Meccan·Surah 78

النبأ

Surah An-Naba — Ayah 28

The Tidings

40 Ayahs·Verse 78:28
78:28

وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا

And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.

Context in Surah An-Naba

Nearby ayahs help place verse 78:28 in sequence and meaning.

جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا

An appropriate recompense.

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا

Indeed, they were not expecting an account

وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَـٰهُ كِتَـٰبًا

But all things We have enumerated in writing.

فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا

"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."