Surah 88 · Meccan · 26 Ayahs
Surah Al-Ghashiyah
The Overwhelming
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ
Hal ataaka hadeesul ghaashiyah
Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?
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2
وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ
Wujoohuny yawma 'izin khaashi'ah
[Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,
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3
عَامِلَةٌۭ نَّاصِبَةٌۭ
'Aamilatun naasibah
Working [hard] and exhausted.
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4
تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةًۭ
Taslaa naaran haamiyah
They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.
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5
تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ ءَانِيَةٍۢ
Tusqaa min 'aynin aaniyah
They will be given drink from a boiling spring.
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6
لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍۢ
Laisa lahum ta'aamun illaa min daree'
For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant
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7
لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍۢ
Laa yusminu wa laa yughnee min joo'
Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.
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8
وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ نَّاعِمَةٌۭ
Wujoohuny yawma 'izin naa'imah
[Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.
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9
لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌۭ
Lisa'yihaa raadiyah
With their effort [they are] satisfied
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10
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍۢ
Fee jannatin 'aaliyah
In an elevated garden,
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11
لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَٰغِيَةًۭ
Laa tasma'u feehaa laaghiyah
Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.
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12
فِيهَا عَيْنٌۭ جَارِيَةٌۭ
Feehaa 'aynun jaariyah
Within it is a flowing spring.
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13
فِيهَا سُرُرٌۭ مَّرْفُوعَةٌۭ
Feehaa sururum marfoo'ah
Within it are couches raised high
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14
وَأَكْوَابٌۭ مَّوْضُوعَةٌۭ
Wa akwaabum mawdoo 'ah
And cups put in place
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15
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌۭ
Wa namaariqu masfoofah
And cushions lined up
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16
وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ
Wa zaraabiyyu mabsoosah
And carpets spread around.
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17
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ
Afalaa yanzuroona ilalibili kaifa khuliqat
Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?
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18
وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ
Wa ilas samaaa'i kaifa rufi'at
And at the sky - how it is raised?
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19
وَإِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ
Wa ilal jibaali kaifa nusibat
And at the mountains - how they are erected?
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20
وَإِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ
Wa ilal ardi kaifa sutihat
And at the earth - how it is spread out?
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21
فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌۭ
Fazakkir innama anta Muzakkir
So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder.
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22
لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
Lasta 'alaihim bimusaitir
You are not over them a controller.
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23
إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ
Illaa man tawallaa wa kafar
However, he who turns away and disbelieves -
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24
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ
Fa yu'azzibuhul laahul 'azaabal akbar
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
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25
إِنَّ إِلَيْنَآ إِيَابَهُمْ
Innaa ilainaaa iyaabahum
Indeed, to Us is their return.
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26
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم
Summa inna 'alainaa hisaabahum
Then indeed, upon Us is their account.
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