Surah Adh-Dhaariyat · Ayah 44·Makkī

44

عَنْ وَهُمْ ﴿٤٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.

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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 · 6 roots in 6 of 8 words

Rarest here: ع-ت-و 10× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 11 points across 5 rule families

  • Iẓhār2
  • Iẓhār shafawī3
  • Light rāʾ3
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 36 letters · āyah 44 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.

  • فَعَصَوْا۟ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةً رَّابِيَةً

    And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity].

  • فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ مُشْرِقِينَ

    So the shriek seized them at sunrise.

  • فَإِنْ أَعْرَضُوا۟ فَقُلْ أَنذَرْتُكُمْ صَٰعِقَةً مِّثْلَ صَٰعِقَةِ عَادٍ وَثَمُودَ

    But if they turn away, then say, "I have warned you of a thunderbolt like the thunderbolt [that struck] 'Aad and Thamud.

  • فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

    And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

  • فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ مُصْبِحِينَ

    But the shriek seized them at early morning.

  • وَإِن كَادُوا۟ لَيَسْتَفِزُّونَكَ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيُخْرِجُوكَ مِنْهَا وَإِذًا لَّا يَلْبَثُونَ خِلَٰفَكَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

    And indeed, they were about to drive you from the land to evict you therefrom. And then [when they do], they will not remain [there] after you, except for a little.

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.

  • Al-Baqara 2:553 shared roots

    وَإِذْ قُلْتُمْ يَٰمُوسَىٰ لَن نُّؤْمِنَ لَكَ حَتَّىٰ نَرَى ٱللَّهَ جَهْرَةً فَأَخَذَتْكُمُ ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ

    ص-ع-قن-ظ-رأ-خ-ذ

  • At-Talaaq 65:83 shared roots

    وَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ عَتَتْ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهَا وَرُسُلِهِۦ فَحَاسَبْنَٰهَا حِسَابًا شَدِيدًا وَعَذَّبْنَٰهَا عَذَابًا نُّكْرًا

    ع-ت-وأ-م-رر-ب-ب

  • Az-Zumar 39:682 shared roots

    وَنُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَصَعِقَ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّا مَن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ثُمَّ نُفِخَ فِيهِ أُخْرَىٰ فَإِذَا هُمْ قِيَامٌ يَنظُرُونَ

    ص-ع-قن-ظ-ر

  • Al-Qiyaama 75:232 shared roots

    إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ

    ن-ظ-رر-ب-ب

  • Al-A'raaf 7:773 shared roots

    فَعَقَرُوا۟ ٱلنَّاقَةَ وَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰصَٰلِحُ ٱئْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    ع-ت-وأ-م-رر-ب-ب

  • Fussilat 41:172 shared roots

    وَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَهَدَيْنَٰهُمْ فَٱسْتَحَبُّوا۟ ٱلْعَمَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰ فَأَخَذَتْهُمْ صَٰعِقَةُ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْهُونِ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ

    ص-ع-قأ-خ-ذ

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 51:44?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 51:44 include Quran 69:10 (Surah Al-Haaqqa), Quran 15:73 (Surah Al-Hijr), Quran 41:13 (Surah Fussilat), and Quran 54:30 (Surah Al-Qamar). For example, 69:10 reads: “And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity].” 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 51:44 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 51:44 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat, The Winnowing Winds) reads: “But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.”

Which surah is verse 51:44 in?

Quran 51:44 is āyah 44 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 51:44?

Tartīl presents Quran 51:44 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.