Surah Ar-Rahmaan · Ayah 23·Madanī

23

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Translation

Saheeh International

So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

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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 · 4 roots in 4 of 4 words

Recitation · 4 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 20 letters · āyah 23 of 78

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 55:19 · Ar-Rahmaanvery close

    مَرَجَ ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ

    He released the two seas, meeting [side by side];

  • Quran 55:58 · Ar-Rahmaanclose

    كَأَنَّهُنَّ ٱلْيَاقُوتُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ

    As if they were rubies and coral.

  • Quran 55:18 · Ar-Rahmaanclose

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

  • Quran 35:12 · Faatirclose

    وَمَا يَسْتَوِى ٱلْبَحْرَانِ هَٰذَا عَذْبٌ فُرَاتٌ سَآئِغٌ شَرَابُهُۥ وَهَٰذَا مِلْحٌ أُجَاجٌ وَمِن كُلٍّ تَأْكُلُونَ لَحْمًا طَرِيًّا وَتَسْتَخْرِجُونَ حِلْيَةً تَلْبَسُونَهَا وَتَرَى ٱلْفُلْكَ فِيهِ مَوَاخِرَ لِتَبْتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

    And not alike are the two bodies of water. One is fresh and sweet, palatable for drinking, and one is salty and bitter. And from each you eat tender meat and extract ornaments…

  • Quran 42:32 · Ash-Shuraclose

    وَمِنْ ءَايَٰتِهِ ٱلْجَوَارِ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ كَٱلْأَعْلَٰمِ

    And of His signs are the ships in the sea, like mountains.

  • Quran 52:6 · At-Turclose

    وَٱلْبَحْرِ ٱلْمَسْجُورِ

    And [by] the sea filled [with fire],

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 55:23?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 55:23 include Quran 55:19 (Surah Ar-Rahmaan), Quran 55:58 (Surah Ar-Rahmaan), Quran 55:18 (Surah Ar-Rahmaan), and Quran 35:12 (Surah Faatir). For example, 55:19 reads: “He released the two seas, meeting [side by side];” 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 55:23 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 55:23 (Surah Ar-Rahmaan, The Beneficent) reads: “So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?”

Which surah is verse 55:23 in?

Quran 55:23 is āyah 23 of Surah Ar-Rahmaan (The Beneficent), chapter 55 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 78 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 55:23?

Tartīl presents Quran 55:23 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.