Surah 088

Al-Ghāshiya

الغاشية

26 verses · Meccan

Key structural observations
  • The opening question announces the Overwhelming and opens two portraits of faces on the same Day: humiliation and toil, then bliss and satisfaction with effort (1–9).
  • Fire, boiling spring and food without benefit form the first abode (4–7). Garden, hearing without idle speech, spring and prepared objects unfold the happy welcome (10–16).
  • Four uses of kayfa and four passive verbs return from the announced abodes to visible creation: camels, sky, mountains and earth (17–20).
  • The Prophet receives the command to remind and a definition of his mission: he does not control hearts. Refusal remains subject to Allah’s judgement (21–24).
  • Ilaynā assigns the direction of return to Allah; ʿalaynā assigns Him the account. Two final affirmations answer the Messenger’s limits (22, 25–26).
Read the teaching

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1

هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ

2

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَاشِعَةٌ

3

عَامِلَةٌ نَاصِبَةٌ

4

تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً

5

تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ آنِيَةٍ

6

لَيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ ضَرِيعٍ

7

لَا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِنْ جُوعٍ

8

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَاعِمَةٌ

9

لِسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ

10

فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ

11

لَا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَاغِيَةً

12

فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ

13

فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَرْفُوعَةٌ

14

وَأَكْوَابٌ مَوْضُوعَةٌ

15

وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ

16

وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ

17

أَفَلَا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى الْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ

18

وَإِلَى السَّمَاءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ

19

وَإِلَى الْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ

20

وَإِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ

21

فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مُذَكِّرٌ

22

لَسْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِمُصَيْطِرٍ

23

إِلَّا مَنْ تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ

24

فَيُعَذِّبُهُ اللَّهُ الْعَذَابَ الْأَكْبَرَ

25

إِنَّ إِلَيْنَا إِيَابَهُمْ

26

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُمْ