لَّا يُسۡمِنُ وَلَا يُغۡنِي مِن جُوعٖ
Laa yusminu wa laa yughnee min joo'
Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.
— Al-Ghashiyah (ٱلْغَاشِيَة), 88:7

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لَّا يُسۡمِنُ وَلَا يُغۡنِي مِن جُوعٖ
Laa yusminu wa laa yughnee min joo'
Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.
— Al-Ghashiyah (ٱلْغَاشِيَة), 88:7
لَّا يُسۡمِنُ وَلَا يُغۡنِي مِن جُوعٖTransliteration: Laa yusminu wa laa yughnee min joo'
Translation (Yusuf Ali): Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.
This is verse 7 of Surah Al-Ghashiyah (ٱلْغَاشِيَة, meaning "The Overwhelming"), the 88th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 26 total verses.
This verse is referenced in the following Quranic topics: Descriptions of Hell.