Surah An-Naba · Ayah 23·Makkī

23

فِيهَآ ﴿٢٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

In which they will remain for ages [unending].

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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: ح-ق-ب — 2× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 5 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 15 letters · āyah 23 of 40

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 3:88 · Aal-i-Imraanclose

    خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا لَا يُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ وَلَا هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ

    Abiding eternally therein. The punishment will not be lightened for them, nor will they be reprieved.

  • Quran 38:56 · Saadclose

    جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَوْنَهَا فَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ

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

  • Quran 43:74 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    إِنَّ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ فِى عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدُونَ

    Indeed, the criminals will be in the punishment of Hell, abiding eternally.

  • Quran 15:48 · Al-Hijrclose

    لَا يَمَسُّهُمْ فِيهَا نَصَبٌ وَمَا هُم مِّنْهَا بِمُخْرَجِينَ

    No fatigue will touch them therein, nor from it will they [ever] be removed.

  • Quran 26:129 · Ash-Shu'araarelated

    وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ

    And take for yourselves palaces and fortresses that you might abide eternally?

  • Quran 38:50 · Saadrelated

    جَنَّٰتِ عَدْنٍ مُّفَتَّحَةً لَّهُمُ ٱلْأَبْوَٰبُ

    Gardens of perpetual residence, whose doors will be opened to them.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 78:23?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 78:23 include Quran 3:88 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), Quran 38:56 (Surah Saad), Quran 43:74 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), and Quran 15:48 (Surah Al-Hijr). For example, 3:88 reads: “Abiding eternally therein. The punishment will not be lightened for them, nor will they be reprieved.” 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 78:23 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 78:23 (Surah An-Naba, The Announcement) reads: “In which they will remain for ages [unending].”

Which surah is verse 78:23 in?

Quran 78:23 is āyah 23 of Surah An-Naba (The Announcement), chapter 78 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 40 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 78:23?

Tartīl presents Quran 78:23 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.