Surah Al-Ghaashiya · Ayah 3·Makkī

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Translation

Saheeh International

Working [hard] and exhausted.

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 2 roots in 2 of 2 words

Recitation · 4 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

2 words · 10 letters · āyah 3 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 11:106 · Hudvery close

    فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ شَقُوا۟ فَفِى ٱلنَّارِ لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌ وَشَهِيقٌ

    As for those who were [destined to be] wretched, they will be in the Fire. For them therein is [violent] exhaling and inhaling.

  • Quran 51:13 · Adh-Dhaariyatclose

    يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ

    [It is] the Day they will be tormented over the Fire

  • Quran 23:104 · Al-Muminoonclose

    تَلْفَحُ وُجُوهَهُمُ ٱلنَّارُ وَهُمْ فِيهَا كَٰلِحُونَ

    The Fire will sear their faces, and they therein will have taut smiles.

  • Quran 54:48 · Al-Qamarclose

    يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِى ٱلنَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ ذُوقُوا۟ مَسَّ سَقَرَ

    The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces [it will be said], "Taste the touch of Saqar."

  • Quran 22:21 · Al-Hajjclose

    وَلَهُم مَّقَٰمِعُ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ

    And for [striking] them are maces of iron.

  • Quran 9:35 · At-Tawbaclose

    يَوْمَ يُحْمَىٰ عَلَيْهَا فِى نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ فَتُكْوَىٰ بِهَا جِبَاهُهُمْ وَجُنُوبُهُمْ وَظُهُورُهُمْ هَٰذَا مَا كَنَزْتُمْ لِأَنفُسِكُمْ فَذُوقُوا۟ مَا كُنتُمْ تَكْنِزُونَ

    The Day when it will be heated in the fire of Hell and seared therewith will be their foreheads, their flanks, and their backs, [it will be said], "This is what you hoarded for…

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Al-Maaida 5:902 shared roots

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا ٱلْخَمْرُ وَٱلْمَيْسِرُ وَٱلْأَنصَابُ وَٱلْأَزْلَٰمُ رِجْسٌ مِّنْ عَمَلِ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ فَٱجْتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

    ن-ص-بع-م-ل

  • At-Tawba 9:1202 shared roots

    مَا كَانَ لِأَهْلِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَعْرَابِ أَن يَتَخَلَّفُوا۟ عَن رَّسُولِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا يَرْغَبُوا۟ بِأَنفُسِهِمْ عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ لَا يُصِيبُهُمْ ظَمَأٌ وَلَا نَصَبٌ وَلَا مَخْمَصَةٌ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا يَطَـُٔونَ مَوْطِئًا يَغِيظُ ٱلْكُفَّارَ وَلَا يَنَالُونَ مِنْ عَدُوٍّ نَّيْلًا إِلَّا كُتِبَ لَهُم بِهِۦ عَمَلٌ صَٰلِحٌ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُضِيعُ أَجْرَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

    ن-ص-بع-م-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 88:3?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 88:3 include Quran 11:106 (Surah Hud), Quran 51:13 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat), Quran 23:104 (Surah Al-Muminoon), and Quran 54:48 (Surah Al-Qamar). For example, 11:106 reads: “As for those who were [destined to be] wretched, they will be in the Fire. For them therein is [violent] exhaling and inhaling.” 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 88:3 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 88:3 (Surah Al-Ghaashiya, The Overwhelming) reads: “Working [hard] and exhausted.”

Which surah is verse 88:3 in?

Quran 88:3 is āyah 3 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 88:3?

Tartīl presents Quran 88:3 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.