Surah An-Naba, Ayah 21 (78:21)

ٱلنَّبَأ

إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا

Quran 78:21 is ayah 21 of Surah An-Naba (“The Tidings”), a Meccan surah of 40 ayahs. It is in Juz 30, on page 582 of the Madani Mushaf.

78:21
إِنَّجَهَنَّمَكَانَتْمِرْصَادًا٢١
inna jahannama kānat mir'ṣādan

Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait(21)

Word by word

  1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  2. جَهَنَّمَjahannamaHell
  3. كَانَتْkānatis
  4. مِرْصَادًاmir'ṣādanlying in wait

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