Meccan·Surah 78

النبأ

Surah An-Naba — Ayah 23

The Tidings

40 Ayahs·Verse 78:23
78:23

لَّـٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًا

In which they will remain for ages [unending].

Context in Surah An-Naba

Nearby ayahs help place verse 78:23 in sequence and meaning.

إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا

Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait

لِّلطَّـٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًا

For the transgressors, a place of return,

لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا

They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink

إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا

Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -