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The Quran, Explained
87. Al-A'laa No. 88 89. Al-Fajr

Al-Ghaashiya

The Overwhelming | 26 verses | makkah

Pillar VI - Nature & Universe
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Movement 1 * Verses 1–26 Section 1 of 1

Section 1: Verses 1–26

Thematic progression across verses 1–26

88:1 Juz 30 * Page 592

هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلۡغَٰشِيَةِ 1

Hal ataaka hadeesul ghaashiyah

هَلْ Has
أَتَىٰكَ (there) come to you
حَدِيثُ (the) news
ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ (of) the Overwhelming?

Has there come to you the news of the overwhelming

88:2 Juz 30 * Page 592

وُجُوهࣱ يَوۡمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ 2

Wujoohuny yawma 'izin khaashi'ah

وُجُوهٍ Faces
يَوْمَئِذٌ that Day
خَٰشِعَةٍ (will be) humbled,

Faces on that Day will be shamed

88:3 Juz 30 * Page 592

عَامِلَةࣱ نَّاصِبَةࣱ‏ 3

Aamilatun naasibah

عَامِلَةٍ Laboring,
نَّاصِبَةٍ exhausted.

Laboring and exhausted

88:4 Juz 30 * Page 592

تَصۡلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةࣰ‏ 4

Taslaa naaran haamiyah

تَصْلَىٰ They will burn
نَارًا (in) a Fire
حَامِيَةً intensely hot.

Roasting in a scorching Fire

88:5 Juz 30 * Page 592

تُسۡقَىٰ مِنۡ عَيۡنٍ ءَانِيَةࣲ‏ 5

Tusqaa min 'aynin aaniyah

تُسْقَىٰ They will be given to drink
مِنْ from
عَيْنٌ a spring,
ءَانِيَةٌ boiling.

Given to drink from a flaming spring

88:6 Juz 30 * Page 592

لَّيۡسَ لَهُمۡ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعࣲ‏ 6

Laisa lahum ta'aamun illaa min daree

لَّيْسَ Not is
لَهُمْ for them
طَعَامٍ food
إِلَّا except
مِن from
ضَرِيعٌ a bitter thorny plant,

They will have no food except thorns

88:7 Juz 30 * Page 592

لَّا يُسۡمِنُ وَلَا يُغۡنِي مِن جُوعࣲ‏ 7

Laa yusminu wa laa yughnee min joo

لَّا Not
يُسْمِنُ it nourishes
وَلَا and not
يُغْنِى it avails
مِن from
جُوعٌ hunger.

That neither nourishes, nor satisfies hunger

88:8 Juz 30 * Page 592

وُجُوهࣱ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ نَّاعِمَةࣱ‏ 8

Wujoohuny yawma 'izin naa'imah

وُجُوهٍ Faces
يَوْمَئِذٌ that Day
نَّاعِمَةٍ (will be) joyful.

Faces on that Day will be joyful

88:9 Juz 30 * Page 592

لِّسَعۡيِهَا رَاضِيَةࣱ‏ 9

Lisa'yihaa raadiyah

لِّسَعْيِهَا With their effort
رَاضِيَةٍ satisfied,

Satisfied with their endeavor

88:10 Juz 30 * Page 592

فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةࣲ‏ 10

Fee jannatin 'aaliyah

فِى In
جَنَّةٌ a garden
عَالِيَةٌ elevated.

In a lofty Garden

88:11 Juz 30 * Page 592

لَّا تَسۡمَعُ فِيهَا لَٰغِيَةࣰ‏ 11

Laa tasma'u feehaa laaghiyah

لَّا Not
تَسْمَعُ they will hear
فِيهَا therein
لَٰغِيَةً vain talk.

In it you will hear no nonsense

88:12 Juz 30 * Page 592

فِيهَا عَيۡنࣱ جَارِيَةࣱ‏ 12

Feehaa 'aynun jaariyah

فِيهَا Therein
عَيْنٍ (will be) a spring
جَارِيَةٍ flowing,

In it is a flowing spring

88:13 Juz 30 * Page 592

فِيهَا سُرُرࣱ مَّرۡفُوعَةࣱ‏ 13

Feehaa sururum marfoo'ah

فِيهَا Therein
سُرُرٍ (will be) thrones
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ raised high,

In it are raised beds

88:14 Juz 30 * Page 592

وَأَكۡوَابࣱ مَّوۡضُوعَةࣱ‏ 14

Wa akwaabum mawdoo 'ah

وَأَكْوَابٍ And cups
مَّوْضُوعَةٍ put in place,

And cups set in place

88:15 Juz 30 * Page 592

وَنَمَارِقُ مَصۡفُوفَةࣱ‏ 15

Wa namaariqu masfoofah

وَنَمَارِقُ And cushions
مَصْفُوفَةٍ lined up,

And cushions set in rows

88:16 Juz 30 * Page 592

وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبۡثُوثَةٌ 16

Wa zaraabiyyu mabsoosah

وَزَرَابِىُّ And carpets
مَبْثُوثَةٍ spread out.

And carpets spread around

88:17 Juz 30 * Page 592

أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡإِبِلِ كَيۡفَ خُلِقَتۡ 17

Afalaa yanzuroona ilalibili kaifa khuliqat

أَفَلَا Then do not
يَنظُرُونَ they look
إِلَى towards
ٱلْإِبِلِ the camels,
كَيْفَ how
خُلِقَتْ they are created?

Do they not look at the camels—how they are created

88:18 Juz 30 * Page 592

وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيۡفَ رُفِعَتۡ 18

Wa ilas samaaa'i kaifa rufi'at

وَإِلَى And towards
ٱلسَّمَاۡءِ the sky,
كَيْفَ how
رُفِعَتْ it is raised?

And at the sky—how it is raised

88:19 Juz 30 * Page 592

وَإِلَى ٱلۡجِبَالِ كَيۡفَ نُصِبَتۡ 19

Wa ilal jibaali kaifa nusibat

وَإِلَى And towards
ٱلْجِبَالِ the mountains,
كَيْفَ how
نُصِبَتْ they are fixed?

And at the mountains—how they are installed

88:20 Juz 30 * Page 592

وَإِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ كَيۡفَ سُطِحَتۡ 20

Wa ilal ardi kaifa sutihat

وَإِلَى And towards
ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth,
كَيْفَ how
سُطِحَتْ it is spread out?

And at the earth—how it is spread out

88:21 Juz 30 * Page 592

فَذَكِّرۡ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرࣱ‏ 21

Fazakkir innama anta Muzakkir

فَذَكِّرْ So remind,
إِنَّمَاۡ only
أَنتَ you
مُذَكِّرٍ (are) a reminder.

So remind. You are only a reminder

88:22 Juz 30 * Page 592

لَّسۡتَ عَلَيۡهِم بِمُصَيۡطِرٍ 22

Lasta 'alaihim bimusaitir

لَّسْتَ You are not
عَلَيْهِم over them
بِمُصَيْطِرٌ a controller,

You have no control over them

88:23 Juz 30 * Page 592

إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ 23

Illaa man tawallaa wa kafar

إِلَّا But
مَن whoever
تَوَلَّىٰ turns away
وَكَفَرَ and disbelieves,

But whoever turns away and disbelieves

88:24 Juz 30 * Page 592

فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَكۡبَرَ 24

Fa yu'azzibuhul laahul 'azaabal akbar

فَيُعَذِّبُهُ Then will punish him
ٱللَّهُ Allah
ٱلْعَذَابَ (with) the punishment
ٱلْأَكْبَرَ greatest.

God will punish him with the greatest punishment

88:25 Juz 30 * Page 592

إِنَّ إِلَيۡنَآ إِيَابَهُمۡ 25

Innaa ilainaaa iyaabahum

إِنَّ Indeed,
إِلَيْنَاۡ to Us
إِيَابَهُمْ (will be) their return,

To Us is their return

88:26 Juz 30 * Page 592

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا حِسَابَهُم 26

Summa inna 'alainaa hisaabahum

ثُمَّ Then
إِنَّ indeed,
عَلَيْنَا upon Us
حِسَابَهُم (is) their account.

Then upon Us rests their reckoning