Surah Al-Waaqia · Ayah 16·Makkī

16

عَلَيْهَا ﴿١٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Reclining on them, facing each other.

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 2 roots in 2 of 3 words

Recitation · 5 points across 2 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

3 words · 18 letters · āyah 16 of 96

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 52:20 · At-Turclose

    مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّصْفُوفَةٍ وَزَوَّجْنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ

    They will be reclining on thrones lined up, and We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes.

  • Quran 76:19 · Al-Insaanclose

    وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَهُمْ حَسِبْتَهُمْ لُؤْلُؤًا مَّنثُورًا

    There will circulate among them young boys made eternal. When you see them, you would think them [as beautiful as] scattered pearls.

  • Quran 83:24 · Al-Mutaffifinclose

    تَعْرِفُ فِى وُجُوهِهِمْ نَضْرَةَ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

    You will recognize in their faces the radiance of pleasure.

  • Quran 52:25 · At-Turclose

    وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

    And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other.

  • Quran 37:44 · As-Saaffaatclose

    عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ

    On thrones facing one another.

  • Quran 15:47 · Al-Hijrclose

    وَنَزَعْنَا مَا فِى صُدُورِهِم مِّنْ غِلٍّ إِخْوَٰنًا عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ

    And We will remove whatever is in their breasts of resentment, [so they will be] brothers, on thrones facing each other.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 56:16?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 56:16 include Quran 52:20 (Surah At-Tur), Quran 76:19 (Surah Al-Insaan), Quran 83:24 (Surah Al-Mutaffifin), and Quran 52:25 (Surah At-Tur). For example, 52:20 reads: “They will be reclining on thrones lined up, and We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes.” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 56:16 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 56:16 (Surah Al-Waaqia, The Inevitable) reads: “Reclining on them, facing each other.”

Which surah is verse 56:16 in?

Quran 56:16 is āyah 16 of Surah Al-Waaqia (The Inevitable), chapter 56 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 96 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 56:16?

Tartīl presents Quran 56:16 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.