Surah Al-Ghashiya (88): Arabic, Transliteration and English

Full text of Surah Al-Ghashiya, verse by verse

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ ﴿١﴾

Hal ataaka hadeesul ghaashiyah

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

وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ ﴿٢﴾

Wujoohuny yawma 'izin khaashi'ah

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

عَامِلَةٌۭ نَّاصِبَةٌۭ ﴿٣﴾

'Aamilatun naasibah

3 Working [hard] and exhausted.

تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةًۭ ﴿٤﴾

Taslaa naaran haamiyah

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

تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ ءَانِيَةٍۢ ﴿٥﴾

Tusqaa min 'aynin aaniyah

5 They will be given drink from a boiling spring.

لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍۢ ﴿٦﴾

Laisa lahum ta'aamun illaa min daree'

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

لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍۢ ﴿٧﴾

Laa yusminu wa laa yughnee min joo'

7 Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.

وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ نَّاعِمَةٌۭ ﴿٨﴾

Wujoohuny yawma 'izin naa'imah

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

لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌۭ ﴿٩﴾

Lisa'yihaa raadiyah

9 With their effort [they are] satisfied

فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍۢ ﴿١٠﴾

Fee jannatin 'aaliyah

10 In an elevated garden,

لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَٰغِيَةًۭ ﴿١١﴾

Laa tasma'u feehaa laaghiyah

11 Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.

فِيهَا عَيْنٌۭ جَارِيَةٌۭ ﴿١٢﴾

Feehaa 'aynun jaariyah

12 Within it is a flowing spring.

فِيهَا سُرُرٌۭ مَّرْفُوعَةٌۭ ﴿١٣﴾

Feehaa sururum marfoo'ah

13 Within it are couches raised high

وَأَكْوَابٌۭ مَّوْضُوعَةٌۭ ﴿١٤﴾

Wa akwaabum mawdoo 'ah

14 And cups put in place

وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌۭ ﴿١٥﴾

Wa namaariqu masfoofah

15 And cushions lined up

وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ ﴿١٦﴾

Wa zaraabiyyu mabsoosah

16 And carpets spread around.

أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ ﴿١٧﴾

Afalaa yanzuroona ilalibili kaifa khuliqat

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

وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ ﴿١٨﴾

Wa ilas samaaa'i kaifa rufi'at

18 And at the sky - how it is raised?

وَإِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ ﴿١٩﴾

Wa ilal jibaali kaifa nusibat

19 And at the mountains - how they are erected?

وَإِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ ﴿٢٠﴾

Wa ilal ardi kaifa sutihat

20 And at the earth - how it is spread out?

فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌۭ ﴿٢١﴾

Fazakkir innama anta Muzakkir

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

لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ ﴿٢٢﴾

Lasta 'alaihim bimusaitir

22 You are not over them a controller.

إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ ﴿٢٣﴾

Illaa man tawallaa wa kafar

23 However, he who turns away and disbelieves -

فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ ﴿٢٤﴾

Fa yu'azzibuhul laahul 'azaabal akbar

24 Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.

إِنَّ إِلَيْنَآ إِيَابَهُمْ ﴿٢٥﴾

Innaa ilainaaa iyaabahum

25 Indeed, to Us is their return.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم ﴿٢٦﴾

Summa inna 'alainaa hisaabahum

26 Then indeed, upon Us is their account.

Sources: Arabic text in Uthmani script (Tanzil edition); English translation: Saheeh International; transliteration in standard Latin letters. Transliteration helps with pronunciation but cannot render every Arabic letter.