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88. Surah Al-Ghashiyah, English Translation

The Overwhelming

Read the complete Surah Al-Ghashiyah with its English translation by Dr. Mustafa Khattab.

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In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful
88:1
هل اتاك حديث الغاشية ١
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَـٰشِيَةِ ١
هَلۡ
أَتَىٰكَ
حَدِيثُ
ٱلۡغَٰشِيَةِ
١
Has the news of the Overwhelming Event reached you ˹O Prophet˺?
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88:2
وجوه يوميذ خاشعة ٢
وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَـٰشِعَةٌ ٢
وُجُوهٞ
يَوۡمَئِذٍ
خَٰشِعَةٌ
٢
On that Day ˹some˺ faces will be downcast,
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88:3
عاملة ناصبة ٣
عَامِلَةٌۭ نَّاصِبَةٌۭ ٣
عَامِلَةٞ
نَّاصِبَةٞ
٣
˹totally˺ overburdened, exhausted,
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88:4
تصلى نارا حامية ٤
تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةًۭ ٤
تَصۡلَىٰ
نَارًا
حَامِيَةٗ
٤
burning in a scorching Fire,
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88:5
تسقى من عين انية ٥
تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ ءَانِيَةٍۢ ٥
تُسۡقَىٰ
مِنۡ
عَيۡنٍ
ءَانِيَةٖ
٥
left to drink from a scalding spring.
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88:6
ليس لهم طعام الا من ضريع ٦
لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍۢ ٦
لَّيۡسَ
لَهُمۡ
طَعَامٌ
إِلَّا
مِن
ضَرِيعٖ
٦
They will have no food except a foul, thorny shrub,
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88:7
لا يسمن ولا يغني من جوع ٧
لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍۢ ٧
لَّا
يُسۡمِنُ
وَلَا
يُغۡنِي
مِن
جُوعٖ
٧
neither nourishing nor satisfying hunger.
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88:8
وجوه يوميذ ناعمة ٨
وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ نَّاعِمَةٌۭ ٨
وُجُوهٞ
يَوۡمَئِذٖ
نَّاعِمَةٞ
٨
On that Day ˹other˺ faces will be glowing with bliss,
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88:9
لسعيها راضية ٩
لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌۭ ٩
لِّسَعۡيِهَا
رَاضِيَةٞ
٩
˹fully˺ pleased with their striving,
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88:10
في جنة عالية ١٠
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍۢ ١٠
فِي
جَنَّةٍ
عَالِيَةٖ
١٠
in an elevated Garden,
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88:11
لا تسمع فيها لاغية ١١
لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَـٰغِيَةًۭ ١١
لَّا
تَسۡمَعُ
فِيهَا
لَٰغِيَةٗ
١١
where no idle talk will be heard.
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88:12
فيها عين جارية ١٢
فِيهَا عَيْنٌۭ جَارِيَةٌۭ ١٢
فِيهَا
عَيۡنٞ
جَارِيَةٞ
١٢
In it will be a running spring,
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88:13
فيها سرر مرفوعة ١٣
فِيهَا سُرُرٌۭ مَّرْفُوعَةٌۭ ١٣
فِيهَا
سُرُرٞ
مَّرۡفُوعَةٞ
١٣
along with thrones raised high,
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88:14
واكواب موضوعة ١٤
وَأَكْوَابٌۭ مَّوْضُوعَةٌۭ ١٤
وَأَكۡوَابٞ
مَّوۡضُوعَةٞ
١٤
and cups set at hand,
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88:15
ونمارق مصفوفة ١٥
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌۭ ١٥
وَنَمَارِقُ
مَصۡفُوفَةٞ
١٥
and ˹fine˺ cushions lined up,
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88:16
وزرابي مبثوثة ١٦
وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ ١٦
وَزَرَابِيُّ
مَبۡثُوثَةٌ
١٦
and ˹splendid˺ carpets spread out.
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88:17
افلا ينظرون الى الابل كيف خلقت ١٧
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ ١٧
أَفَلَا
يَنظُرُونَ
إِلَى
ٱلۡإِبِلِ
كَيۡفَ
خُلِقَتۡ
١٧
Do they not ever reflect on camels—how they were ˹masterfully˺ created;1
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88:18
والى السماء كيف رفعت ١٨
وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ ١٨
وَإِلَى
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
كَيۡفَ
رُفِعَتۡ
١٨
and the sky—how it was raised ˹high˺;
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88:19
والى الجبال كيف نصبت ١٩
وَإِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ ١٩
وَإِلَى
ٱلۡجِبَالِ
كَيۡفَ
نُصِبَتۡ
١٩
and the mountains—how they were firmly set up;
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88:20
والى الارض كيف سطحت ٢٠
وَإِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ ٢٠
وَإِلَى
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
كَيۡفَ
سُطِحَتۡ
٢٠
and the earth—how it was levelled out?
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88:21
فذكر انما انت مذكر ٢١
فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌۭ ٢١
فَذَكِّرۡ
إِنَّمَآ
أَنتَ
مُذَكِّرٞ
٢١
So, ˹continue to˺ remind ˹all, O  Prophet˺, for your duty is only to remind.
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88:22
لست عليهم بمصيطر ٢٢
لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ ٢٢
لَّسۡتَ
عَلَيۡهِم
بِمُصَيۡطِرٍ
٢٢
You are not ˹there˺ to compel them ˹to believe˺.
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88:23
الا من تولى وكفر ٢٣
إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ ٢٣
إِلَّا
مَن
تَوَلَّىٰ
وَكَفَرَ
٢٣
But whoever turns away, persisting in disbelief,
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88:24
فيعذبه الله العذاب الاكبر ٢٤
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ ٢٤
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ
ٱللَّهُ
ٱلۡعَذَابَ
ٱلۡأَكۡبَرَ
٢٤
then Allah will inflict upon them the major punishment.1
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88:25
ان الينا ايابهم ٢٥
إِنَّ إِلَيْنَآ إِيَابَهُمْ ٢٥
إِنَّ
إِلَيۡنَآ
إِيَابَهُمۡ
٢٥
Surely to Us is their return,
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88:26
ثم ان علينا حسابهم ٢٦
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم ٢٦
ثُمَّ
إِنَّ
عَلَيۡنَا
حِسَابَهُم
٢٦
then surely with Us is their reckoning.
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