Surah Al-Ghashiyahالغاشية
The Overwhelming · 26 verses · Meccan
Al-Ghashiyah (الغاشية): full text and translation
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هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَـٰشِيَةِ ﴿١﴾
88:1 Has the story Reached thee, of The Overwhelming (Event)?
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَـٰشِعَةٌ ﴿٢﴾
88:2 Some faces, that Day, Will be humiliated,
عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ ﴿٣﴾
88:3 Labouring (hard), weary,—
تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً ﴿٤﴾
88:4 The while they enter The Blazing Fire,—
تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ ءَانِيَةٍ ﴿٥﴾
88:5 The while they are given, To drink, of a boiling hot spring,
لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ ﴿٦﴾
88:6 No food will there be For them but a bitter Dharī’
لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍ ﴿٧﴾
88:7 Which will neither nourish Nor satisfy hunger.
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ ﴿٨﴾
88:8 (Other) faces that Day Will be joyful,
لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ ﴿٩﴾
88:9 Pleased with their Striving,—
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ ﴿١٠﴾
88:10 In a Garden on high,
لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَـٰغِيَةً ﴿١١﴾
88:11 Where they shall hear No (word) of vanity:
فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ ﴿١٢﴾
88:12 Therein will be A bubbling spring:
فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ ﴿١٣﴾
88:13 Therein will be Thrones (Of dignity), raised on high,
وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ ﴿١٤﴾
88:14 Goblets placed (ready),
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ ﴿١٥﴾
88:15 And Cushions set in rows,
وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ ﴿١٦﴾
88:16 And rich carpets (All) spread out.
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ ﴿١٧﴾
88:17 Do they not look At the Camels, How they are made?—
وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ ﴿١٨﴾
88:18 And at the Sky, How it is raised high?—
وَإِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ ﴿١٩﴾
88:19 And at the Mountains, How they are fixed firm?—
وَإِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ ﴿٢٠﴾
88:20 And at the Earth, How it is spread out?
فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ ﴿٢١﴾
88:21 Wherefore do thou give Admonition, for thou art One to admonish.
لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ ﴿٢٢﴾
88:22 Thou art not one To manage (men's) affairs.
إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ ﴿٢٣﴾
88:23 But if any turn away And reject God,—
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ ﴿٢٤﴾
88:24 God will punish him With a mighty Punishment,
إِنَّ إِلَيْنَآ إِيَابَهُمْ ﴿٢٥﴾
88:25 For to Us will be Their Return;
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم ﴿٢٦﴾
88:26 Then it will be for Us To call them to account.