| Abdullah Yusuf Ali's Translation |
Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall's
Translation |
| 088.001. Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)? |
088.001. Hath there come unto thee tidings of the Overwhelming ? |
| 088.002. Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated, |
088.002. On that day (many) faces will be downcast, |
| 088.003. Labouring (hard), weary,- |
088.003. Toiling, weary, |
| 088.004. The while they enter the Blazing Fire,- |
088.004. Scorched by burning fire, |
| 088.005. The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring, |
088.005. Drinking from a boiling spring, |
| 088.006. No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari' |
088.006. No food for them save bitter thorn-fruit |
| 088.007. Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger. |
088.007. Which doth not nourish nor release from hunger. |
| 088.008. (Other) faces that Day will be joyful, |
088.008. In that day other faces will be calm, |
| 088.009. Pleased with their striving,- |
088.009. Glad for their effort past, |
| 088.010. In a Garden on high, |
088.010. In a high Garden |