Surah “The Overwhelming, The Overwhelming Calamity, The Pall”

as rendered by Rashad Khalifa — 26 verses

Are you aware of the Overwhelming
Faces on that day will be shamed
Laboring and exhausted
Suffering in a blazing Hellfire
Drinking from a flaming spring
They will have no food except the useless variety
It never nourishes, nor satisfies hunger
Other faces on that day will be full of joy
Satisfied with their work
In an exalted Paradise
In it, no nonsense is heard
In it, a spring flows
In it, there are luxurious furnishings
And drinks made available
And pitchers in rows
And carpets throughout
Why do they not reflect on the camels and how they are created
And the sky and how it is raised
And the mountains and how they are constructed
And the earth and how it is built
You shall remind, for your mission is to deliver this reminder
You have no power over them
As for those who turn away and disbelieve
GOD will commit them to the great retribution
To us is their ultimate destiny
Then we will call them to account