Surah 88. Al-Ghashiyah

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Verses [Section]: 1-26[1]

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Quran Text of Verse 1-2688. Al-Ghashiyahبِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِهَلْHasاَتٰىكَ(there) come to youحَدِیْثُ(the) newsالْغَاشِیَةِؕ(of) the Overwhelming وُجُوْهٌFacesیَّوْمَىِٕذٍthat Dayخَاشِعَةٌۙ(will be) humbled عَامِلَةٌLaboringنَّاصِبَةٌۙexhausted تَصْلٰیThey will burnنَارًا(in) a Fireحَامِیَةًۙintensely hot تُسْقٰیThey will be given to drinkمِنْfromعَیْنٍa springاٰنِیَةٍؕboiling لَیْسَIs notلَهُمْfor themطَعَامٌfoodاِلَّاexceptمِنْfromضَرِیْعٍۙa bitter thorny plant لَّاNotیُسْمِنُit nourishesوَ لَاand notیُغْنِیْit availsمِنْagainstجُوْعٍؕhunger وُجُوْهٌFacesیَّوْمَىِٕذٍthat Dayنَّاعِمَةٌۙ(will be) joyful لِّسَعْیِهَاWith their effortرَاضِیَةٌۙsatisfied فِیْInجَنَّةٍa gardenعَالِیَةٍۙelevated لَّاNotتَسْمَعُthey will hearفِیْهَاthereinلَاغِیَةًؕvain talk فِیْهَاThereinعَیْنٌ(will be) a springجَارِیَةٌۘflowing فِیْهَاThereinسُرُرٌ(will be) thronesمَّرْفُوْعَةٌۙraised high وَّ اَكْوَابٌAnd cupsمَّوْضُوْعَةٌۙput in place وَّ نَمَارِقُAnd cushionsمَصْفُوْفَةٌۙlined up وَّ زَرَابِیُّAnd carpetsمَبْثُوْثَةٌؕspread out اَفَلَاThen do notیَنْظُرُوْنَthey lookاِلَیatالْاِبِلِthe camelsكَیْفَhowخُلِقَتْۥthey are created وَ اِلَیAnd atالسَّمَآءِthe skyكَیْفَhowرُفِعَتْۥit is raised وَ اِلَیAnd atالْجِبَالِthe mountainsكَیْفَhowنُصِبَتْۥthey are fixed وَ اِلَیAnd atالْاَرْضِthe earthكَیْفَhowسُطِحَتْۥit is spread out فَذَكِّرْ ؕ۫So remindاِنَّمَاۤonlyاَنْتَyouمُذَكِّرٌؕ(are) a reminder لَسْتَYou are notعَلَیْهِمْover themبِمُصَۜیْطِرٍۙa controller اِلَّاButمَنْwhoeverتَوَلّٰیturns awayوَ كَفَرَۙand disbelieves فَیُعَذِّبُهُThen will punish himاللّٰهُAllahالْعَذَابَ(with) the punishmentالْاَكْبَرَؕgreatest اِنَّIndeedاِلَیْنَاۤto Usاِیَابَهُمْۙ(will be) their return ثُمَّThenاِنَّindeedعَلَیْنَاupon Usحِسَابَهُمْ۠(is) their account

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Surah Introduction

This Meccan sûrah compares the fate of the evildoers in the Hereafter to that of the good-doers. Those who disbelieve in Allah's might are criticized for failing to reflect on the wonders of His creation, and are warned of the fate of some destroyed disbelievers mentioned at the beginning of the next sûrah.

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Translation of Verse 1-261. In the Name of Allah-the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.

1. Has the news of the Overwhelming Event reached you ˹O Prophet˺?

2. On that Day ˹some˺ faces will be downcast,

3. ˹totally˺ overburdened, exhausted,

4. burning in a scorching Fire,

5. left to drink from a scalding spring.

6. They will have no food except a foul, thorny shrub,

7. neither nourishing nor satisfying hunger.

8. On that Day ˹other˺ faces will be glowing with bliss,

9. ˹fully˺ pleased with their striving,

10. in an elevated Garden,

11. where no idle talk will be heard.

12. In it will be a running spring,

13. along with thrones raised high,

14. and cups set at hand,

15. and ˹fine˺ cushions lined up,

16. and ˹splendid˺ carpets spread out.

17. Do they not ever reflect on camels-how they were ˹masterfully˺ created; ¹³⁰²

18. and the sky-how it was raised ˹high˺;

19. and the mountains-how they were firmly set up;

20. and the earth-how it was levelled out? ¹³⁰³

21. So, ˹continue to˺ remind ˹all, O Prophet˺, for your duty is only to remind.

22. You are not ˹there˺ to compel them ˹to believe˺.

23. But whoever turns away, persisting in disbelief,

24. then Allah will inflict upon them the major punishment. ¹³⁰⁴

25. Surely to Us is their return,

26. then surely with Us is their reckoning.

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Commentary

1302. Another possible translation: "Do they not ever reflect on rainclouds-how they are formed?"

1303. With the exception of some mountains and hills in some parts of the world, the earth has been smoothed out, making it easy for people to live, farm, and travel.

1304. The Hellfire is the major punishment. The minor punishment includes disasters in this life as well as torments in the grave. See 32:21.