Overwhelming (Al-Ghaasheyah)
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Hath there come unto thee tidings of the Overwhelming? 1 Faces on that day humbled, 2 toiling [under burdens of sin,] worn out [by fear,] 3 Burning in the scorching fire, 4 Given to drink of a spring fiercely boiling. 5 No food for them save bitter thorn-fruit 6 that will neither nourish nor satisfy their hunger. 7 (Whereas other) faces on that Day will be joyful, 8 well-pleased with their striving. 9 in a sublime Garden, 10 where they will hear no idle talk. 11 Therein will be a flowing spring, 12 raised couches, 13 And drinking-cups ready placed, 14 And cushions ranged! 15 And linen spread out. 16 Have they not looked at how the camel is created, 17 And the heaven – how it has been raised? 18 And the mountains, how they are firmly fixed, 19 And the earth, how it is made a vast expanse? 20 Remind them, for thou art but a remembrancer, 21 You are not a watcher over them; 22 But if any turn away and reject Allah,- 23 Allah will punish him with direst punishment. 24 Indeed only towards Us is their return 25 Then, surely, it is for Us to call them to account. 26