surah Al-Ghashiya, Verse 3
تَصۡلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةٗ
While they broil upon a burning Fire
Surah Al-Ghashiya, Verse 4
تُسۡقَىٰ مِنۡ عَيۡنٍ ءَانِيَةٖ
While they drink from a boiling spring
Surah Al-Ghashiya, Verse 5
لَّيۡسَ لَهُمۡ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٖ
No food shall they have save from the bitter Dhari
Surah Al-Ghashiya, Verse 6
لَّا يُسۡمِنُ وَلَا يُغۡنِي مِن جُوعٖ
Which shall not nourish nor avail against hunger
Surah Al-Ghashiya, Verse 7
وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ نَّاعِمَةٞ
Other faces on that day shall be joyful
Surah Al-Ghashiya, Verse 8
لِّسَعۡيِهَا رَاضِيَةٞ
Content with their past endeavours
Surah Al-Ghashiya, Verse 9
فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٖ
In a lofty (sublime) Garden
Surah Al-Ghashiya, Verse 10
لَّا تَسۡمَعُ فِيهَا لَٰغِيَةٗ
Wherein they shall hear no foolish word
Surah Al-Ghashiya, Verse 11
فِيهَا عَيۡنٞ جَارِيَةٞ
Wherein is a flowing fountain
Surah Al-Ghashiya, Verse 12
فِيهَا سُرُرٞ مَّرۡفُوعَةٞ
Wherein are Thrones (of dignity) raised on high
Surah Al-Ghashiya, Verse 13
وَأَكۡوَابٞ مَّوۡضُوعَةٞ
And goblets set down ready
Surah Al-Ghashiya, Verse 14
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصۡفُوفَةٞ
And cushions arranged
Surah Al-Ghashiya, Verse 15
وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبۡثُوثَةٌ
And carpets spread
Surah Al-Ghashiya, Verse 16
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡإِبِلِ كَيۡفَ خُلِقَتۡ
Do they not look then at the camel, how she is created
Surah Al-Ghashiya, Verse 17
وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيۡفَ رُفِعَتۡ
And at the heaven how it is raised high
Surah Al-Ghashiya, Verse 18
وَإِلَى ٱلۡجِبَالِ كَيۡفَ نُصِبَتۡ
And at the mountains how they are set firm
Surah Al-Ghashiya, Verse 19
وَإِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ كَيۡفَ سُطِحَتۡ
And at the earth how it is spread out
Surah Al-Ghashiya, Verse 20
فَذَكِّرۡ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٞ
Therefore, remind them: for you are only one to remind
Surah Al-Ghashiya, Verse 21
لَّسۡتَ عَلَيۡهِم بِمُصَيۡطِرٍ
you are not in authority over them
Surah Al-Ghashiya, Verse 22
إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ
But such as turns his back and disbelieves
Surah Al-Ghashiya, Verse 23
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَكۡبَرَ
Him will Allah punish with the greatest torment
Surah Al-Ghashiya, Verse 24
إِنَّ إِلَيۡنَآ إِيَابَهُمۡ
Verily, unto us is their return
Surah Al-Ghashiya, Verse 25
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا حِسَابَهُم
And, verily, for Us is their accounting
Surah Al-Ghashiya, Verse 26