Surah Al-Ghaashiya word by word

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Al-Ghaashiya (الغاشية) word by word, in full: Meccan, revealed in Mecca, 26 verses, 92 words. Each verse is displayed in Arabic with its English translation, then broken down into words, each with its transliteration and meaning.

With 92 words to discover, Surah Al-Ghaashiya becomes accessible even without knowing how to read Arabic: the transliteration guides the pronunciation and the meaning gives the sense. Repeat each word, then read the whole verse again: this is the most effective way to memorize this surah, understand what you recite in prayer and grow your Quranic vocabulary.

Updated on 30 September 2026 at 4:42 AM

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Verse 1 - Surah Al-Ghaashiya: 4 words

هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَـٰشِيَةِ

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

هَلْ hal Has
أَتَىٰكَ atāka (there) come to you
حَدِيثُ ḥadīthu (the) news
ٱلْغَـٰشِيَةِ l-ghāshiyati (of) the Overwhelming

Verse 2 - Surah Al-Ghaashiya: 3 words

وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَـٰشِعَةٌ

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

وُجُوهٌۭ wujūhun Faces
يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day
خَـٰشِعَةٌ khāshiʿatun (will be) humbled

Verse 3 - Surah Al-Ghaashiya: 2 words

عَامِلَةٌۭ نَّاصِبَةٌۭ

Working [hard] and exhausted.

عَامِلَةٌۭ ʿāmilatun Laboring
نَّاصِبَةٌۭ nāṣibatun exhausted

Verse 4 - Surah Al-Ghaashiya: 3 words

تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةًۭ

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

تَصْلَىٰ taṣlā They will burn
نَارًا nāran (in) a Fire
حَامِيَةًۭ ḥāmiyatan intensely hot

Verse 5 - Surah Al-Ghaashiya: 4 words

تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ ءَانِيَةٍۢ

They will be given drink from a boiling spring.

تُسْقَىٰ tus'qā They will be given to drink
مِنْ min from
عَيْنٍ ʿaynin a spring
ءَانِيَةٍۢ āniyatin boiling

Verse 6 - Surah Al-Ghaashiya: 6 words

لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍۢ

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

لَّيْسَ laysa Not is
لَهُمْ lahum for them
طَعَامٌ ṭaʿāmun food
إِلَّا illā except
مِن min from
ضَرِيعٍۢ ḍarīʿin a bitter thorny plant

Verse 7 - Surah Al-Ghaashiya: 6 words

لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍۢ

Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.

لَّا lā Not
يُسْمِنُ yus'minu it nourishes
وَلَا walā and not
يُغْنِى yugh'nī it avails
مِن min from
جُوعٍۢ jūʿin hunger

Verse 8 - Surah Al-Ghaashiya: 3 words

وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ نَّاعِمَةٌۭ

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

وُجُوهٌۭ wujūhun Faces
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ yawma-idhin that Day
نَّاعِمَةٌۭ nāʿimatun (will be) joyful

Verse 9 - Surah Al-Ghaashiya: 2 words

لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌۭ

With their effort [they are] satisfied

لِّسَعْيِهَا lisaʿyihā With their effort
رَاضِيَةٌۭ rāḍiyatun satisfied

Verse 10 - Surah Al-Ghaashiya: 3 words

فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍۢ

In an elevated garden,

فِى fī In
جَنَّةٍ jannatin a garden
عَالِيَةٍۢ ʿāliyatin elevated

Verse 11 - Surah Al-Ghaashiya: 4 words

لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَـٰغِيَةًۭ

Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.

لَّا lā Not
تَسْمَعُ tasmaʿu they will hear
فِيهَا fīhā therein
لَـٰغِيَةًۭ lāghiyatan vain talk

Verse 12 - Surah Al-Ghaashiya: 3 words

فِيهَا عَيْنٌۭ جَارِيَةٌۭ

Within it is a flowing spring.

فِيهَا fīhā Therein
عَيْنٌۭ ʿaynun (will be) a spring
جَارِيَةٌۭ jāriyatun flowing

Verse 13 - Surah Al-Ghaashiya: 3 words

فِيهَا سُرُرٌۭ مَّرْفُوعَةٌۭ

Within it are couches raised high

فِيهَا fīhā Therein
سُرُرٌۭ sururun (will be) thrones
مَّرْفُوعَةٌۭ marfūʿatun raised high

Verse 14 - Surah Al-Ghaashiya: 2 words

وَأَكْوَابٌۭ مَّوْضُوعَةٌۭ

And cups put in place

وَأَكْوَابٌۭ wa-akwābun And cups
مَّوْضُوعَةٌۭ mawḍūʿatun put in place

Verse 15 - Surah Al-Ghaashiya: 2 words

وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌۭ

And cushions lined up

وَنَمَارِقُ wanamāriqu And cushions
مَصْفُوفَةٌۭ maṣfūfatun lined up

Verse 16 - Surah Al-Ghaashiya: 2 words

وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ

And carpets spread around.

وَزَرَابِىُّ wazarābiyyu And carpets
مَبْثُوثَةٌ mabthūthatun spread out

Verse 17 - Surah Al-Ghaashiya: 6 words

أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ

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

أَفَلَا afalā Then do not
يَنظُرُونَ yanẓurūna they look
إِلَى ilā towards
ٱلْإِبِلِ l-ibili the camels
كَيْفَ kayfa how
خُلِقَتْ khuliqat they are created

Verse 18 - Surah Al-Ghaashiya: 4 words

وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ

And at the sky - how it is raised?

وَإِلَى wa-ilā And towards
ٱلسَّمَآءِ l-samāi the sky
كَيْفَ kayfa how
رُفِعَتْ rufiʿat it is raised

Verse 19 - Surah Al-Ghaashiya: 4 words

وَإِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ

And at the mountains - how they are erected?

وَإِلَى wa-ilā And towards
ٱلْجِبَالِ l-jibāli the mountains
كَيْفَ kayfa how
نُصِبَتْ nuṣibat they are fixed

Verse 20 - Surah Al-Ghaashiya: 4 words

وَإِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ

And at the earth - how it is spread out?

وَإِلَى wa-ilā And towards
ٱلْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth
كَيْفَ kayfa how
سُطِحَتْ suṭiḥat it is spread out

Verse 21 - Surah Al-Ghaashiya: 4 words

فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌۭ

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

فَذَكِّرْ fadhakkir So remind
إِنَّمَآ innamā only
أَنتَ anta you
مُذَكِّرٌۭ mudhakkirun (are) a reminder

Verse 22 - Surah Al-Ghaashiya: 3 words

لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ

You are not over them a controller.

لَّسْتَ lasta You are not
عَلَيْهِم ʿalayhim over them
بِمُصَيْطِرٍ bimuṣayṭirin a controller

Verse 23 - Surah Al-Ghaashiya: 4 words

إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ

However, he who turns away and disbelieves -

إِلَّا illā But
مَن man whoever
تَوَلَّىٰ tawallā turns away
وَكَفَرَ wakafara and disbelieves

Verse 24 - Surah Al-Ghaashiya: 4 words

فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ

Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.

فَيُعَذِّبُهُ fayuʿadhibuhu Then will punish him
ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah
ٱلْعَذَابَ l-ʿadhāba (with) the punishment
ٱلْأَكْبَرَ l-akbara greatest

Verse 25 - Surah Al-Ghaashiya: 3 words

إِنَّ إِلَيْنَآ إِيَابَهُمْ

Indeed, to Us is their return.

إِنَّ inna Indeed
إِلَيْنَآ ilaynā to Us
إِيَابَهُمْ iyābahum (will be) their return

Verse 26 - Surah Al-Ghaashiya: 4 words

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم

Then indeed, upon Us is their account.

ثُمَّ thumma Then
إِنَّ inna indeed
عَلَيْنَا ʿalaynā upon Us
حِسَابَهُم ḥisābahum (is) their account

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