Surah Ad-Dukhaan · Ayah 46·Makkī

46

﴿٤٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Like the boiling of scalding water.

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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 2 words

Rarest here: غ-ل-ي — 2× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 2 points across 2 rule families

  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī1

Commentary

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

Shape

2 words · 10 letters · āyah 46 of 59

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.

  • Quran 22:21 · Al-Hajjclose

    وَلَهُم مَّقَٰمِعُ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ

    And for [striking] them are maces of iron.

  • Quran 70:16 · Al-Ma'aarijclose

    نَزَّاعَةً لِّلشَّوَىٰ

    A remover of exteriors.

  • Quran 38:56 · Saadclose

    جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَوْنَهَا فَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ

    Hell, which they will [enter to] burn, and wretched is the resting place.

  • Quran 101:10 · Al-Qaari'aclose

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ

    And what can make you know what that is?

  • Quran 56:94 · Al-Waaqiaclose

    وَتَصْلِيَةُ جَحِيمٍ

    And burning in Hellfire

  • Quran 67:7 · Al-Mulkclose

    إِذَآ أُلْقُوا۟ فِيهَا سَمِعُوا۟ لَهَا شَهِيقًا وَهِىَ تَفُورُ

    When they are thrown into it, they hear from it a [dreadful] inhaling while it boils up.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 44:46?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 44:46 include Quran 22:21 (Surah Al-Hajj), Quran 70:16 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij), Quran 38:56 (Surah Saad), and Quran 101:10 (Surah Al-Qaari'a). For example, 22:21 reads: “And for [striking] them are maces of iron.” 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 44:46 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 44:46 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan, The Smoke) reads: “Like the boiling of scalding water.”

Which surah is verse 44:46 in?

Quran 44:46 is āyah 46 of Surah Ad-Dukhaan (The Smoke), chapter 44 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 59 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 44:46?

Tartīl presents Quran 44:46 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.