88 Al Gaashiya-The Overwhelming

Question 1

هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلۡغَٰشِيَةِ

Answer 1

Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?

Question 2

وُجُوهٌ يَوۡمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ

Answer 2

[Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,

Question 3

عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ

Answer 3

Working [hard] and exhausted.

Question 4

تَصۡلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً

Answer 4

They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.

Question 5

تُسۡقَىٰ مِنۡ عَيۡنٍ ءَانِيَةٍ

Answer 5

They will be given drink from a boiling spring.

Question 6

لَّيۡسَ لَهُمۡ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ

Answer 6

For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant

Question 7

لَّا يُسۡمِنُ وَلَا يُغۡنِى مِن جُوعٍ

Answer 7

Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.

Question 8

وُجُوهٌ يَوۡمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ

Answer 8

[Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.

Question 9

لِّسَعۡيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ

Answer 9

With their effort [they are] satisfied

Question 10

فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ

Answer 10

In an elevated garden,

Question 11

لَّا تَسۡمَعُ فِيهَا لَٰغِيَةً

Answer 11

Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.

Question 12

فِيهَا عَيۡنٌ جَارِيَةٌ

Answer 12

Within it is a flowing spring.

Question 13

فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرۡفُوعَةٌ

Answer 13

Within it are couches raised high

Question 14

وَأَكۡوَابٌ مَّوۡضُوعَةٌ

Answer 14

And cups put in place

Question 15

وَنَمَارِقُ مَصۡفُوفَةٌ

Answer 15

And cushions lined up

Question 16

وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبۡثُوثَةٌ

Answer 16

And carpets spread around.

Question 17

أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡإِبِلِ كَيۡفَ خُلِقَتۡ

Answer 17

Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?

Question 18

وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيۡفَ رُفِعَتۡ

Answer 18

And at the sky - how it is raised?

Question 19

وَإِلَى ٱلۡجِبَالِ كَيۡفَ نُصِبَتۡ

Answer 19

And at the mountains - how they are erected?

Question 20

وَإِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ كَيۡفَ سُطِحَتۡ

Answer 20

And at the earth - how it is spread out?

Question 21

فَذَكِّرۡ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ

Answer 21

So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder.

Question 22

لَّسۡتَ عَلَيۡهِم بِمُصَيۡطِرٍ

Answer 22

You are not over them a controller.

Question 23

إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ

Answer 23

However, he who turns away and disbelieves -

Question 24

فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَكۡبَرَ

Answer 24

Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.

Question 25

إِنَّ إِلَيۡنَآ إِيَابَهُمۡ

Answer 25

Indeed, to Us is their return.

Question 26

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا حِسَابَهُم

Answer 26

Then indeed, upon Us is their account.

Question 27

Gaashiya, 26 ayaat, 5 sections

Answer 27

1. People of Hell
2. People of Heaven
3. Signs of Allah’s Creations
4. Just remind
5. Hell for those who refuse