Meccan·Surah 56

الواقعة

Surah Al-Waqi'ah — Ayah 14

The Inevitable

96 Ayahs·Verse 56:14
56:14

وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

And a few of the later peoples,

Context in Surah Al-Waqi'ah

Nearby ayahs help place verse 56:14 in sequence and meaning.

فِى جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

In the Gardens of Pleasure,

ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

A [large] company of the former peoples

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّوْضُونَةٍ

On thrones woven [with ornament],

مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَـٰبِلِينَ

Reclining on them, facing each other.