88: al-Ghaasheyah الغاشية
This is a ‘Makki’ Surah and it has 26 verses. It is narrated from the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) that the one who recites this Surah will not face difficulty
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Surah al-Ghaasheyah (The Overwhelming Calamity)
This is a ‘Makki’ Surah and it has 26 verses. It is narrated from the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) that the one who recites this Surah will not face difficulty in the accounting of deeds on the Day of Judgement and Allah (s.w.t.) will show Mercy to him and save him from Hell.
Reciting this Surah near a baby removes fright from him and stops his crying. Imam Ali (a.s.) has said that if this Surah is recited over a part of the body which is paining, the pain will go away and if recited over food items, it removes any bad effects of that food.
Text and Translation
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
BISMIL LAAHIR RAHMAANIR RAHEEM
In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful
هَلْ اَتٰٮكَ حَدِيْثُ الْغَاشِيَةِؕ(1)
HAL ATAAKA HADEESUL GHAASHEYAH.
Did you receive the account of the Enveloper?
وُجُوْهٌ يَّوْمَئِذٍ خَاشِعَةٌ ۙ(2)
WOJOOHUN-Y YAWMA-EZIN KHAASHE-A’TUN.
Some faces on that day will be humbled,
عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ ۙ(3)
A’AMELATUN NAASEBATUN.
wrought-up and weary:
تَصْلٰى نَارًا حَامِيَةً ۙ(4)
TASLAA NAARAN HAAME-YATAN.
they will enter a scorching fire
تُسْقٰى مِنْ عَيْنٍ اٰنِيَةٍؕ(5)
TUSQAA MIN A’YNIN AANEYAH.
and made to drink from a boiling spring.
لَيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ اِلَّا مِنْ ضَرِيْعٍۙ(6)
LAYSAA LAHUM TA-A’AMUN ILLAA MIN ZAREE-I’L.
They will have no food except cactus,
لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِىْ مِنْ جُوْعٍؕ(7)
LAA YUSMENO WA LAA YUGHNEE MIN JOO’.
neither nourishing, nor of avail against hunger.
وُجُوْهٌ يَّوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ ۙ(8)
WOJOOHUN-Y YAWMA-EZIN NAA-E’MAUL.
Some faces on that day will be joyous,
لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ ۙ(9)
LE-SA’YEHAA RAAZEYATUN.
pleased with their endeavour,
فِىْ جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍۙ(10)
FEE JANNATIN A’ALEYATIL.
in a lofty garden,
لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيْهَا لَاغِيَةً ؕ(11)
LAA TASMA-O’ FEEHAL LAAGHEYAH.
where they will not hear any vain talk.
فِيْهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ ۘ(12)
FEEHAA A’YNUN JAAREYAH.
In it is a flowing spring
فِيْهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوْعَةٌ ۙ(13)
FEEHAA SORORUM MAR-FOO-A’TUNW.
and raised couches,
وَّاَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوْعَةٌ ۙ(14)
WA AKWAABUM MAW-ZOO-A’TUNW.
with goblets set,
وَّنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوْفَةٌ ۙ(15)
WA NAMAAREQO MASFOOAFUNW.
and cushions laid out in an array,
وَّزَرَابِىُّ مَبْثُوْثَةٌ ؕ(16)
WA ZARAABIYYO MABSOOSAH.
and carpets spread out.
اَفَلَا يَنْظُرُوْنَ اِلَى الْاِ بِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ(17)
AFALAA YANZOROONA ELAL EBELE KAYFA KHOLEQAT.
Do they not observe the camel, [to see] how it has been created?
وَاِلَى السَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ(18)
WA ELAS SAMAAA-E KAYFA RO-FE-A’T.
and the sky, how it has been raised?
وَاِلَى الْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ(19)
WA ELAL JEBAALE KAYFA NOSEBAT.
and the mountains, how they have been set?
وَاِلَى الْاَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ(20)
WA ELAL ARZE KAYFA SOTEHAT.
and the earth, how it has been surfaced?
فَذَكِّرْ ؕ اِنَّمَاۤ اَنْتَ مُذَكِّرٌ ؕ(21)
FAZAKKIR, INNAMAA ANTA MOZAKKER.
So admonish—for you are only an admonisher,
لَسْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِمُصَۜيْطِرٍۙ(22)
LASTA A’LAYHIM BE-MOSAYTERIN.
and not a taskmaster over them—
اِلَّا مَنْ تَوَلّٰى وَكَفَرَۙ(23)
ILLAA MAN TAWALLAA WA KAFARA.
except him who turns back and disbelieves.
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ اللّٰهُ الْعَذَابَ الْاَكْبَرَؕ(24)
FA-YO-A’ZZEBOHUL LAAHUL A’ZAABAL AKBAR.
Him Allah will punish with the greatest punishment.
اِنَّ اِلَيْنَاۤ اِيَابَهُمْۙ(25)
INNA ELAYNAA EYAABAHUM.
Indeed to Us will be their return.
ثُمَّ اِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُمْ(26)
SUMMA INNA A’LAYNAA HESAABAHUM.
Then, indeed, their reckoning will lie with Us.
