| | George Sale rendition of Surah The Overwhelming, The Overwhelming Calamity, The Pall(al-Ghashiyah)
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| 88:1 | | Hath the news of the overwhelming day of judgment reached thee |
| 88:2 | | The countenances of some, on that day, shall be cast down |
| 88:3 | | labouring and toiling |
| 88:4 | | They shall be cast into scorching fire to be broiled |
| 88:5 | | They shall be given to drink of a boiling fountain |
| 88:6 | | They shall have no food, but of dry thorns and thistles |
| 88:7 | | which shall not fatten, neither shall they satisfy hunger |
| 88:8 | | But the countenances of others, on that day, shall be joyful |
| 88:9 | | well pleased with their past endeavour |
| 88:10 | | They shall be placed in a lofty garden |
| 88:11 | | wherein thou shalt hear no vain discourse |
| 88:12 | | Therein shall be a running fountain |
| 88:13 | | Therein shall be raised beds |
| 88:14 | | and goblets placed before them |
| 88:15 | | and cushions laid in order |
| 88:16 | | and carpets ready spread |
| 88:17 | | Do they not consider the camels, how they are created |
| 88:18 | | and the heaven, how it is raised |
| 88:19 | | and the mountains, how they are fixed |
| 88:20 | | and the earth, how it is extended |
| 88:21 | | Wherefore warn thy people; for thou art a warner only |
| 88:22 | | Thou art not impowered to act with authority over them |
| 88:23 | | But whoever shall turn back, and disbelieve |
| 88:24 | | God shall punish him with the greater punishment of the life to come |
| 88:25 | | Verily unto us shall they return |
| 88:26 | | Then shall it be our part to bring them to account |
