Surah Adh-Dhaariyat · Ayah 39·Makkī

39

أَوْ ﴿٣٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

But he turned away with his supporters and said," A magician or a madman."

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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 · 5 roots in 5 of 6 words

Rarest here: ر-ك-ن — 4× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 8 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Iẓhār1
  • Qalqalah1

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 24 letters · āyah 39 of 60

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

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 74:23 · Al-Muddaththirclose

    ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ

    Then he turned back and was arrogant

  • Quran 44:14 · Ad-Dukhaanclose

    ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا۟ مُعَلَّمٌ مَّجْنُونٌ

    Then they turned away from him and said, "[He was] taught [and is] a madman."

  • Quran 51:52 · Adh-Dhaariyatclose

    كَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَتَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا۟ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ

    Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or a madman."

  • Quran 26:34 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    قَالَ لِلْمَلَإِ حَوْلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ

    [Pharaoh] said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a learned magician.

  • Quran 79:22 · An-Naazi'aatclose

    ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ

    Then he turned his back, striving.

  • Quran 26:35 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    يُرِيدُ أَن يُخْرِجَكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُم بِسِحْرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ

    He wants to drive you out of your land by his magic, so what do you advise?"

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Hud 11:1132 shared roots

    وَلَا تَرْكَنُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ فَتَمَسَّكُمُ ٱلنَّارُ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِنْ أَوْلِيَآءَ ثُمَّ لَا تُنصَرُونَ

    ر-ك-نو-ل-ي

  • Hud 11:802 shared roots

    قَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِى بِكُمْ قُوَّةً أَوْ ءَاوِىٓ إِلَىٰ رُكْنٍ شَدِيدٍ

    ر-ك-نق-و-ل

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1852 shared roots

    قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ

    س-ح-رق-و-ل

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1532 shared roots

    قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ

    س-ح-رق-و-ل

  • Al-Muminoon 23:892 shared roots

    سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِ قُلْ فَأَنَّىٰ تُسْحَرُونَ

    س-ح-رق-و-ل

  • Ad-Dukhaan 44:143 shared roots

    ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا۟ مُعَلَّمٌ مَّجْنُونٌ

    ج-ن-نو-ل-يق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 51:39?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 51:39 include Quran 74:23 (Surah Al-Muddaththir), Quran 44:14 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan), Quran 51:52 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat), and Quran 26:34 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa). For example, 74:23 reads: “Then he turned back and was arrogant” 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 51:39 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 51:39 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat, The Winnowing Winds) reads: “But he turned away with his supporters and said," A magician or a madman."”

Which surah is verse 51:39 in?

Quran 51:39 is āyah 39 of Surah Adh-Dhaariyat (The Winnowing Winds), chapter 51 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 60 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 51:39?

Tartīl presents Quran 51:39 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.