Surah Al-Baqara · Ayah 206·Madanī

206

وَإِذَا لَهُ جَهَنَّمُ ﴿٢٠٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And when it is said to him, "Fear Allah," pride in the sin takes hold of him. Sufficient for him is Hellfire, and how wretched is the resting place.

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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 · 9 roots in 9 of 12 words

Recitation · 9 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Lām shamsiyyah4
  • Ghunnah1
  • Light Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

12 words · 52 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 206 of 286

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 3:162 · Aal-i-Imraanvery close

    أَفَمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ رِضْوَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ كَمَنۢ بَآءَ بِسَخَطٍ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَأْوَىٰهُ جَهَنَّمُ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

    So is one who pursues the pleasure of Allah like one who brings upon himself the anger of Allah and whose refuge is Hell? And wretched is the destination.

  • Quran 22:9 · Al-Hajjvery close

    ثَانِىَ عِطْفِهِۦ لِيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ لَهُۥ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا خِزْىٌ وَنُذِيقُهُۥ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ عَذَابَ ٱلْحَرِيقِ

    Twisting his neck [in arrogance] to mislead [people] from the way of Allah. For him in the world is disgrace, and We will make him taste on the Day of Resurrection the punishment…

  • Quran 96:18 · Al-Alaqvery close

    سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

    We will call the angels of Hell.

  • Quran 37:56 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرْدِينِ

    He will say, "By Allah, you almost ruined me.

  • Quran 45:8 · Al-Jaathiyavery close

    يَسْمَعُ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ يُصِرُّ مُسْتَكْبِرًا كَأَن لَّمْ يَسْمَعْهَا فَبَشِّرْهُ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

    Who hears the verses of Allah recited to him, then persists arrogantly as if he had not heard them. So give him tidings of a painful punishment.

  • Quran 65:5 · At-Talaaqvery close

    ذَٰلِكَ أَمْرُ ٱللَّهِ أَنزَلَهُۥٓ إِلَيْكُمْ وَمَن يَتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ يُكَفِّرْ عَنْهُ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِۦ وَيُعْظِمْ لَهُۥٓ أَجْرًا

    That is the command of Allah, which He has sent down to you; and whoever fears Allah - He will remove for him his misdeeds and make great for him his reward.

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Saad 38:562 shared roots

    جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَوْنَهَا فَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ

    م-ه-دب-أ-س

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:123 shared roots

    قُل لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ سَتُغْلَبُونَ وَتُحْشَرُونَ إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ

    م-ه-دب-أ-سق-و-ل

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:1972 shared roots

    مَتَٰعٌ قَلِيلٌ ثُمَّ مَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ

    م-ه-دب-أ-س

  • Ar-Ra'd 13:183 shared roots

    لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟ لِرَبِّهِمُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لَهُۥ لَوْ أَنَّ لَهُم مَّا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا وَمِثْلَهُۥ مَعَهُۥ لَٱفْتَدَوْا۟ بِهِۦٓ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ سُوٓءُ ٱلْحِسَابِ وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ

    م-ه-دب-أ-سح-س-ب

  • Faatir 35:172 shared roots

    وَمَا ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ بِعَزِيزٍ

    ع-ز-زأ-ل-ه

  • Ibrahim 14:202 shared roots

    وَمَا ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ بِعَزِيزٍ

    ع-ز-زأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 2:206?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 2:206 include Quran 3:162 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), Quran 22:9 (Surah Al-Hajj), Quran 96:18 (Surah Al-Alaq), and Quran 37:56 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 3:162 reads: “So is one who pursues the pleasure of Allah like one who brings upon himself the anger of Allah and whose refuge is Hell? 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 2:206 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 2:206 (Surah Al-Baqara, The Cow) reads: “And when it is said to him, "Fear Allah," pride in the sin takes hold of him. Sufficient for him is Hellfire, and how wretched is the resting place.”

Which surah is verse 2:206 in?

Quran 2:206 is āyah 206 of Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow), chapter 2 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 286 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 2:206?

Tartīl presents Quran 2:206 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.