Skip to content

Surah Al-Ghaashiya

سورة الغاشية

The Overwhelming

Surah 88 · 26 Ayahs

What Is Surah Al-Ghaashiya?

Surah Al-Ghaashiya is Surah 88 of the Quran. It contains 26 ayahs and was revealed in Makkah.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

  1. 1

    Ayah 1

    هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَـٰشِيَةِ

    Meaning

    Has there come to you the description of the Overwhelming Event?

  2. 2

    Ayah 2

    وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَـٰشِعَةٌ

    Meaning

    Many faces that day will be humbled,

  3. 3

    Ayah 3

    عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ

    Meaning

    laboring, exhausted.

  4. 4

    Ayah 4

    تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً

    Meaning

    They will enter into the scorching fire.

  5. 5

    Ayah 5

    تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ ءَانِيَةٍ

    Meaning

    They will be made to drink water from a boiling spring.

  6. 6

    Ayah 6

    لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ

    Meaning

    There will be no food for them except from a thorny plant

  7. 7

    Ayah 7

    لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍ

    Meaning

    that will neither nourish, nor satisfy hunger.

  8. 8

    Ayah 8

    وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ

    Meaning

    Many faces that day will be full of glamour,

  9. 9

    Ayah 9

    لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ

    Meaning

    well pleased with their endeavor,

  10. 10

    Ayah 10

    فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ

    Meaning

    in a lofty garden,

  11. 11

    Ayah 11

    لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَـٰغِيَةً

    Meaning

    in which they will not hear any absurd talk.

  12. 12

    Ayah 12

    فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ

    Meaning

    In it there is a flowing spring.

  13. 13

    Ayah 13

    فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ

    Meaning

    In it there are elevated couches

  14. 14

    Ayah 14

    وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ

    Meaning

    and goblets, well placed,

  15. 15

    Ayah 15

    وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ

    Meaning

    and cushions, arrayed

  16. 16

    Ayah 16

    وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ

    Meaning

    and carpets, spread around.

  17. 17

    Ayah 17

    أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ

    Meaning

    So, do they not look at the camels how they are created,

  18. 18

    Ayah 18

    وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ

    Meaning

    and at the sky, how it is raised high,

  19. 19

    Ayah 19

    وَإِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ

    Meaning

    and at the mountains, how they are installed,

  20. 20

    Ayah 20

    وَإِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ

    Meaning

    and at the earth, how it is spread out?

  21. 21

    Ayah 21

    فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ

    Meaning

    So, (O Prophet,) keep on preaching; you are only a preacher.

  22. 22

    Ayah 22

    لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ

    Meaning

    You are not a taskmaster set up over them,

  23. 23

    Ayah 23

    إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ

    Meaning

    but whoever turns away and disbelieves,

  24. 24

    Ayah 24

    فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ

    Meaning

    Allah will punish him with the greatest torment.

  25. 25

    Ayah 25

    إِنَّ إِلَيْنَآ إِيَابَهُمْ

    Meaning

    Surely towards Us they have to return,

  26. 26

    Ayah 26

    ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم

    Meaning

    then it is Our job to call them to account.

0:00 / 0:00

Continue Your Quran Learning with NorAI

Go beyond reading and build a stronger connection with Quranic words through structured learning, clear audio and guided practice in NorAI.

Surah Al-Ghaashiya (The Overwhelming) — Nazra Coach | NorAI