Surah Al-Waaqia · Ayah 23·Makkī

23

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Translation

Saheeh International

The likenesses of pearls well-protected,

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 3 roots in 3 of 3 words

Rarest here: ل-ؤ-ل-ؤ — 6× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 6 points across 4 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Light Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 18 letters · āyah 23 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 52:24 · At-Turclose

    وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ غِلْمَانٌ لَّهُمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَّكْنُونٌ

    There will circulate among them [servant] boys [especially] for them, as if they were pearls well-protected.

  • Quran 37:48 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَعِندَهُمْ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ عِينٌ

    And with them will be women limiting [their] glances, with large, [beautiful] eyes,

  • Quran 44:54 · Ad-Dukhaanclose

    كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجْنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ

    Thus. And We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes.

  • Quran 37:49 · As-Saaffaatclose

    كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيْضٌ مَّكْنُونٌ

    As if they were [delicate] eggs, well-protected.

  • 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 43:71 · Az-Zukhrufrelated

    يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِصِحَافٍ مِّن ذَهَبٍ وَأَكْوَابٍ وَفِيهَا مَا تَشْتَهِيهِ ٱلْأَنفُسُ وَتَلَذُّ ٱلْأَعْيُنُ وَأَنتُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ

    Circulated among them will be plates and vessels of gold. And therein is whatever the souls desire and [what] delights the eyes, and you will abide therein eternally.

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • At-Tur 52:242 shared roots

    وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ غِلْمَانٌ لَّهُمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَّكْنُونٌ

    ل-ؤ-ل-ؤك-ن-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 56:23?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 56:23 include Quran 52:24 (Surah At-Tur), Quran 37:48 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 44:54 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan), and Quran 37:49 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 52:24 reads: “There will circulate among them [servant] boys [especially] for them, as if they were pearls well-protected.” 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 56:23 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 56:23 (Surah Al-Waaqia, The Inevitable) reads: “The likenesses of pearls well-protected,”

Which surah is verse 56:23 in?

Quran 56:23 is āyah 23 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 56:23?

Tartīl presents Quran 56:23 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.