Surah Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 23·Makkī

23

عَلَى ﴿٢٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

On adorned couches, observing.

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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: أ-ر-ك — 5× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 6 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 16 letters · āyah 23 of 36

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 82:12 · Al-Infitaarclose

    يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ

    They know whatever you do.

  • Quran 36:56 · Yaseenclose

    هُمْ وَأَزْوَٰجُهُمْ فِى ظِلَٰلٍ عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ مُتَّكِـُٔونَ

    They and their spouses - in shade, reclining on adorned couches.

  • Quran 76:20 · Al-Insaanclose

    وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ ثَمَّ رَأَيْتَ نَعِيمًا وَمُلْكًا كَبِيرًا

    And when you look there [in Paradise], you will see pleasure and great dominion.

  • Quran 82:14 · Al-Infitaarclose

    وَإِنَّ ٱلْفُجَّارَ لَفِى جَحِيمٍ

    And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.

  • Quran 30:15 · Ar-Roomclose

    فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ فَهُمْ فِى رَوْضَةٍ يُحْبَرُونَ

    And as for those who had believed and done righteous deeds, they will be in a garden [of Paradise], delighted.

  • Quran 15:46 · Al-Hijrclose

    ٱدْخُلُوهَا بِسَلَٰمٍ ءَامِنِينَ

    [Having been told], "Enter it in peace, safe [and secure]."

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.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 83:23?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 83:23 include Quran 82:12 (Surah Al-Infitaar), Quran 36:56 (Surah Yaseen), Quran 76:20 (Surah Al-Insaan), and Quran 82:14 (Surah Al-Infitaar). For example, 82:12 reads: “They know whatever you do.” 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 83:23 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 83:23 (Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Defrauding) reads: “On adorned couches, observing.”

Which surah is verse 83:23 in?

Quran 83:23 is āyah 23 of Surah Al-Mutaffifin (Defrauding), chapter 83 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 36 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 83:23?

Tartīl presents Quran 83:23 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.