Surah An-Nahl · Ayah 29·Makkī

29

جَهَنَّمَ فِيهَا ﴿٢٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

So enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein, and how wretched is the residence of the arrogant.

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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 · 6 roots in 6 of 8 words

Recitation · 13 points across 5 rule families

  • Qalqalah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Ghunnah1
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Light rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 42 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 29 of 128

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 39:72 · Az-Zumarvery close

    قِيلَ ٱدْخُلُوٓا۟ أَبْوَٰبَ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا فَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ

    [To them] it will be said, "Enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein, and wretched is the residence of the arrogant."

  • Quran 78:22 · An-Nabaclose

    لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًا

    For the transgressors, a place of return,

  • Quran 67:6 · Al-Mulkclose

    وَلِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

    And for those who disbelieved in their Lord is the punishment of Hell, and wretched is the destination.

  • Quran 38:56 · Saadclose

    جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَوْنَهَا فَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ

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

  • Quran 15:43 · Al-Hijrclose

    وَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَمَوْعِدُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    And indeed, Hell is the promised place for them all.

  • Quran 3:197 · Aal-i-Imraanclose

    مَتَٰعٌ قَلِيلٌ ثُمَّ مَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ

    [It is but] a small enjoyment; then their [final] refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.

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.

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:765 shared roots

    ٱدْخُلُوٓا۟ أَبْوَٰبَ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا فَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ

    ث-و-يب-و-بب-أ-سخ-ل-دد-خ-ل

  • Az-Zumar 39:725 shared roots

    قِيلَ ٱدْخُلُوٓا۟ أَبْوَٰبَ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا فَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ

    ث-و-يب-و-بب-أ-سخ-ل-دد-خ-ل

  • Qaaf 50:342 shared roots

    ٱدْخُلُوهَا بِسَلَٰمٍ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْخُلُودِ

    خ-ل-دد-خ-ل

  • Az-Zumar 39:602 shared roots

    وَيَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ تَرَى ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَبُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ وُجُوهُهُم مُّسْوَدَّةٌ أَلَيْسَ فِى جَهَنَّمَ مَثْوًى لِّلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ

    ث-و-يك-ب-ر

  • Ar-Ra'd 13:232 shared roots

    جَنَّٰتُ عَدْنٍ يَدْخُلُونَهَا وَمَن صَلَحَ مِنْ ءَابَآئِهِمْ وَأَزْوَٰجِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّٰتِهِمْ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ يَدْخُلُونَ عَلَيْهِم مِّن كُلِّ بَابٍ

    ب-و-بد-خ-ل

  • Az-Zumar 39:733 shared roots

    وَسِيقَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا۟ رَبَّهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْجَنَّةِ زُمَرًا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءُوهَا وَفُتِحَتْ أَبْوَٰبُهَا وَقَالَ لَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَا سَلَٰمٌ عَلَيْكُمْ طِبْتُمْ فَٱدْخُلُوهَا خَٰلِدِينَ

    ب-و-بخ-ل-دد-خ-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 16:29?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 16:29 include Quran 39:72 (Surah Az-Zumar), Quran 78:22 (Surah An-Naba), Quran 67:6 (Surah Al-Mulk), and Quran 38:56 (Surah Saad). For example, 39:72 reads: “[To them] it will be said, "Enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein, and wretched is the residence of the arrogant."” 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 16:29 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 16:29 (Surah An-Nahl, The Bee) reads: “So enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein, and how wretched is the residence of the arrogant.”

Which surah is verse 16:29 in?

Quran 16:29 is āyah 29 of Surah An-Nahl (The Bee), chapter 16 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 128 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 16:29?

Tartīl presents Quran 16:29 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.