Surah Al-Waaqia · Ayah 55·Makkī

55

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Translation

Saheeh International

And will drink as the drinking of thirsty camels.

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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 3 of 3 words

Rarest here: ه-ي-م 2× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 5 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Light rāʾ1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 14 letters · āyah 55 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.

  • عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا عِبَادُ ٱللَّهِ يُفَجِّرُونَهَا تَفْجِيرًا

    A spring of which the [righteous] servants of Allah will drink; they will make it gush forth in force [and abundance].

  • يَوْمَ يُحْمَىٰ عَلَيْهَا فِى نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ فَتُكْوَىٰ بِهَا جِبَاهُهُمْ وَجُنُوبُهُمْ وَظُهُورُهُمْ هَٰذَا مَا كَنَزْتُمْ لِأَنفُسِكُمْ فَذُوقُوا۟ مَا كُنتُمْ تَكْنِزُونَ

    The Day when it will be heated in the fire of Hell and seared therewith will be their foreheads, their flanks, and their backs, [it will be said], "This is what you hoarded for…

  • فَإِنَّهُمْ لَـَٔاكِلُونَ مِنْهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنْهَا ٱلْبُطُونَ

    And indeed, they will eat from it and fill with it their bellies.

  • تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ ءَانِيَةٍ

    They will be given drink from a boiling spring.

  • إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ يَشْرَبُونَ مِن كَأْسٍ كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا كَافُورًا

    Indeed, the righteous will drink from a cup [of wine] whose mixture is of Kafur,

  • ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا لَشَوْبًا مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ

    Then indeed, they will have after it a mixture of scalding water.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 56:55?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 56:55 include Quran 76:6 (Surah Al-Insaan), Quran 9:35 (Surah At-Tawba), Quran 37:66 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 88:5 (Surah Al-Ghaashiya). For example, 76:6 reads: “A spring of which the [righteous] servants of Allah will drink; they will make it gush forth in force [and abundance].” 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 56:55 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 56:55 (Surah Al-Waaqia, The Inevitable) reads: “And will drink as the drinking of thirsty camels.”

Which surah is verse 56:55 in?

Quran 56:55 is āyah 55 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 56:55?

Tartīl presents Quran 56:55 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.