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Abasa (عبس)

Quran 80:40 — Surah Abasa, Verse 40

Chapter 80 · He Frowned · Juz 30

40

وَوُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌۭ

Wa wujoohuy yauma-izin 'alaiha ghabar a

And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.

Quran 80:40 — Surah Abasa

About This Verse

This is verse 40 of 42 in Surah Abasa (عبس), meaning “He Frowned”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 30 (Part 30) of the Quran.

Surah Abasa is the 80th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 42 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.

How to Read Quran 80:40

To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:

Wa wujoohuy yauma-izin 'alaiha ghabar a

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Surrounding Verses

38

وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ مُّسْفِرَةٌۭ

[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -

39

ضَاحِكَةٌۭ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌۭ

Laughing, rejoicing at good news.

40

وَوُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌۭ

And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.

41

تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

Blackness will cover them.

42

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ

Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.