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الغَاشِيَة

Thomas Cleary

Surah 88. The Overwhelming, The Overwhelming Calamity, The Pall (al-Ghashiyah)

26 verses Meccan
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1 The Overwhelming Event
88:1 ›
هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ
Translation not available for this verse.
Hal ataka hadeethu alghashiyati
88:2 ›
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَاشِعَةٌ
Translation not available for this verse.
Wujoohun yawma-ithin khashiAAatun
88:3 ›
عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ
Translation not available for this verse.
AAamilatun nasibatun
88:4 ›
تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً
Translation not available for this verse.
Tasla naran hamiyatan
88:5 ›
تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ آنِيَةٍ
Translation not available for this verse.
Tusqa min AAaynin aniyatin
88:6 ›
لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ
Translation not available for this verse.
Laysa lahum taAAamun illa min dareeAAin
88:7 ›
لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِن جُوعٍ
Translation not available for this verse.
La yusminu wala yughnee min jooAAin
88:8 ›
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ
Translation not available for this verse.
Wujoohun yawma-ithin naAAimatun
88:9 ›
لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ
Translation not available for this verse.
LisaAAyiha radiyatun
88:10 ›
فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
Translation not available for this verse.
Fee jannatin AAaliyatin
88:11 ›
لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَاغِيَةً
Translation not available for this verse.
La tasmaAAu feeha laghiyatan
88:12 ›
فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ
Translation not available for this verse.
Feeha AAaynun jariyatun
88:13 ›
فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ
Translation not available for this verse.
Feeha sururun marfooAAatun
88:14 ›
وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ
Translation not available for this verse.
Waakwabun mawdooAAatun
88:15 ›
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ
Translation not available for this verse.
Wanamariqu masfoofatun
88:16 ›
وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ
Translation not available for this verse.
Wazarabiyyu mabthoothatun
88:17 ›
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى الْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ
Translation not available for this verse.
Afala yanthuroona ila al-ibili kayfa khuliqat
88:18 ›
وَإِلَى السَّمَاءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ
Translation not available for this verse.
Wa-ila alssama-i kayfa rufiAAat
88:19 ›
وَإِلَى الْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ
Translation not available for this verse.
Wa-ila aljibali kayfa nusibat
88:20 ›
وَإِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ
Translation not available for this verse.
Wa-ila al-ardi kayfa sutihat
88:21 ›
فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ
Translation not available for this verse.
Fathakkir innama anta muthakkirun
88:22 ›
لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
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Lasta AAalayhim bimusaytirin
88:23 ›
إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ
Translation not available for this verse.
Illa man tawalla wakafara
88:24 ›
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ اللَّهُ الْعَذَابَ الْأَكْبَرَ
Translation not available for this verse.
FayuAAaththibuhu Allahu alAAathaba al-akbara
88:25 ›
إِنَّ إِلَيْنَا إِيَابَهُمْ
Translation not available for this verse.
Inna ilayna iyabahum
88:26 ›
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم
Translation not available for this verse.
Thumma inna AAalayna hisabahum
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Surah Info

Surah
The Overwhelming, The Overwhelming Calamity, The Pall
Verses
26
Revelation
Meccan
Juz
30
Translations
65

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Judgment Paradise Hellfire Overwhelming

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