Chapter 88

88.1

surah 88 - verse 1

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Hast thou received the story of the Enveloper?
Maududi	Has the news of the overwhelming event reached you?
Pickthall	Hath there come unto thee tidings of the Overwhelming?
Sahih	Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?
Yusuf Ali	Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?

88.2

surah 88 - verse 2

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Faces on that day humbled,
Maududi	Some faces that Day shall be downcast with fear,
Pickthall	On that day (many) faces will be downcast,
Sahih	[Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,
Yusuf Ali	Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated,

88.3

surah 88 - verse 3

translator's name	verse
Arberry	labouring, toilworn,
Maududi	be toiling and worn-out;
Pickthall	Toiling, weary,
Sahih	Working [hard] and exhausted.
Yusuf Ali	Labouring (hard), weary,-

88.4

surah 88 - verse 4

translator's name	verse
Arberry	roasting at a scorching fire,
Maududi	they shall burn in a Scorching Fire;
Pickthall	Scorched by burning fire,
Sahih	They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.
Yusuf Ali	The while they enter the Blazing Fire,-

88.5

surah 88 - verse 5

translator's name	verse
Arberry	watered at a boiling fountain,
Maududi	their drink shall be from a boiling spring.
Pickthall	Drinking from a boiling spring,
Sahih	They will be given drink from a boiling spring.
Yusuf Ali	The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring,

88.6

surah 88 - verse 6

translator's name	verse
Arberry	no food for them but cactus thorn
Maududi	They shall have no food except bitter dry thorns
Pickthall	No food for them save bitter thorn-fruit
Sahih	For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant
Yusuf Ali	No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari'

88.7

surah 88 - verse 7

translator's name	verse
Arberry	unfattening, unappeasing hunger.
Maududi	that will neither nourish nor satisfy their hunger.
Pickthall	Which doth not nourish nor release from hunger.
Sahih	Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.
Yusuf Ali	Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.

88.8

surah 88 - verse 8

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Faces on that day jocund,
Maududi	On that very Day some faces shall be radiant with joy,
Pickthall	In that day other faces will be calm,
Sahih	[Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.
Yusuf Ali	(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,

88.9

surah 88 - verse 9

translator's name	verse
Arberry	with their striving well-pleased,
Maududi	well-pleased with their striving.
Pickthall	Glad for their effort past,
Sahih	With their effort [they are] satisfied
Yusuf Ali	Pleased with their striving,-

88.10

surah 88 - verse 10

translator's name	verse
Arberry	in a sublime Garden,
Maududi	They will be in a lofty Garden
Pickthall	In a high Garden
Sahih	In an elevated garden,
Yusuf Ali	In a Garden on high,

88.11

surah 88 - verse 11

translator's name	verse
Arberry	hearing there no babble;
Maududi	wherein they shall hear no vain talk.
Pickthall	Where they hear no idle speech,
Sahih	Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.
Yusuf Ali	Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity:

88.12

surah 88 - verse 12

translator's name	verse
Arberry	therein a running fountain,
Maududi	In it there shall be a flowing spring,
Pickthall	Wherein is a gushing spring,
Sahih	Within it is a flowing spring.
Yusuf Ali	Therein will be a bubbling spring:

88.13

surah 88 - verse 13

translator's name	verse
Arberry	therein uplifted couches
Maududi	and couches raised high,
Pickthall	Wherein are couches raised
Sahih	Within it are couches raised high
Yusuf Ali	Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high,

88.14

surah 88 - verse 14

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and goblets set forth
Maududi	and goblets laid out,
Pickthall	And goblets set at hand
Sahih	And cups put in place
Yusuf Ali	Goblets placed (ready),

88.15

surah 88 - verse 15

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and cushions arrayed
Maududi	and cushions arrayed in rows,
Pickthall	And cushions ranged
Sahih	And cushions lined up
Yusuf Ali	And cushions set in rows,

88.16

surah 88 - verse 16

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and carpets outspread.
Maududi	and rich carpets levelled out.
Pickthall	And silken carpets spread.
Sahih	And carpets spread around.
Yusuf Ali	And rich carpets (all) spread out.

88.17

surah 88 - verse 17

translator's name	verse
Arberry	What, do they not consider how the camel was created,
Maududi	Do (these unbelievers) not observe the camels: how they were created?
Pickthall	Will they not regard the camels, how they are created?
Sahih	Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?
Yusuf Ali	Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made?-

88.18

surah 88 - verse 18

translator's name	verse
Arberry	how heaven was lifted up,
Maududi	And the sky: how it was raised high?
Pickthall	And the heaven, how it is raised?
Sahih	And at the sky - how it is raised?
Yusuf Ali	And at the Sky, how it is raised high?-

88.19

surah 88 - verse 19

translator's name	verse
Arberry	how the mountains were hoisted,
Maududi	And the mountains: how they were fixed?
Pickthall	And the hills, how they are set up?
Sahih	And at the mountains - how they are erected?
Yusuf Ali	And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm?-

88.20

surah 88 - verse 20

translator's name	verse
Arberry	how the earth was outstretched?
Maududi	And the earth: how it was spread out?
Pickthall	And the earth, how it is spread?
Sahih	And at the earth - how it is spread out?
Yusuf Ali	And at the Earth, how it is spread out?