88:7
لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍ
Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.
The Overwhelming
لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍ
Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.
Nearby ayahs help place verse 88:7 in sequence and meaning.
تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ ءَانِيَةٍ
They will be given drink from a boiling spring.
لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ
For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ
[Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.
لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ
With their effort [they are] satisfied