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Surah Al-Ghaashiya — الغاشية

Surah Al-Ghaashiya (“The Overwhelming”) is chapter 88 of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah of 26 verses that begins in Juz 30 on page 592 of the Madinah Mushaf. Below is the full Arabic text with the Saheeh International English translation.

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. 1هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلۡغَـٰشِيَةِ

    Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?

  2. 2وُجُوهࣱ يَوۡمَئِذٍ خَـٰشِعَةٌ

    [Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,

  3. 3عَامِلَةࣱ نَّاصِبَةࣱ

    Working [hard] and exhausted.

  4. 4تَصۡلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةࣰ

    They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.

  5. 5تُسۡقَىٰ مِنۡ عَيۡنٍ ءَانِيَةࣲ

    They will be given drink from a boiling spring.

  6. 6لَّيۡسَ لَهُمۡ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعࣲ

    For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant

  7. 7لَّا يُسۡمِنُ وَلَا يُغۡنِی مِن جُوعࣲ

    Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.

  8. 8وُجُوهࣱ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ نَّاعِمَةࣱ

    [Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.

  9. 9لِّسَعۡيِهَا رَاضِيَةࣱ

    With their effort [they are] satisfied

  10. 10فِی جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةࣲ

    In an elevated garden,

  11. 11لَّا تَسۡمَعُ فِيهَا لَـٰغِيَةࣰ

    Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.

  12. 12فِيهَا عَيۡنࣱ جَارِيَةࣱ

    Within it is a flowing spring.

  13. 13فِيهَا سُرُرࣱ مَّرۡفُوعَةࣱ

    Within it are couches raised high

  14. 14وَأَكۡوَابࣱ مَّوۡضُوعَةࣱ

    And cups put in place

  15. 15وَنَمَارِقُ مَصۡفُوفَةࣱ

    And cushions lined up

  16. 16وَزَرَابِیُّ مَبۡثُوثَةٌ

    And carpets spread around.

  17. 17أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡإِبِلِ كَيۡفَ خُلِقَتۡ

    Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?

  18. 18وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ كَيۡفَ رُفِعَتۡ

    And at the sky - how it is raised?

  19. 19وَإِلَى ٱلۡجِبَالِ كَيۡفَ نُصِبَتۡ

    And at the mountains - how they are erected?

  20. 20وَإِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ كَيۡفَ سُطِحَتۡ

    And at the earth - how it is spread out?

  21. 21فَذَكِّرۡ إِنَّمَاۤ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرࣱ

    So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder.

  22. 22لَّسۡتَ عَلَيۡهِم بِمُصَيۡطِرٍ

    You are not over them a controller.

  23. 23إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ

    However, he who turns away and disbelieves -

  24. 24فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَكۡبَرَ

    Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.

  25. 25إِنَّ إِلَيۡنَاۤ إِيَابَهُمۡ

    Indeed, to Us is their return.

  26. 26ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا حِسَابَهُم

    Then indeed, upon Us is their account.

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Frequently asked questions

How many verses are in Surah Al-Ghaashiya?

Surah Al-Ghaashiya has 26 verses.

Is Surah Al-Ghaashiya Meccan or Medinan?

Surah Al-Ghaashiya is a Meccan surah.

What does Surah Al-Ghaashiya mean?

The name “Al-Ghaashiya” is usually translated as “The Overwhelming”. It is chapter 88 of the Quran, starting in Juz 30.

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