Surah As-Sajda · Ayah 20·Makkī

20

وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ أَن مِنْهَآ فِيهَا لَهُمْ ٱلَّذِى بِهِۦ ﴿٢٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

But as for those who defiantly disobeyed, their refuge is the Fire. Every time they wish to emerge from it, they will be returned to it while it is said to them, "Taste the punishment of the Fire which you used to 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 · 12 roots in 13 of 21 words

Recitation · 33 points across 6 rule families

  • Ghunnah3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī19
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Heavy rāʾ4
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)3
  • Iẓhār shafawī2

Commentary

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

Shape

21 words · 95 letters · āyah 20 of 30

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.

  • كُلَّمَآ أَرَادُوٓا۟ أَن يَخْرُجُوا۟ مِنْهَا مِنْ غَمٍّ أُعِيدُوا۟ فِيهَا وَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابَ ٱلْحَرِيقِ

    Every time they want to get out of Hellfire from anguish, they will be returned to it, and [it will be said], "Taste the punishment of the Burning Fire!"

  • وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

    But the ones who disbelieved and denied Our verses - those are the companions of the Fire, abiding eternally therein; and wretched is the destination.

  • وَقُلِ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ فَمَن شَآءَ فَلْيُؤْمِن وَمَن شَآءَ فَلْيَكْفُرْ إِنَّآ أَعْتَدْنَا لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ نَارًا أَحَاطَ بِهِمْ سُرَادِقُهَا وَإِن يَسْتَغِيثُوا۟ يُغَاثُوا۟ بِمَآءٍ كَٱلْمُهْلِ يَشْوِى ٱلْوُجُوهَ بِئْسَ ٱلشَّرَابُ وَسَآءَتْ مُرْتَفَقًا

    And say, "The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve." Indeed, We have prepared for the wrongdoers a fire whose walls…

  • يُرِيدُونَ أَن يَخْرُجُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ وَمَا هُم بِخَٰرِجِينَ مِنْهَا وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّقِيمٌ

    They will wish to get out of the Fire, but never are they to emerge therefrom, and for them is an enduring punishment.

  • لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى

    None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.

  • هَٰذِهِ ٱلنَّارُ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ

    "This is the Fire which you used to deny.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 32:20?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 32:20 include Quran 22:22 (Surah Al-Hajj), Quran 64:10 (Surah At-Taghaabun), Quran 18:29 (Surah Al-Kahf), and Quran 5:37 (Surah Al-Maaida). For example, 22:22 reads: “Every time they want to get out of Hellfire from anguish, they will be returned to it, and [it will be said], "Taste the punishment of the Burning Fire!"” 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 32:20 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 32:20 (Surah As-Sajda, The Prostration) reads: “But as for those who defiantly disobeyed, their refuge is the Fire. Every time they wish to emerge from it, they will be returned to it while it is said to them, "Taste the punishment of the Fire which you used to deny."”

Which surah is verse 32:20 in?

Quran 32:20 is āyah 20 of Surah As-Sajda (The Prostration), chapter 32 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 30 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 32:20?

Tartīl presents Quran 32:20 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.