Surah Al-Balad · Ayah 20·Makkī

20

عَلَيْهِمْ ﴿٢٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Over them will be fire closed in.

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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 3 words

Rarest here: و-ص-د — 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 5 points across 5 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī1
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 13 letters · āyah 20 of 20

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 64:10 · At-Taghaabunvery close

    وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

    But the ones who disbelieved and denied Our verses - those are the companions of the Fire, abiding eternally therein; and wretched is the destination.

  • Quran 2:39 · Al-Baqaraclose

    وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ

    And those who disbelieve and deny Our signs - those will be companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally."

  • Quran 22:51 · Al-Hajjclose

    وَٱلَّذِينَ سَعَوْا۟ فِىٓ ءَايَٰتِنَا مُعَٰجِزِينَ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

    But the ones who strove against Our verses, [seeking] to cause failure - those are the companions of Hellfire.

  • Quran 7:182 · Al-A'raafclose

    وَٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

    But those who deny Our signs - We will progressively lead them [to destruction] from where they do not know.

  • Quran 7:47 · Al-A'raafclose

    وَإِذَا صُرِفَتْ أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تِلْقَآءَ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلنَّارِ قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا مَعَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    And when their eyes are turned toward the companions of the Fire, they say, "Our Lord, do not place us with the wrongdoing people."

  • Quran 40:47 · Al-Ghaafirclose

    وَإِذْ يَتَحَآجُّونَ فِى ٱلنَّارِ فَيَقُولُ ٱلضُّعَفَٰٓؤُا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا لَكُمْ تَبَعًا فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّغْنُونَ عَنَّا نَصِيبًا مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ

    And [mention] when they will argue within the Fire, and the weak will say to those who had been arrogant, "Indeed, we were [only] your followers, so will you relieve us of a share…

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 90:20?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 90:20 include Quran 64:10 (Surah At-Taghaabun), Quran 2:39 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 22:51 (Surah Al-Hajj), and Quran 7:182 (Surah Al-A'raaf). For example, 64:10 reads: “But the ones who disbelieved and denied Our verses - those are the companions of the Fire, abiding eternally therein; and wretched is the destination.” 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 90:20 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 90:20 (Surah Al-Balad, The City) reads: “Over them will be fire closed in.”

Which surah is verse 90:20 in?

Quran 90:20 is āyah 20 of Surah Al-Balad (The City), chapter 90 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 20 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 90:20?

Tartīl presents Quran 90:20 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.