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

as rendered by Musharraf Hussain — 26 verses

Has news of the Awe-inspiring Event reached you?
Some faces that Day will be humbled,
looking tired and exhausted.
They will walk in to an intensely-hot Fire,
and drink from a boiling water spring.
They will have no food except bitter thorns,
which won’t nourish or satisfy their hunger
Some faces that Day will be beautiful and bright,
well-pleased with their efforts,
living in an elegant Garden,
where they won’t hear any idle chat,
watered by a flowing spring,
furnished with raised and comfortable sofas,
wine glasses gracefully arranged,
silken cushions set in rows,
and luxurious soft carpets laid all around
Don’t they see the camels, how they were created?
And the sky, how it was raised?
And the mountains, how they were fixed?
And at the Earth, how it was spread out?
So remind, Prophet, your job is to remind.
You aren’t their controller.
The one who turned away and disbelieved,
Allah will give him terrible punishment.
They will finally return to Us,
and We will call them to account