Surah Al-Anbiyaa · Ayah 12·Makkī

12

فَلَمَّآ إِذَا هُم مِّنْهَا ﴿١٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And when its inhabitants perceived Our punishment, at once they fled from it.

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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 7 words

Rarest here: ر-ك-ض — 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 8 points across 4 rule families

  • Ghunnah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Idghām shafawī1
  • Iẓhār1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 29 letters · āyah 12 of 112

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 23:41 · Al-Muminoonclose

    فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ بِٱلْحَقِّ فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ غُثَآءً فَبُعْدًا لِّلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    So the shriek seized them in truth, and We made them as [plant] stubble. Then away with the wrongdoing people.

  • Quran 15:82 · Al-Hijrclose

    وَكَانُوا۟ يَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا ءَامِنِينَ

    And they used to carve from the mountains, houses, feeling secure.

  • Quran 43:50 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابَ إِذَا هُمْ يَنكُثُونَ

    But when We removed from them the affliction, at once they broke their word.

  • Quran 26:56 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    وَإِنَّا لَجَمِيعٌ حَٰذِرُونَ

    And indeed, we are a cautious society... "

  • Quran 43:48 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    وَمَا نُرِيهِم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ إِلَّا هِىَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ أُخْتِهَا وَأَخَذْنَٰهُم بِٱلْعَذَابِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

    And We showed them not a sign except that it was greater than its sister, and We seized them with affliction that perhaps they might return [to faith].

  • Quran 37:71 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    And there had already strayed before them most of the former peoples,

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 21:12?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 21:12 include Quran 23:41 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 15:82 (Surah Al-Hijr), Quran 43:50 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), and Quran 26:56 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa). For example, 23:41 reads: “So the shriek seized them in truth, and We made them as [plant] stubble. Then away with the wrongdoing people.” 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 21:12 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 21:12 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, The Prophets) reads: “And when its inhabitants perceived Our punishment, at once they fled from it.”

Which surah is verse 21:12 in?

Quran 21:12 is āyah 12 of Surah Al-Anbiyaa (The Prophets), chapter 21 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 112 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 21:12?

Tartīl presents Quran 21:12 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.