Meccan·Surah 88

الغاشية

Surah Al-Ghashiyah — Ayah 8

The Overwhelming

26 Ayahs·Verse 88:8
88:8

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ

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

Context in Surah Al-Ghashiyah

Nearby ayahs help place verse 88:8 in sequence and meaning.

لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ

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

لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍ

Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.

لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ

With their effort [they are] satisfied

فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ

In an elevated garden,