Overwhelming (Al-Ghaasheyah)
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
Has the news of the overwhelming event reached you? 1 Faces on that day humbled, 2 labouring, toilworn, 3 Entering into burning fire, 4 their drink shall be from a boiling spring. 5 No food for them save bitter thorn-fruit 6 Which shall neither nourish nor avail against hunger. 7 Faces on that Day shall be delighted, 8 and pleased with the result of their deeds in the past. 9 They shall be in a Garden lofty: 10 where they will hear no idle talk, 11 Therein shall be a spring running! 12 and raised couches, 13 And drinking-cups ready placed, 14 And cushions ranged 15 and carpets outspread. 16 Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made?- 17 how the heavens are raised up high, 18 And at the mountains, how they are rooted? 19 And the earth – how it has been spread out? 20 And so, [O Prophet,] exhort them; thy task is only to exhort: 21 you are not their keeper. 22 Except whoever turns away and disbelieves – 23 Allah will punish him with direst punishment. 24 To Us is surely their returning; 25 Then indeed, upon Us is their account. 26