Overwhelming (Al-Ghaasheyah)
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate
Hath there come unto thee tidings of the Overwhelming? 1 Many faces will be contrite on that day, 2 Toiling, weary, 3 Scorched by burning fire, 4 The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring, 5 no food for them but cactus thorn 6 Which will neither fatten nor avail against hunger. 7 [Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure. 8 well-pleased with their striving. 9 In a high Garden 10 They shall hear therein no vain discourse; 11 Therein will be a flowing spring, 12 and raised couches, 13 and goblets laid out, 14 and cushions ranged, 15 and well spread carpets. 16 Do they not then ponder how the clouds were formed; 17 And at the sky - how it is raised? 18 And the hills, how they are set up? 19 And the earth, how it is spread? 20 Then remind them! Thou art only a reminder; 21 You are not a watcher over them; 22 But whosoever will turn back and disbelieve 23 will be punished by God with the greatest punishment. 24 Surely to Us is their turning back, 25 and then it is for Us to call them to account. 26