Surah Al-Mu'minun 23:104 — translation and meaning

المؤمنون · Verse 104 / 118 · Page 348

تَلْفَحُ وُجُوهَهُمُ النَّارُ وَهُمْ فِيهَا كَالِحُونَ

Word by Word

تَلْفَحُ
talfahu
Will burn
وُجُوهَهُمُ
wujuhahumu
their faces
النَّارُ
al-naru
the Fire
وَهُمْ
wahum
and they
فِيهَا
fiha
in it
كَالِحُونَ
kalihuna
(will) grin with displaced lips

Transliteration

Talfahu wujoohahumun Naaru wa hum feehaa kaalihood

Translation

The Fire will sear their faces, and they therein will have taut smiles.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

The fire will burn their faces. Therein, their top and bottom lips will shrink away from their teeth, due to severe frowning.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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