سُوْرَةُ الْغَاشِيَةِ

Surah Al-Ghaashiya (88) — Ayah 7

The Overwhelming · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 592

لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍ ﴿7﴾
Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.
لَّا Not
يُسْمِنُ yus'minu it nourishes
وَلَا walā and not
يُغْنِى yugh'nī it avails
مِن min from
جُوعٍۢ jūʿin hunger

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Which neither nourishes nor satisfies hunger [5].

[5]
The Three Benefits of Food:

That is, there are only three reasons for eating something. One is to eat for pleasure, the second is to satisfy hunger, and the third is for nourishment and strengthening the body. From ﴿ضريع﴾, instead of pleasure, there will be aversion, because it will be thorny, foul-smelling, bitter, and poisonous. The Quran has explicitly negated the remaining two purposes. Thus, eating it will only increase suffering and no benefit will be gained.