Al-Ghashiyah

The Overwhelming · Meccan · 26 ayahs

About this surah

Themes

It describes the Overwhelming Event: the faces humbled and laboring in the Fire, and the faces joyful in a lofty garden. It points to the camel, the sky, the mountains and the earth, and tells the Prophet that his task is to remind.

Virtues

The Prophet recited it with al-A'la in the Friday and Eid prayers.

Source: Sahih Muslim 878

بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ

88:1

هَلۡ اَتٰٮكَ حَدِيۡثُ الۡغَاشِيَةِؕ ١

Has there come to you the narration of the overwhelming (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)?
88:2

وُجُوۡهٌ يَّوۡمَٮِٕذٍ خَاشِعَةٌ ۙ ٢

Some faces, that Day will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire, i.e. the faces of all disbelievers, Jews and Christians).
88:3

عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ ۙ ٣

Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allâh), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace).
88:4

تَصۡلٰى نَارًا حَامِيَةً ۙ ٤

They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.
88:5

تُسۡقٰى مِنۡ عَيۡنٍ اٰنِيَةٍؕ ٥

They will be given to drink from a boiling spring,
88:6

لَـيۡسَ لَهُمۡ طَعَامٌ اِلَّا مِنۡ ضَرِيۡعٍۙ ٦

No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant,
88:7

لَّا يُسۡمِنُ وَلَا يُغۡنِىۡ مِنۡ جُوۡعٍؕ ٧

Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.
88:8

وُجُوۡهٌ يَّوۡمَٮِٕذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ ۙ ٨

(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
88:9

لِّسَعۡيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ ۙ ٩

Glad with their endeavour (for their good deeds which they did in this world, along with the true Faith of Islâmic Monotheism).
88:10

فِىۡ جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍۙ ١٠

In a lofty Paradise.
88:11

لَّا تَسۡمَعُ فِيۡهَا لَاغِيَةً ؕ ١١

Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.
88:12

فِيۡهَا عَيۡنٌ جَارِيَةٌ ۘ ١٢

Therein will be a running spring.
88:13

فِيۡهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرۡفُوۡعَةٌ ۙ ١٣

Therein will be thrones raised high.
88:14

وَّاَكۡوَابٌ مَّوۡضُوۡعَةٌ ۙ ١٤

And cups set at hand.
88:15

وَّنَمَارِقُ مَصۡفُوۡفَةٌ ۙ ١٥

And cushions set in rows.
88:16

وَّزَرَابِىُّ مَبۡثُوۡثَةٌ ؕ ١٦

And rich carpets (all) spread out.
88:17

اَفَلَا يَنۡظُرُوۡنَ اِلَى الۡاِ بِلِ كَيۡفَ خُلِقَتۡ ١٧

Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?
88:18

وَاِلَى السَّمَآءِ كَيۡفَ رُفِعَتۡ ١٨

And at the heaven, how it is raised?
88:19

وَاِلَى الۡجِبَالِ كَيۡفَ نُصِبَتۡ ١٩

And at the mountains, how they are rooted (and fixed firm)?
88:20

وَاِلَى الۡاَرۡضِ كَيۡفَ سُطِحَتۡ ٢٠

And at the earth, how it is outspread?
88:21

فَذَكِّرۡ ؕ اِنَّمَاۤ اَنۡتَ مُذَكِّرٌ ؕ ٢١

So remind them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) - you are only one who reminds.
88:22

لَـسۡتَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ بِمُصَۜيۡطِرٍۙ ٢٢

You are not a dictator over them -
88:23

اِلَّا مَنۡ تَوَلّٰى وَكَفَرَۙ ٢٣

Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.
88:24

فَيُعَذِّبُهُ اللّٰهُ الۡعَذَابَ الۡاَكۡبَرَؕ ٢٤

Then Allâh will punish him with the greatest punishment.
88:25

اِنَّ اِلَيۡنَاۤ اِيَابَهُمۡۙ ٢٥

Verily, to Us will be their return;
88:26

ثُمَّ اِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا حِسَابَهُمْ ٢٦

Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.

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