Surah 56 · verse 16
Al-Waqi'ah 56:16
Sign in to listenمُّتَّكِئِينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَابِلِينَ
muttaki'in 'alayha mutaqabilin
Reclining on them, facing each other.
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
Verse 13Verse 16 Verse 17
ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ
A [large] company of the former peoples
Verse 14وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنَ الْآخِرِينَ
And a few of the later peoples,
Verse 15عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّوْضُونَةٍ
On thrones woven [with ornament],
مُّتَّكِئِينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَابِلِينَ
Reclining on them, facing each other.
يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَانٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ
There will circulate among them young boys made eternal
Verse 18بِأَكْوَابٍ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍ
With vessels, pitchers and a cup [of wine] from a flowing spring -
Verse 19لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ
No headache will they have therefrom, nor will they be intoxicated -
