Overwhelming (Al-Ghaasheyah)
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
Hast thou received the story of the Enveloper? 1 Many faces will be contrite on that day, 2 toiling [under burdens of sin,] worn out [by fear,] 3 Scorched by burning fire, 4 They will be given drink from a boiling spring. 5 They shall have no food but of thorns, 6 which neither sustains, nor satisfy hunger. 7 Some faces on that Day will be radiant, 8 Pleased with their striving,- 9 in a garden sublime, 10 They shall hear therein no vain discourse; 11 therein a running fountain, 12 Within it are couches raised high 13 and goblets set at hand, 14 And cushions ranged! 15 and rich carpets levelled out. 16 Do they never reflect on the camels and how they were created, 17 And the sky: how it was raised high? 18 And the mountains – how they have been established? 19 And the earth: how it was spread out? 20 Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish. 21 You are not charged to oversee them. 22 Except whoever turns away and disbelieves – 23 Allah will punish them with the greatest punishment. 24 Indeed, to Us they shall return, 25 Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning. 26