Surah 78 · verse 21
An-Naba 78:21
Sign in to listenإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
inna jahannama kanat mirsad
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا
The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
Verse 19وَفُتِحَتِ السَّمَاءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَابًا
And the heaven is opened and will become gateways
Verse 20وَسُيِّرَتِ الْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
لِّلطَّاغِينَ مَآبًا
For the transgressors, a place of return,
Verse 23لَّابِثِينَ فِيهَا أَحْقَابًا
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
Verse 24لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا
They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink
