Surah Al-Ghashiyah (The Overwhelming)
Surah Al-Ghashiyah in Arabic with the English translation of every verse (Saheeh International) and the meaning of each Arabic word. To listen — first the English meaning, then the Arabic recitation — open it in the app.
هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلۡغَٰشِيَةِ ﴿1﴾
88:1 Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?
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هَلْ Has · أَتَىٰكَ (there) come to you · حَدِيثُ (the) news · ٱلْغَـٰشِيَةِ (of) the Overwhelming
وُجُوهࣱ يَوۡمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ ﴿2﴾
88:2 [Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,
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وُجُوهٌۭ Faces · يَوْمَئِذٍ that Day · خَـٰشِعَةٌ (will be) humbled
عَامِلَةࣱ نَّاصِبَةࣱ ﴿3﴾
88:3 Working [hard] and exhausted.
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عَامِلَةٌۭ Laboring · نَّاصِبَةٌۭ exhausted
تَصۡلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةࣰ ﴿4﴾
88:4 They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.
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تَصْلَىٰ They will burn · نَارًا (in) a Fire · حَامِيَةًۭ intensely hot
تُسۡقَىٰ مِنۡ عَيۡنٍ ءَانِيَةࣲ ﴿5﴾
88:5 They will be given drink from a boiling spring.
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تُسْقَىٰ They will be given to drink · مِنْ from · عَيْنٍ a spring · ءَانِيَةٍۢ boiling
لَّيۡسَ لَهُمۡ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعࣲ ﴿6﴾
88:6 For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant
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لَّيْسَ Not is · لَهُمْ for them · طَعَامٌ food · إِلَّا except · مِن from · ضَرِيعٍۢ a bitter thorny plant
لَّا يُسۡمِنُ وَلَا يُغۡنِي مِن جُوعࣲ ﴿7﴾
88:7 Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.
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لَّا Not · يُسْمِنُ it nourishes · وَلَا and not · يُغْنِى it avails · مِن from · جُوعٍۢ hunger
وُجُوهࣱ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ نَّاعِمَةࣱ ﴿8﴾
88:8 [Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.
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وُجُوهٌۭ Faces · يَوْمَئِذٍۢ that Day · نَّاعِمَةٌۭ (will be) joyful
لِّسَعۡيِهَا رَاضِيَةࣱ ﴿9﴾
88:9 With their effort [they are] satisfied
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لِّسَعْيِهَا With their effort · رَاضِيَةٌۭ satisfied
فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةࣲ ﴿10﴾
88:10 In an elevated garden,
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فِى In · جَنَّةٍ a garden · عَالِيَةٍۢ elevated
لَّا تَسۡمَعُ فِيهَا لَٰغِيَةࣰ ﴿11﴾
88:11 Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.
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لَّا Not · تَسْمَعُ they will hear · فِيهَا therein · لَـٰغِيَةًۭ vain talk
فِيهَا عَيۡنࣱ جَارِيَةࣱ ﴿12﴾
88:12 Within it is a flowing spring.
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فِيهَا Therein · عَيْنٌۭ (will be) a spring · جَارِيَةٌۭ flowing
فِيهَا سُرُرࣱ مَّرۡفُوعَةࣱ ﴿13﴾
88:13 Within it are couches raised high
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فِيهَا Therein · سُرُرٌۭ (will be) thrones · مَّرْفُوعَةٌۭ raised high
وَأَكۡوَابࣱ مَّوۡضُوعَةࣱ ﴿14﴾
88:14 And cups put in place
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وَأَكْوَابٌۭ And cups · مَّوْضُوعَةٌۭ put in place
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصۡفُوفَةࣱ ﴿15﴾
88:15 And cushions lined up
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وَنَمَارِقُ And cushions · مَصْفُوفَةٌۭ lined up
وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبۡثُوثَةٌ ﴿16﴾
88:16 And carpets spread around.
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وَزَرَابِىُّ And carpets · مَبْثُوثَةٌ spread out
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡإِبِلِ كَيۡفَ خُلِقَتۡ ﴿17﴾
88:17 Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?
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أَفَلَا Then do not · يَنظُرُونَ they look · إِلَى towards · ٱلْإِبِلِ the camels · كَيْفَ how · خُلِقَتْ they are created
وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيۡفَ رُفِعَتۡ ﴿18﴾
88:18 And at the sky - how it is raised?
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وَإِلَى And towards · ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky · كَيْفَ how · رُفِعَتْ it is raised
وَإِلَى ٱلۡجِبَالِ كَيۡفَ نُصِبَتۡ ﴿19﴾
88:19 And at the mountains - how they are erected?
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وَإِلَى And towards · ٱلْجِبَالِ the mountains · كَيْفَ how · نُصِبَتْ they are fixed
وَإِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ كَيۡفَ سُطِحَتۡ ﴿20﴾
88:20 And at the earth - how it is spread out?
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وَإِلَى And towards · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · كَيْفَ how · سُطِحَتْ it is spread out
فَذَكِّرۡ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرࣱ ﴿21﴾
88:21 So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder.
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فَذَكِّرْ So remind · إِنَّمَآ only · أَنتَ you · مُذَكِّرٌۭ (are) a reminder
لَّسۡتَ عَلَيۡهِم بِمُصَيۡطِرٍ ﴿22﴾
88:22 You are not over them a controller.
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لَّسْتَ You are not · عَلَيْهِم over them · بِمُصَيْطِرٍ a controller
إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ ﴿23﴾
88:23 However, he who turns away and disbelieves -
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إِلَّا But · مَن whoever · تَوَلَّىٰ turns away · وَكَفَرَ and disbelieves
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَكۡبَرَ ﴿24﴾
88:24 Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
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فَيُعَذِّبُهُ Then will punish him · ٱللَّهُ Allah · ٱلْعَذَابَ (with) the punishment · ٱلْأَكْبَرَ greatest
إِنَّ إِلَيۡنَآ إِيَابَهُمۡ ﴿25﴾
88:25 Indeed, to Us is their return.
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إِنَّ Indeed · إِلَيْنَآ to Us · إِيَابَهُمْ (will be) their return
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا حِسَابَهُم ﴿26﴾
88:26 Then indeed, upon Us is their account.
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ثُمَّ Then · إِنَّ indeed · عَلَيْنَا upon Us · حِسَابَهُم (is) their account