Surah Al-Waqi'ah, Ayah 17 (56:17)

ٱلْوَاقِعَة

يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ

Quran 56:17 is ayah 17 of Surah Al-Waqi'ah (“The Inevitable”), a Meccan surah of 96 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 535 of the Madani Mushaf.

56:17
يَطُوفُعَلَيْهِمْوِلْدَٰنٌمُّخَلَّدُونَ١٧
yaṭūfu ʿalayhim wil'dānun mukhalladūna

There will circulate among them young boys made eternal.(17)

Word by word

  1. يَطُوفُyaṭūfuWill circulate
  2. عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimamong them
  3. وِلْدَٰنٌwil'dānunboys
  4. مُّخَلَّدُونَmukhalladūnaimmortal

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