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وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Sentence structure
وُجُوهٌ is a nominative topic. In one grammatical reading, مُّسْفِرَةٌ is its predicate; another recognized analysis takes it as an adjective and continues the predicate into ayah 39. يَوْمَئِذٍ is a time adverb.

Ayah summary
On that Day, the faces of the believers will be radiant.

وُجُوهٌۭ — Faces
Grammar: A nominative broken-plural noun functioning as the topic.

يَوْمَئِذٍۢ — that Day
Grammar: يَوْمَئِذٍ is a time adverb functioning as the linked complement.

مُّسْفِرَةٌۭ — (will be) bright
Grammar: A form IV, feminine singular nominative active participle agreeing with the non-human broken plural وُجُوهٌ. It is the predicate in one grammatical reading; an adjective reading is also recognized.

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Surah ‘Abasa · Ayah 38

Surah ‘Abasa — Part 5

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Sentence structure
وُجُوهٌ is a nominative topic. In one grammatical reading, مُّسْفِرَةٌ is its predicate; another recognized analysis takes it as an adjective and continues the predicate into ayah 39. يَوْمَئِذٍ is a time adverb.

Ayah summary
On that Day, the faces of the believers will be radiant.

وُجُوهٌۭ — Faces
Grammar: A nominative broken-plural noun functioning as the topic.

يَوْمَئِذٍۢ — that Day
Grammar: يَوْمَئِذٍ is a time adverb functioning as the linked complement.

مُّسْفِرَةٌۭ — (will be) bright
Grammar: A form IV, feminine singular nominative active participle agreeing with the non-human broken plural وُجُوهٌ. It is the predicate in one grammatical reading; an adjective reading is also recognized.