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سُورَةُ الغَاشِيَةِ

Al-Ghaashiya

The Overwhelming

Meccan26 AyahsChapter 88
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. 88:1

    هَلْأَتَىٰكَحَدِيثُٱلْغَـٰشِيَةِ١

    Hal ataaka hadeesul ghaashiyah

    Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?

  2. 88:2

    وُجُوهٌۭيَوْمَئِذٍخَـٰشِعَةٌ٢

    Wujoohuny yawma 'izin khaashi'ah

    [Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,

  3. 88:3

    عَامِلَةٌۭنَّاصِبَةٌۭ٣

    'Aamilatun naasibah

    Working [hard] and exhausted.

  4. 88:4

    تَصْلَىٰنَارًاحَامِيَةًۭ٤

    Taslaa naaran haamiyah

    They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.

  5. 88:5

    تُسْقَىٰمِنْعَيْنٍءَانِيَةٍۢ٥

    Tusqaa min 'aynin aaniyah

    They will be given drink from a boiling spring.

  6. 88:6

    لَّيْسَلَهُمْطَعَامٌإِلَّامِنضَرِيعٍۢ٦

    Laisa lahum ta'aamun illaa min daree'

    For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant

  7. 88:7

    لَّايُسْمِنُوَلَايُغْنِىمِنجُوعٍۢ٧

    Laa yusminu wa laa yughnee min joo'

    Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.

  8. 88:8

    وُجُوهٌۭيَوْمَئِذٍۢنَّاعِمَةٌۭ٨

    Wujoohuny yawma 'izin naa'imah

    [Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.

  9. 88:9

    لِّسَعْيِهَارَاضِيَةٌۭ٩

    Lisa'yihaa raadiyah

    With their effort [they are] satisfied

  10. 88:10

    فِىجَنَّةٍعَالِيَةٍۢ١٠

    Fee jannatin 'aaliyah

    In an elevated garden,

  11. 88:11

    لَّاتَسْمَعُفِيهَالَـٰغِيَةًۭ١١

    Laa tasma'u feehaa laaghiyah

    Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.

  12. 88:12

    فِيهَاعَيْنٌۭجَارِيَةٌۭ١٢

    Feehaa 'aynun jaariyah

    Within it is a flowing spring.

  13. 88:13

    فِيهَاسُرُرٌۭمَّرْفُوعَةٌۭ١٣

    Feehaa sururum marfoo'ah

    Within it are couches raised high

  14. 88:14

    وَأَكْوَابٌۭمَّوْضُوعَةٌۭ١٤

    Wa akwaabum mawdoo 'ah

    And cups put in place

  15. 88:15

    وَنَمَارِقُمَصْفُوفَةٌۭ١٥

    Wa namaariqu masfoofah

    And cushions lined up

  16. 88:16

    وَزَرَابِىُّمَبْثُوثَةٌ١٦

    Wa zaraabiyyu mabsoosah

    And carpets spread around.

  17. 88:17

    أَفَلَايَنظُرُونَإِلَىٱلْإِبِلِكَيْفَخُلِقَتْ١٧

    Afalaa yanzuroona ilalibili kaifa khuliqat

    Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?

  18. 88:18

    وَإِلَىٱلسَّمَآءِكَيْفَرُفِعَتْ١٨

    Wa ilas samaaa'i kaifa rufi'at

    And at the sky - how it is raised?

  19. 88:19

    وَإِلَىٱلْجِبَالِكَيْفَنُصِبَتْ١٩

    Wa ilal jibaali kaifa nusibat

    And at the mountains - how they are erected?

  20. 88:20

    وَإِلَىٱلْأَرْضِكَيْفَسُطِحَتْ٢٠

    Wa ilal ardi kaifa sutihat

    And at the earth - how it is spread out?

  21. 88:21

    فَذَكِّرْإِنَّمَآأَنتَمُذَكِّرٌۭ٢١

    Fazakkir innama anta Muzakkir

    So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder.

  22. 88:22

    لَّسْتَعَلَيْهِمبِمُصَيْطِرٍ٢٢

    Lasta 'alaihim bimusaitir

    You are not over them a controller.

  23. 88:23

    إِلَّامَنتَوَلَّىٰوَكَفَرَ٢٣

    Illaa man tawallaa wa kafar

    However, he who turns away and disbelieves -

  24. 88:24

    فَيُعَذِّبُهُٱللَّهُٱلْعَذَابَٱلْأَكْبَرَ٢٤

    Fa yu'azzibuhul laahul 'azaabal akbar

    Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.

  25. 88:25

    إِنَّإِلَيْنَآإِيَابَهُمْ٢٥

    Innaa ilainaaa iyaabahum

    Indeed, to Us is their return.

  26. 88:26

    ثُمَّإِنَّعَلَيْنَاحِسَابَهُم٢٦

    Summa inna 'alainaa hisaabahum

    Then indeed, upon Us is their account.

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About Surah Al-Ghaashiya (The Overwhelming)

Surah Al-Ghaashiya (Arabic: سُورَةُ الغَاشِيَةِ) is the 88th chapter of the Holy Qur'an. It consists of 26 verses and was revealed in Meccan.

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The English name translation of Surah Al-Ghaashiya is "The Overwhelming".

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