Surah Az-Zumar · Ayah 72·Makkī

72

جَهَنَّمَ فِيهَا ﴿٧٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[To them] it will be said, "Enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein, and 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 · 7 roots in 7 of 9 words

Recitation · 14 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī9
  • Qalqalah2
  • Ghunnah1
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Light rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 43 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 72 of 75

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 40:76 · Al-Ghaafirvery close

    ٱدْخُلُوٓا۟ أَبْوَٰبَ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا فَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ

    Enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein, and wretched is the residence of the arrogant."

  • Quran 16:29 · An-Nahlvery close

    فَٱدْخُلُوٓا۟ أَبْوَٰبَ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا فَلَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ

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

  • Quran 25:65 · Al-Furqaanclose

    وَٱلَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا ٱصْرِفْ عَنَّا عَذَابَ جَهَنَّمَ إِنَّ عَذَابَهَا كَانَ غَرَامًا

    And those who say, "Our Lord, avert from us the punishment of Hell. Indeed, its punishment is ever adhering;

  • 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 20:101 · Taa-Haaclose

    خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهِ وَسَآءَ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ حِمْلًا

    [Abiding] eternally therein, and evil it is for them on the Day of Resurrection as a load -

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

  • An-Nahl 16:295 shared roots

    فَٱدْخُلُوٓا۟ أَبْوَٰبَ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا فَلَبِئْسَ 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

  • 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

  • Yusuf 12:693 shared roots

    وَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ ءَاوَىٰٓ إِلَيْهِ أَخَاهُ قَالَ إِنِّىٓ أَنَا۠ أَخُوكَ فَلَا تَبْتَئِسْ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

    ب-أ-سد-خ-لق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 39:72?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 39:72 include Quran 40:76 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), Quran 16:29 (Surah An-Nahl), Quran 25:65 (Surah Al-Furqaan), and Quran 38:56 (Surah Saad). For example, 40:76 reads: “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 39:72 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 39:72 (Surah Az-Zumar, The Groups) reads: “[To them] it will be said, "Enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein, and wretched is the residence of the arrogant."”

Which surah is verse 39:72 in?

Quran 39:72 is āyah 72 of Surah Az-Zumar (The Groups), chapter 39 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 75 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 39:72?

Tartīl presents Quran 39:72 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.