Surah Al-Ghaashiya · Ayah 2·Makkī

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Translation

Saheeh International

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

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 3 roots in 3 of 3 words

Recitation · 4 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)2

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

3 words · 13 letters · āyah 2 of 26

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 75:25 · Al-Qiyaamaclose

    تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ

    Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.

  • Quran 75:23 · Al-Qiyaamaclose

    إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ

    Looking at their Lord.

  • Quran 70:44 · Al-Ma'aarijclose

    خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ

    Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. That is the Day which they had been promised.

  • Quran 94:4 · Ash-Sharhclose

    وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ

    And raised high for you your repute.

  • Quran 45:28 · Al-Jaathiyaclose

    وَتَرَىٰ كُلَّ أُمَّةٍ جَاثِيَةً كُلُّ أُمَّةٍ تُدْعَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ كِتَٰبِهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

    And you will see every nation kneeling [from fear]. Every nation will be called to its record [and told], "Today you will be recompensed for what you used to do.

  • Quran 38:21 · Saadclose

    وَهَلْ أَتَىٰكَ نَبَؤُا۟ ٱلْخَصْمِ إِذْ تَسَوَّرُوا۟ ٱلْمِحْرَابَ

    And has there come to you the news of the adversaries, when they climbed over the wall of [his] prayer chamber -

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 88:2?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 88:2 include Quran 75:25 (Surah Al-Qiyaama), Quran 75:23 (Surah Al-Qiyaama), Quran 70:44 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij), and Quran 94:4 (Surah Ash-Sharh). For example, 75:25 reads: “Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 88:2 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 88:2 (Surah Al-Ghaashiya, The Overwhelming) reads: “[Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,”

Which surah is verse 88:2 in?

Quran 88:2 is āyah 2 of Surah Al-Ghaashiya (The Overwhelming), chapter 88 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 26 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 88:2?

Tartīl presents Quran 88:2 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.