Overwhelming (Al-Ghaasheyah)
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Hast thou received the story of the Enveloper? 1 Many a face will be disgraced on that day. 2 Travailing, worn. 3 Going into the blazing fire. 4 given to drink from a boiling spring. 5 No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant, 6 Neither nourishing nor banishing hunger. 7 In that day other faces will be calm, 8 With their endeavour well pleased. 9 They shall be in a Garden lofty: 10 Where they hear no idle speech, 11 Therein will be a running spring, 12 In which are high thrones. 13 And cups set at hand. 14 Cushions arranged, 15 And rich carpets (all) spread out. 16 Do they not then ponder how the clouds were formed; 17 And the heaven, how it is raised? 18 And the mountains, how they were fixed; 19 And the earth: how it was spread out? 20 Admonish thou then; thou art but an admonisher. 21 thou art not charged to oversee them. 22 Other than him who turns his back and denies, 23 Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment, 24 for behold, unto Us will be their return, 25 Then, surely, it is for Us to call them to account. 26