Surah Abasa
Paper-cut picture from Surah Abasa: a dim dusty landscape under a dark grey sky, dust drifting low over cracked ground
Abasa 80:40–42

Covered with dust

وَوُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌۭ ٤٠ تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ ٤١ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ ٤٢

Surah mind map
The meaning, simply

And other faces that Day will be covered with dust, darkness over them. Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.

Meaning from Tafsir Al-Muyassar, simplified for children. Reviewed by Sherif Alkady, 17 October 2026.

Words to understand
غَبَرَةٌۭ
dust
تَرْهَقُهَا
covers them
قَتَرَةٌ
darkness
Think with me

How can we make our faces among the bright ones?

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