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سُورَةُ الْغَاشِيَةِ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ٢٦

Surah Al-Ghashiyah English Translation & Transliteration

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Verses 1–7

7 verses

Al-Ghashiyah 1

Al-Ghashiyah 2

Al-Ghashiyah 3

Al-Ghashiyah 4

Al-Ghashiyah 5

Al-Ghashiyah 6

Al-Ghashiyah 7

هَلْ اَتٰيكَ حَد۪يثُ الْغَاشِيَةِۜ ۝١ وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَاشِعَةٌۙ ۝٢ عَامِلَةٌ نَاصِبَةٌۙ ۝٣ تَصْلٰى نَارًا حَامِيَةًۙ ۝٤ تُسْقٰى مِنْ عَيْنٍ اٰنِيَةٍۜ ۝٥ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ اِلَّا مِنْ ضَر۪يعٍۙ ۝٦ لَا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْن۪ي مِنْ جُوعٍۜ ۝٧

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1Hel etâke ḥadîŝü-lgâşiyeh.

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2Vucûhüy yevmeiẕin ḫâşiʿah.

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3Âmiletün nâṣibeh.

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4Taṣlâ nâran ḥâmiyeh.

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5Tüsḳâ min ʿaynin âniyeh.

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6Leyse lehüm ṭaʿâmün illâ min ḍarî.

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7Lâ yüsminü velâ yugnî min cû.

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1Has the news reached you of the event whose terror will overwhelm everything?

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2On that day some faces will be utterly abased and wretched,

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3completely worn out and exhausted.

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4They will end up in the scorching Fire.

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5When thirsty, they will be given boiling water to drink.

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6(6-7) And when hungry, they will find no food but a poisonous thorn that neither nourishes nor satisfies hunger.

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7(6-7) And when hungry, they will find no food but a poisonous thorn that neither nourishes nor satisfies hunger.

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Verses 8–16

9 verses

Al-Ghashiyah 8

Al-Ghashiyah 9

Al-Ghashiyah 10

Al-Ghashiyah 11

Al-Ghashiyah 12

Al-Ghashiyah 13

Al-Ghashiyah 14

Al-Ghashiyah 15

Al-Ghashiyah 16

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَاعِمَةٌۙ ۝٨ لِسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌۙ ۝٩ ف۪ي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍۙ ۝١٠ لَا تَسْمَعُ ف۪يهَا لَاغِيَةًۜ ۝١١ ف۪يهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌۢ ۝١٢ ف۪يهَا سُرُرٌ مَرْفُوعَةٌۙ ۝١٣ وَاَكْوَابٌ مَوْضُوعَةٌۙ ۝١٤ وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌۙ ۝١٥ وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌۜ ۝١٦

Mushaf

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8Vucûhüy yevmeiẕin nâʿimeh.

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9Lisaʿyihâ râḍiyeh.

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10Fî cennetin ʿâliyeh.

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11Lâ tesmeʿu fîhâ lâgiyeh.

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12Fîhâ ʿaynün câriyeh.

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13Fîhâ sürurum merfûʿah.

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14Veekvâbüm mevḍûʿah.

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15Venemâriḳu maṣfûfeh.

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16Vezerâbiyyü mebŝûŝeh.

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8On that day other faces will shine with happiness,

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9rejoicing at having found the reward for their efforts,

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10hosted in the lofty station of the gardens.

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11There they will hear no evil word.

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12There will be ever-flowing springs there,

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13magnificent thrones set on high,

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14brimming cups ready to drink from,

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15cushions set in rows,

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16and carpets spread out.

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Verses 17–20

4 verses

Al-Ghashiyah 17

Al-Ghashiyah 18

Al-Ghashiyah 19

Al-Ghashiyah 20

اَفَلَا يَنْظُرُونَ اِلَى الْاِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ۠ ۝١٧ وَاِلَى السَّمَٓاءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ۠ ۝١٨ وَاِلَى الْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ۠ ۝١٩ وَاِلَى الْاَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ۠ ۝٢٠

Mushaf

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17Efelâ yenżurûne ile-lʾibili keyfe ḫuliḳat.

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18Veile-ssemâi keyfe rufiʿat.

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19Veile-lcibâli keyfe nüṣibet.

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20Veile-lʾarḍi keyfe süṭiḥat.

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17Do they not look, then, with an eye to taking a lesson at the camel/the cloud—how it has been created?

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18And at the vault of the sky—how it has been raised?

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19And at the firm mountains—how they have been set up?

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20And at the earth—how it has been spread out?

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Related verses

Related verses

17Ar-Ra'd 2Qaf 6

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18Al-Mu'minun 17Al-Mulk 3

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19Luqman 10An-Naba 7

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20Al-Baqarah 29Ghafir 64

Verses 21–26

6 verses

Al-Ghashiyah 21

Al-Ghashiyah 22

Al-Ghashiyah 23

Al-Ghashiyah 24

Al-Ghashiyah 25

Al-Ghashiyah 26

فَذَكِّرْ اِنَّمَٓا اَنْتَ مُذَكِّرٌۜ ۝٢١ لَسْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِمُصَيْطِرٍۙ ۝٢٢ اِلَّا مَنْ تَوَلّٰى وَكَفَرَۙ ۝٢٣ فَيُعَذِّبُهُ اللّٰهُ الْعَذَابَ الْاَكْبَرَۜ ۝٢٤ اِنَّ اِلَيْنَٓا اِيَابَهُمْۙ ۝٢٥ ثُمَّ اِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُمْ ۝٢٦

Mushaf

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21Feẕekkir innemâ ente müẕekkir.

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22Leste ʿaleyhim bimüṣayṭir.

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23İllâ men tevellâ vekefera.

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24Feyüʿaẕẕibühü-llâhü-lʿaẕâbe-lʾekber.

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25İnne ileynâ iyâbehüm.

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26Ŝümme inne ʿaleynâ ḥisâbehüm.

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21So keep on giving admonition and warning! For you are charged only with warning.

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22You are in no position to force them into faith.

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23But whoever turns away from the revelation and disbelieves,

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24Allah will strike him with the greatest punishment.

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25In any case, their return will be to Us.

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26And then it will be for Us to call them to account.

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The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik. The explanatory translation was compiled by combining various translations.

The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.

In the order of revelation, before this surah came Adh-Dhariyat, and after it Al-Kahf . All surahs in order of revelation