Al-Waqiah (الواقعة)
Chapter 56 · The Inevitable · Juz 27
كَأَمْثَٰلِ ٱللُّؤْلُؤِ ٱلْمَكْنُونِ
Ka amsaalil lu'lu'il maknoon
The likenesses of pearls well-protected,
Quran 56:23 — Surah Al-Waqiah
This is verse 23 of 96 in Surah Al-Waqiah (الواقعة), meaning “The Inevitable”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 27 (Part 27) of the Quran.
Surah Al-Waqiah is the 56th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 96 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.
To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:
Ka amsaalil lu'lu'il maknoon
وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍۢ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
And the meat of fowl, from whatever they desire.
وَحُورٌ عِينٌۭ
And [for them are] fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes,
كَأَمْثَٰلِ ٱللُّؤْلُؤِ ٱلْمَكْنُونِ
The likenesses of pearls well-protected,
جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
As reward for what they used to do.
لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًۭا وَلَا تَأْثِيمًا
They will not hear therein ill speech or commission of sin -