Surah Al-Waaqia · Ayah 44·Makkī

44

لَّا وَلَا ﴿٤٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Neither cool nor beneficial.

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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 · 2 roots in 2 of 4 words

Rarest here: ب-ر-د 5× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 7 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Light rāʾ2
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 13 letters · āyah 44 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.

  • ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ

    [Containing] the fire full of fuel,

  • لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًا

    In which they will remain for ages [unending].

  • ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّ ذِى ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبٍ

    Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns

  • فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ مُصْبِحِينَ

    But the shriek seized them at early morning.

  • جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا

    An appropriate recompense.

  • قَدْ قَالَهَا ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَمَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ

    Those before them had already said it, but they were not availed by what they used to earn.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 56:44?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 56:44 include Quran 85:5 (Surah Al-Burooj), Quran 78:23 (Surah An-Naba), Quran 77:30 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), and Quran 15:83 (Surah Al-Hijr). For example, 85:5 reads: “[Containing] the fire full of fuel,” 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 56:44 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 56:44 (Surah Al-Waaqia, The Inevitable) reads: “Neither cool nor beneficial.”

Which surah is verse 56:44 in?

Quran 56:44 is āyah 44 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 56:44?

Tartīl presents Quran 56:44 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.