Meccan·Surah 56

الواقعة

Surah Al-Waqi'ah — Ayah 16

The Inevitable

96 Ayahs·Verse 56:16
56:16

مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَـٰبِلِينَ

Reclining on them, facing each other.

Context in Surah Al-Waqi'ah

Nearby ayahs help place verse 56:16 in sequence and meaning.

وَقَلِيلٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

And a few of the later peoples,

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍۢ مَّوْضُونَةٍۢ

On thrones woven [with ornament],

يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌۭ مُّخَلَّدُونَ

There will circulate among them young boys made eternal

بِأَكْوَابٍۢ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍۢ مِّن مَّعِينٍۢ

With vessels, pitchers and a cup [of wine] from a flowing spring -