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Surah An-Nahl, Verse 29

سورة النحل، الآية ٢٩

16:29 Juz 14 Hizb 27 Page 270 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 16:29

فَٱدْخُلُوٓا۟ أَبْوَٰبَ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا فَلَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ ۝٢٩

Transliteration

fa-ud'khulū abwāba jahannama khālidīna fīhā falabi'sa mathwā l-mutakabirīna

Translation

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

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Verse 29 of Surah An-Nahl (16:29), a Meccan surah, is in juz 14, on page 270 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 29

Al-Mukhtasar

It will be said to them: Enter in accordance with your deeds through the doors of Hell to live therein forever. What an evil place of residence for those who were too arrogant to have faith in Allah and worship Him alone.

Tafsir of the whole Surah An-Nahl

Other translations of verse 29

So enter the gates of Hell, abiding therein forever. What a terrible abode for those who were arrogant!”

"So enter the gates of Hell, to abide therein,11 and indeed, what an evil abode will be for the arrogant."

Notes

[11] (V.16:29) See the footnote of (V.2:31)

So enter the gates of hell, to dwell therein for ever. Woeful indeed will be the lodging of the arrogant.

"So enter the gates of Hell, to dwell therein. Thus evil indeed is the abode of the arrogant."

Therefore enter the gates of hell, to abide therein; so certainly evil is the dwelling place of the proud.

So enter the gates of Hell, eternally (abiding) therein. Then odious indeed is the lodging of those who were proud!

Verse 29 word by word

  1. فَٱدْخُلُوٓا۟ fa-ud'khulū So enter د خ ل
  2. أَبْوَٰبَ abwāba (the) gates ب و ب
  3. جَهَنَّمَ jahannama (of) Hell
  4. خَٰلِدِينَ khālidīna (to) abide forever خ ل د
  5. فِيهَا fīhā in it
  6. فَلَبِئْسَ falabi'sa Surely, wretched ب أ س
  7. مَثْوَى mathwā (is the) abode ث و ي
  8. ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ l-mutakabirīna (of) the arrogant ك ب ر

Verses related to verse 29

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-An’am 6:23

    ثُمَّ لَمْ تَكُن فِتْنَتُهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوا۟ وَٱللَّهِ رَبِّنَا مَا كُنَّا مُشْرِكِينَ

    Then there will be no [excuse upon] examination except they will say, "By Allāh, our Lord, we were not those who associated."

  • Al-Mujadila 58:18

    يَوْمَ يَبْعَثُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ جَمِيعًا فَيَحْلِفُونَ لَهُۥ كَمَا يَحْلِفُونَ لَكُمْ وَيَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُمْ عَلَىٰ شَىْءٍ أَلَآ إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ ٱلْكَٰذِبُونَ

    On the Day Allāh will resurrect them all, and they will swear to Him as they swear to you and think that they are [standing] on something. Unquestionably, it is they who are the liars.

  • Fatir 35:36

    وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَهُمْ نَارُ جَهَنَّمَ لَا يُقْضَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ فَيَمُوتُوا۟ وَلَا يُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُم مِّنْ عَذَابِهَا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى كُلَّ كَفُورٍ

    And for those who disbelieve will be the fire of Hell. [Death] is not decreed for them so they may die, nor will its torment be lightened for them. Thus do We recompense every ungrateful one.

  • Ghafir 40:46

    ٱلنَّارُ يُعْرَضُونَ عَلَيْهَا غُدُوًّا وَعَشِيًّا وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدْخِلُوٓا۟ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ أَشَدَّ ٱلْعَذَابِ

    The Fire; they are exposed to it morning and evening. And the Day the Hour appears [it will be said], "Make the people of Pharaoh enter the severest punishment."

Verses with similar wording

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  • Az-Zumar 39:72

    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."

  • Ghafir 40:76

    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."

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