Surah Abasa · Ayah 38·Makkī

38

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Translation

Saheeh International

[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -

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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 · 3 roots in 3 of 3 words

Recitation · 5 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī1
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)2
  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 14 letters · āyah 38 of 42

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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 75:23 · Al-Qiyaamaclose

    إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ

    Looking at their Lord.

  • Quran 11:105 · Hudclose

    يَوْمَ يَأْتِ لَا تَكَلَّمُ نَفْسٌ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ فَمِنْهُمْ شَقِىٌّ وَسَعِيدٌ

    The Day it comes no soul will speak except by His permission. And among them will be the wretched and the prosperous.

  • Quran 102:8 · At-Takaathurclose

    ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

    Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.

  • Quran 75:13 · Al-Qiyaamaclose

    يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ

    Man will be informed that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.

  • Quran 99:6 · Az-Zalzalaclose

    يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ

    That Day, the people will depart separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds.

  • Quran 79:34 · An-Naazi'aatrelated

    فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلطَّآمَّةُ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

    But when there comes the greatest Overwhelming Calamity -

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 80:38?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 80:38 include Quran 75:23 (Surah Al-Qiyaama), Quran 11:105 (Surah Hud), Quran 102:8 (Surah At-Takaathur), and Quran 75:13 (Surah Al-Qiyaama). For example, 75:23 reads: “Looking at their Lord.” 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 80:38 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 80:38 (Surah Abasa, He frowned) reads: “[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -”

Which surah is verse 80:38 in?

Quran 80:38 is āyah 38 of Surah Abasa (He frowned), chapter 80 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 42 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 80:38?

Tartīl presents Quran 80:38 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.