Meccan·Surah 78

النبأ

Surah An-Naba — Ayah 26

The Tidings

40 Ayahs·Verse 78:26
78:26

جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا

An appropriate recompense.

Context in Surah An-Naba

Nearby ayahs help place verse 78:26 in sequence and meaning.

لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا

They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink

إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا

Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا

Indeed, they were not expecting an account

وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا

And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.