The Overwhelming

88 - Al-Ghaashiya

سُورَةُ الغَاشِيَةِ

  • 88:1
    1

    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ

    Has there come to you the narration of the overwhelming (i.e. the Day of Resurrection);

  • 88:2
    2

    وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَاشِعَةٌ

    Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire, i.e. the faces of all disbelievers, Jews and Christians, etc.).

  • 88:3
    3

    عَامِلَةٌ نَاصِبَةٌ

    Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allah), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace).

  • 88:4
    4

    تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً

    They will enter in the hot blazing Fire,

  • 88:5
    5

    تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ آنِيَةٍ

    They will be given to drink from a boiling spring,

  • 88:6
    6

    لَيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ ضَرِيعٍ

    No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant,

  • 88:7
    7

    لَا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِنْ جُوعٍ

    Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.

  • 88:8
    8

    وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَاعِمَةٌ

    (Other) faces, that Day, will be joyful,

  • 88:9
    9

    لِسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ

    Glad with their endeavour (for their good deeds which they did in this world, along with the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism).

  • 88:10
    10

    فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ

    In a lofty Paradise.

  • 88:11
    11

    لَا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَاغِيَةً

    Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood,

  • 88:12
    12

    فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ

    Therein will be a running spring,

  • 88:13
    13

    فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَرْفُوعَةٌ

    Therein will be thrones raised high,

  • 88:14
    14

    وَأَكْوَابٌ مَوْضُوعَةٌ

    And cups set at hand.

  • 88:15
    15

    وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ

    And cushions set in rows,

  • 88:16
    16

    وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ

    And rich carpets (all) spread out.

  • 88:17
    17

    أَفَلَا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى الْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ

    Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?

  • 88:18
    18

    وَإِلَى السَّمَاءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ

    And at the heaven, how it is raised?

  • 88:19
    19

    وَإِلَى الْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ

    And at the mountains, how they are rooted and fixed firm?

  • 88:20
    20

    وَإِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ

    And at the earth, how it is spread out?

  • 88:21
    21

    فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مُذَكِّرٌ

    So remind them (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)), you are only a one who reminds.

  • 88:22
    22

    لَسْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِمُصَيْطِرٍ

    You are not a dictator over them.

  • 88:23
    23

    إِلَّا مَنْ تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ

    Save the one who turns away and disbelieves

  • 88:24
    24

    فَيُعَذِّبُهُ اللَّهُ الْعَذَابَ الْأَكْبَرَ

    Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.

  • 88:25
    25

    إِنَّ إِلَيْنَا إِيَابَهُمْ

    Verily, to Us will be their return;

  • 88:26
    26

    ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُمْ

    Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.