Surah Al-A'raaf · Ayah 129·Makkī

129

مِن أَن وَمِنۢ مَا أَن فِى ﴿١٢٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

They said, "We have been harmed before you came to us and after you have come to us." He said, "Perhaps your Lord will destroy your enemy and grant you succession in the land and see how you will do."

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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 · 15 roots in 16 of 22 words

Recitation · 24 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī12
  • Ikhfāʾ5
  • Qalqalah1
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Iẓhār shafawī3
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

22 words · 88 letters · āyah 129 of 206

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.

  • قَالُوا۟ ٱطَّيَّرْنَا بِكَ وَبِمَن مَّعَكَ قَالَ طَٰٓئِرُكُمْ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ تُفْتَنُونَ

    They said, "We consider you a bad omen, you and those with you." He said, "Your omen is with Allah. Rather, you are a people being tested."

  • قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ

    They said, "Indeed, to our Lord we will return.

  • أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُمُ ٱلْأَقْدَمُونَ

    You and your ancient forefathers?

  • وَمَا عَلَيْنَآ إِلَّا ٱلْبَلَٰغُ ٱلْمُبِينُ

    And we are not responsible except for clear notification."

  • قَالَ رَبِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

    He said, "My Lord is most knowing of what you do."

  • قَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ

    They said, "O woe to us; indeed we were transgressors.

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.

  • Yunus 10:145 shared roots

    ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَٰكُمْ خَلَٰٓئِفَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ لِنَنظُرَ كَيْفَ تَعْمَلُونَ

    ك-ي-فن-ظ-رخ-ل-فب-ع-دع-م-ل

  • Al-A'raaf 7:1854 shared roots

    أَوَلَمْ يَنظُرُوا۟ فِى مَلَكُوتِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ مِن شَىْءٍ وَأَنْ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ قَدِ ٱقْتَرَبَ أَجَلُهُمْ فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    ع-س-ين-ظ-رب-ع-دأ-ر-ض

  • Ar-Room 30:425 shared roots

    قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلُ كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّشْرِكِينَ

    ك-ي-فن-ظ-رق-ب-لأ-ر-ضق-و-ل

  • Al-An'aam 6:344 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ كُذِّبَتْ رُسُلٌ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَصَبَرُوا۟ عَلَىٰ مَا كُذِّبُوا۟ وَأُوذُوا۟ حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰهُمْ نَصْرُنَا وَلَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَكَ مِن نَّبَإِى۟ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    أ-ذ-يج-ي-أق-ب-لأ-ت-ي

  • Al-Qiyaama 75:232 shared roots

    إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ

    ن-ظ-رر-ب-ب

  • Saad 38:802 shared roots

    قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنظَرِينَ

    ن-ظ-رق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 7:129?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 7:129 include Quran 27:47 (Surah An-Naml), Quran 7:125 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 26:76 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 36:17 (Surah Yaseen). For example, 27:47 reads: “They said, "We consider you a bad omen, you and those with you." He said, "Your omen is with Allah. Rather, you are a people being tested."” 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 7:129 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 7:129 (Surah Al-A'raaf, The Heights) reads: “They said, "We have been harmed before you came to us and after you have come to us." He said, "Perhaps your Lord will destroy your enemy and grant you succession in the land and see how you will do."”

Which surah is verse 7:129 in?

Quran 7:129 is āyah 129 of Surah Al-A'raaf (The Heights), chapter 7 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 206 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 7:129?

Tartīl presents Quran 7:129 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.