Overwhelming (Al-Ghaasheyah)
In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Most Merciful
Have you heard about the Overwhelming Event? 1 [Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled, 2 toiling [under burdens of sin,] worn out [by fear,] 3 They shall roast into the scalding Fire, 4 Drinking from a boiling spring, 5 They shall have no food but of thorns, 6 which neither sustains, nor satisfy hunger. 7 Many a face will be in serenity on that day. 8 well-pleased with their striving. 9 They will live in an exalted garden 10 Never hearing idle talk. 11 In it is a flowing spring. 12 Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high, 13 and goblets placed ready, 14 and arranged cushions 15 and rich carpets levelled out. 16 Do they not then ponder how the clouds were formed; 17 And the heavens, how it was raised high; 18 And at the mountains, how firmly they are reared? 19 And the earth, how it is spread? 20 Therefore do remind, for you are only a reminder. 21 thou canst not compel them [to believe]. 22 However, those who turn away and disbelieve, 23 Allah will chastise him with the most terrible chastisement. 24 Verily unto Us is their return. 25 then upon Us shall rest their reckoning. 26