88:1
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَـٰشِيَةِ
Hal ataka hadeethu alghashiyat
Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?
Surah 88Meccan26 ayahs
Surah Al-Ghashiyah
الغاشية
“The Overwhelming”
About Surah Al-Ghashiyah
Surah Al-Ghashiyah (الغاشية) is the 88th chapter of the Qur'an, a Meccan surah of 26 ayahs whose name means "The Overwhelming". It was the 68th surah revealed to the Prophet ﷺ. Read it in full below in Arabic with the English translation and phonetic transliteration, listen to the recitation, and start memorising it with SABR.
- Chapter
- 88 of 114
- Verses
- 26
- Revelation
- Meccan
- Revelation order
- 68
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Ayah 1 of 26
88:2
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَـٰشِعَةٌ
Wujoohun yawma-ithin khashiAAa
[Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,
88:3
عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ
AAamilatun nasiba
Working [hard] and exhausted.1
88:4
تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً
Tasla naran hamiya
They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.
88:5
تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ ءَانِيَةٍ
Tusqa min AAaynin aniya
They will be given drink from a boiling spring.
88:6
لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ
Laysa lahum taAAamun illamin dareeAA
For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant
88:7
لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍ
La yusminu wala yughnee minjooAA
Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.
88:8
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ
Wujoohun yawma-ithin naAAima
[Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.
88:9
لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ
LisaAAyiha radiya
With their effort [they are] satisfied
88:10
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
Fee jannatin AAaliya
In an elevated garden,
88:11
لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَـٰغِيَةً
La tasmaAAu feeha laghiya
Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.1
88:12
فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ
Feeha AAaynun jariya
Within it is a flowing spring.
88:13
فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ
Feeha sururun marfooAAa
Within it are couches raised high
88:14
وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ
Waakwabun mawdooAAa
And cups put in place
88:15
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ
Wanamariqu masfoofa
And cushions lined up
88:16
وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ
Wazarabiyyu mabthootha
And carpets spread around.
88:17
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ
Afala yanthuroona ilaal-ibili kayfa khuliqat
Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?
88:18
وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ
Wa-ila assama-i kayfarufiAAat
And at the sky - how it is raised?
88:19
وَإِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ
Wa-ila aljibali kayfa nusibat
And at the mountains - how they are erected?
88:20
وَإِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ
Wa-ila al-ardi kayfa sutihat
And at the earth - how it is spread out?
88:21
فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ
Fathakkir innama anta muthakkir
So remind, [O Muḥammad]; you are only a reminder.
88:22
لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
Lasta AAalayhim bimusaytir
You are not over them a controller.
88:23
إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ
Illa man tawalla wakafar
However, he who turns away and disbelieves
88:24
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ
FayuAAaththibuhu Allahu alAAathabaal-akbar
Then Allāh will punish him with the greatest punishment.
88:25
إِنَّ إِلَيْنَآ إِيَابَهُمْ
Inna ilayna iyabahum
Indeed, to Us is their return.
88:26
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم
Thumma inna AAalayna hisabahum
Then indeed, upon Us is their account.
Frequently asked about Surah Al-Ghashiyah
How many verses (ayahs) are in Surah Al-Ghashiyah?
Surah Al-Ghashiyah has 26 ayahs (verses). It is the 88th chapter of the Qur'an.
Is Surah Al-Ghashiyah Meccan or Medinan?
Surah Al-Ghashiyah is a Meccan surah, revealed before the Hijrah. It was the 68th surah revealed.
What does Surah Al-Ghashiyah mean?
The name "Al-Ghashiyah" (الغاشية) means "The Overwhelming" in English.
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