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Surah Al-Ghashiyah الغاشية
The Overwhelming. 26 ayahs. Revealed in Makkah.
Has there come to you the narration of the overwhelming (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)? Read Surah Al-Ghashiyah (The Overwhelming), 26 ayahs. Arabic, translatio
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88:1
هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلۡغَٰشِيَةِ ١
Has there come to you the narration of the overwhelming (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)?
88:2
وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ ٢
Some faces, that Day will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire, i.e. the faces of all disbelievers, Jews and Christians).
88:3
عَامِلَةٞ نَّاصِبَةٞ ٣
Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allâh), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace).
88:4
تَصۡلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةٗ ٤
They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.
88:5
تُسۡقَىٰ مِنۡ عَيۡنٍ ءَانِيَةٖ ٥
They will be given to drink from a boiling spring,
88:6
لَّيۡسَ لَهُمۡ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٖ ٦
No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant,
88:7
لَّا يُسۡمِنُ وَلَا يُغۡنِي مِن جُوعٖ ٧
Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.
88:8
وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ نَّاعِمَةٞ ٨
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
88:9
لِّسَعۡيِهَا رَاضِيَةٞ ٩
Glad with their endeavour (for their good deeds which they did in this world, along with the true Faith of Islâmic Monotheism).
88:10
فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٖ ١٠
In a lofty Paradise.
88:11
لَّا تَسۡمَعُ فِيهَا لَٰغِيَةٗ ١١
Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.
88:12
فِيهَا عَيۡنٞ جَارِيَةٞ ١٢
Therein will be a running spring.
88:13
فِيهَا سُرُرٞ مَّرۡفُوعَةٞ ١٣
Therein will be thrones raised high.
88:14
وَأَكۡوَابٞ مَّوۡضُوعَةٞ ١٤
And cups set at hand.
88:15
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصۡفُوفَةٞ ١٥
And cushions set in rows.
88:16
وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبۡثُوثَةٌ ١٦
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
88:17
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡإِبِلِ كَيۡفَ خُلِقَتۡ ١٧
Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?
88:18
وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيۡفَ رُفِعَتۡ ١٨
And at the heaven, how it is raised?
88:19
وَإِلَى ٱلۡجِبَالِ كَيۡفَ نُصِبَتۡ ١٩
And at the mountains, how they are rooted (and fixed firm)?
88:20
وَإِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ كَيۡفَ سُطِحَتۡ ٢٠
And at the earth, how it is outspread?
88:21
فَذَكِّرۡ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٞ ٢١
So remind them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) - you are only one who reminds.
88:22
لَّسۡتَ عَلَيۡهِم بِمُصَيۡطِرٍ ٢٢
You are not a dictator over them -
88:23
إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ ٢٣
Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.
88:24
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَكۡبَرَ ٢٤
Then Allâh will punish him with the greatest punishment.
88:25
إِنَّ إِلَيۡنَآ إِيَابَهُمۡ ٢٥
Verily, to Us will be their return;
88:26
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا حِسَابَهُم ٢٦
Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.
Arabic: King Fahd Complex Hafs text. Translation: Hilali and Khan (QuranEnc.com).