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Ibrahim 16

Ayah 16 of 52 · Meccan

مِّن وَرَآئِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ وَيُسۡقَىٰ مِن مَّآءٖ صَدِيدٖ ١٦

Before him1 is Hell, and he will be given a drink of purulent water.2

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Literally, "after him [in time]," meaning ahead of him.

2 That which oozes from the skins of Hell's inhabitants.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. مِّنof himmin
  2. وَرَآئِهِۦAheadwarāihi
  3. جَهَنَّمُ(is) Helljahannamu
  4. وَيُسۡقَىٰand he will be made to drinkwayus'qā
  5. مِنofmin
  6. مَّآءٖwatermāin
  7. صَدِيدٖpurulentṣadīdin

Tafsir

Hellfire is in front of this arrogant person, awaiting him. He will be given the puss that oozes from the people of Hellfire to drink, but it will not quench his thirst. He will continue to be punished with thirst and other types of punishments.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran