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

as rendered by Maududi — 26 verses

Has the news of the overwhelming event reached you
Some faces that Day shall be downcast with fear
be toiling and worn-out
they shall burn in a Scorching Fire
their drink shall be from a boiling spring
They shall have no food except bitter dry thorn
that will neither nourish nor satisfy their hunger
On that very Day some faces shall be radiant with joy
well-pleased with their striving
They will be in a lofty Garde
wherein they shall hear no vain talk
In it there shall be a flowing spring
and couches raised high
and goblets laid out
and cushions arrayed in rows
and rich carpets levelled out
Do (these unbelievers) not observe the camels: how they were created
And the sky: how it was raised high
And the mountains: how they were fixed
And the earth: how it was spread out
So render good counsel, for you are simply required to counsel
and are not invested with the authority to compel them
But whoever will turn away (from the Truth)
Allah will chastise him with the most terrible chastisement
Surely to Us is their return
and then it is for Us to call them to account