Meccan·Surah 56

الواقعة

Surah Al-Waqi'ah — Ayah 23

The Inevitable

96 Ayahs·Verse 56:23
56:23

كَأَمْثَـٰلِ ٱللُّؤْلُؤِ ٱلْمَكْنُونِ

The likenesses of pearls well-protected,

Context in Surah Al-Waqi'ah

Nearby ayahs help place verse 56:23 in sequence and meaning.

وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ

And the meat of fowl, from whatever they desire.

وَحُورٌ عِينٌ

And [for them are] fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes,

جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

As reward for what they used to do.

لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا تَأْثِيمًا

They will not hear therein ill speech or commission of sin -