Meccan·Surah 80

عبس

Surah Abasa — Ayah 40

He Frowned

42 Ayahs·Verse 80:40
80:40

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ

And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.

Context in Surah Abasa

Nearby ayahs help place verse 80:40 in sequence and meaning.

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ

[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -

ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ

Laughing, rejoicing at good news.

تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

Blackness will cover them.

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ

Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.