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Surah 88 · Makkah · 26 verses · 92 words
Surah Al-Ghashiyah word by word: meaning and pronunciation
Surah Al-Ghashiyah, “The Overwhelming”, is surah 88 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 26 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ ١ ▶
هَلْ hal Has أَتَاكَ atāka (there) come to you حَدِيثُ ḥadīthu (the) news الْغَاشِيَةِ l-ghāshiyati (of) the Overwhelming
1. Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ح د ث غ ش و
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَاشِعَةٌ ٢ ▶
وُجُوهٌ wujūhun Faces يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day خَاشِعَةٌ khāshiʿatun (will be) humbled
2. [Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,
Roots in this verse: و ج ه ي و م خ ش ع
عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ ٣ ▶
عَامِلَةٌ ʿāmilatun Laboring نَّاصِبَةٌ nāṣibatun exhausted
3. Working [hard] and exhausted.
Roots in this verse: ع م ل ن ص ب
تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً ٤ ▶
تَصْلَىٰ taṣlā They will burn نَارًا nāran (in) a Fire حَامِيَةً ḥāmiyatan intensely hot
4. They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.
Roots in this verse: ص ل ي ن و ر
تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ آنِيَةٍ ٥ ▶
تُسْقَىٰ tus'qā They will be given to drink مِنْ min from عَيْنٍ ʿaynin a spring آنِيَةٍ āniyatin boiling
5. They will be given drink from a boiling spring.
Roots in this verse: س ق ي ع ي ن
لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ ٦ ▶
لَّيْسَ laysa Not is لَهُمْ lahum for them طَعَامٌ ṭaʿāmun food إِلَّا illā except مِن min from ضَرِيعٍ ḍarīʿin a bitter thorny plant
6. For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant
Roots in this verse: ل ي س ط ع م
لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِن جُوعٍ ٧ ▶
لَّا lā Not يُسْمِنُ yus'minu it nourishes وَلَا walā and not يُغْنِي yugh'nī it avails مِن min from جُوعٍ jūʿin hunger
7. Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.
Roots in this verse: غ ن ي
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ ٨ ▶
وُجُوهٌ wujūhun Faces يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day نَّاعِمَةٌ nāʿimatun (will be) joyful
8. [Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.
Roots in this verse: و ج ه ي و م ن ع م
لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ ٩ ▶
لِّسَعْيِهَا lisaʿyihā With their effort رَاضِيَةٌ rāḍiyatun satisfied
9. With their effort [they are] satisfied
Roots in this verse: س ع ي ر ض و
فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ ١٠ ▶
فِي fī In جَنَّةٍ jannatin a garden عَالِيَةٍ ʿāliyatin elevated
10. In an elevated garden,
Roots in this verse: ج ن ن ع ل و
لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَاغِيَةً ١١ ▶
لَّا lā Not تَسْمَعُ tasmaʿu they will hear فِيهَا fīhā therein لَاغِيَةً lāghiyatan vain talk
11. Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.
Roots in this verse: س م ع ل غ و
فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ ١٢ ▶
فِيهَا fīhā Therein عَيْنٌ ʿaynun (will be) a spring جَارِيَةٌ jāriyatun flowing
12. Within it is a flowing spring.
Roots in this verse: ع ي ن ج ر ي
فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ ١٣ ▶
فِيهَا fīhā Therein سُرُرٌ sururun (will be) thrones مَّرْفُوعَةٌ marfūʿatun raised high
13. Within it are couches raised high
Roots in this verse: س ر ر ر ف ع
وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ ١٤ ▶
وَأَكْوَابٌ wa-akwābun And cups مَّوْضُوعَةٌ mawḍūʿatun put in place
14. And cups put in place
Roots in this verse: و ض ع
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ ١٥ ▶
وَنَمَارِقُ wanamāriqu And cushions مَصْفُوفَةٌ maṣfūfatun lined up
15. And cushions lined up
Roots in this verse: ص ف ف
وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ ١٦ ▶
وَزَرَابِيُّ wazarābiyyu And carpets مَبْثُوثَةٌ mabthūthatun spread out
16. And carpets spread around.
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى الْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ ١٧ ▶
أَفَلَا afalā Then do not يَنظُرُونَ yanẓurūna they look إِلَى ilā towards الْإِبِلِ l-ibili the camels كَيْفَ kayfa how خُلِقَتْ khuliqat they are created
17. Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?
Roots in this verse: ن ظ ر ك ي ف خ ل ق
وَإِلَى السَّمَاءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ ١٨ ▶
وَإِلَى wa-ilā And towards السَّمَاءِ l-samāi the sky كَيْفَ kayfa how رُفِعَتْ rufiʿat it is raised
18. And at the sky - how it is raised?
Roots in this verse: س م و ك ي ف ر ف ع
وَإِلَى الْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ ١٩ ▶
وَإِلَى wa-ilā And towards الْجِبَالِ l-jibāli the mountains كَيْفَ kayfa how نُصِبَتْ nuṣibat they are fixed
19. And at the mountains - how they are erected?
Roots in this verse: ج ب ل ك ي ف ن ص ب
وَإِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ ٢٠ ▶
وَإِلَى wa-ilā And towards الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth كَيْفَ kayfa how سُطِحَتْ suṭiḥat it is spread out
20. And at the earth - how it is spread out?
Roots in this verse: أ ر ض ك ي ف
فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ ٢١ ▶
فَذَكِّرْ fadhakkir So remind إِنَّمَا innamā only أَنتَ anta you مُذَكِّرٌ mudhakkirun (are) a reminder
21. So remind, [O Muḥammad]; you are only a reminder.
Roots in this verse: ذ ك ر
لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ ٢٢ ▶
لَّسْتَ lasta You are not عَلَيْهِم ʿalayhim over them بِمُصَيْطِرٍ bimuṣayṭirin a controller
22. You are not over them a controller.
Roots in this verse: ل ي س س ط ر
إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ ٢٣ ▶
إِلَّا illā But مَن man whoever تَوَلَّىٰ tawallā turns away وَكَفَرَ wakafara and disbelieves
23. However, he who turns away and disbelieves
Roots in this verse: و ل ي ك ف ر
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ اللَّهُ الْعَذَابَ الْأَكْبَرَ ٢٤ ▶
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ fayuʿadhibuhu Then will punish him اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah الْعَذَابَ l-ʿadhāba (with) the punishment الْأَكْبَرَ l-akbara greatest
24. Then Allāh will punish him with the greatest punishment.
Roots in this verse: ع ذ ب أ ل ه ك ب ر
إِنَّ إِلَيْنَا إِيَابَهُمْ ٢٥ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed إِلَيْنَا ilaynā to Us إِيَابَهُمْ iyābahum (will be) their return
25. Indeed, to Us is their return.
Roots in this verse: أ و ب
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم ٢٦ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then إِنَّ inna indeed عَلَيْنَا ʿalaynā upon Us حِسَابَهُم ḥisābahum (is) their account
26. Then indeed, upon Us is their account.
Roots in this verse: ح س ب
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