Meccan·Surah 78

النبأ

Surah An-Naba — Ayah 27

The Tidings

40 Ayahs·Verse 78:27
78:27

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا

Indeed, they were not expecting an account

Context in Surah An-Naba

Nearby ayahs help place verse 78:27 in sequence and meaning.

إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا

Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -

جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا

An appropriate recompense.

وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا

And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.

وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَـٰهُ كِتَـٰبًا

But all things We have enumerated in writing.