ٱلْغَاشِيَة

Surah Al-Ghashiyah

The Overwhelming

26 verses · Meccan

About this surah

Surah Al-Ghashiyah (Arabic: الغاشية, "The Overwhelming") is the 88th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah of 26 verses, in juz 30, on pages 592–593 of the 604-page Madina mushaf.

Surah Al-Ghashiyah describes the Overwhelming Event and contrasts the states of the people of Paradise and Hellfire.

Surah number
88
Name means
The Overwhelming
Revelation
Meccan
Verses
26
Juz
30
Mushaf pages
592–593
Lesson length
9 min

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلۡغَٰشِيَةِ

    1

    Hal ataka hadeethu alghashiyati

  2. وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ

    2

    Wujoohun yawmaithin khashiAAatun

  3. عَامِلَةٞ نَّاصِبَةٞ

    3

    AAamilatun nasibatun

  4. تَصۡلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةٗ

    4

    Tasla naran hamiyatan

  5. تُسۡقَىٰ مِنۡ عَيۡنٍ ءَانِيَةٖ

    5

    Tusqa min AAaynin aniyatin

  6. لَّيۡسَ لَهُمۡ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٖ

    6

    Laysa lahum taAAamun illa min dareeAAin

  7. لَّا يُسۡمِنُ وَلَا يُغۡنِي مِن جُوعٖ

    7

    La yusminu wala yughnee min jooAAin

  8. وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ نَّاعِمَةٞ

    8

    Wujoohun yawmaithin naAAimatun

  9. لِّسَعۡيِهَا رَاضِيَةٞ

    9

    LisaAAyiha radiyatun

  10. فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٖ

    10

    Fee jannatin AAaliyatin

  11. لَّا تَسۡمَعُ فِيهَا لَٰغِيَةٗ

    11

    La tasmaAAu feeha laghiyatan

  12. فِيهَا عَيۡنٞ جَارِيَةٞ

    12

    Feeha AAaynun jariyatun

  13. فِيهَا سُرُرٞ مَّرۡفُوعَةٞ

    13

    Feeha sururun marfooAAatun

  14. وَأَكۡوَابٞ مَّوۡضُوعَةٞ

    14

    Waakwabun mawdooAAatun

  15. وَنَمَارِقُ مَصۡفُوفَةٞ

    15

    Wanamariqu masfoofatun

  16. وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبۡثُوثَةٌ

    16

    Wazarabiyyu mabthoothatun

  17. أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡإِبِلِ كَيۡفَ خُلِقَتۡ

    17

    Afala yanthuroona ila alibili kayfa khuliqat

  18. وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيۡفَ رُفِعَتۡ

    18

    Waila alssamai kayfa rufiAAat

  19. وَإِلَى ٱلۡجِبَالِ كَيۡفَ نُصِبَتۡ

    19

    Waila aljibali kayfa nusibat

  20. وَإِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ كَيۡفَ سُطِحَتۡ

    20

    Waila alardi kayfa sutihat

  21. فَذَكِّرۡ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٞ

    21

    Fathakkir innama anta muthakkirun

  22. لَّسۡتَ عَلَيۡهِم بِمُصَيۡطِرٍ

    22

    Lasta AAalayhim bimusaytirin

  23. إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ

    23

    Illa man tawalla wakafara

  24. فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَكۡبَرَ

    24

    FayuAAaththibuhu Allahu alAAathaba alakbara

  25. إِنَّ إِلَيۡنَآ إِيَابَهُمۡ

    25

    Inna ilayna iyabahum

  26. ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا حِسَابَهُم

    26

    Thumma inna AAalayna hisabahum

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