Surah Al-Fajr · Ayah 17·Makkī

17

كَلَّا بَل لَّا ﴿١٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

No! But you do not honor the orphan

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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 · 2 roots in 2 of 5 words

Recitation · 6 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Light rāʾ1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 19 letters · āyah 17 of 30

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 107:3 · Al-Maa'unvery close

    وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ

    And does not encourage the feeding of the poor.

  • Quran 107:2 · Al-Maa'unvery close

    فَذَٰلِكَ ٱلَّذِى يَدُعُّ ٱلْيَتِيمَ

    For that is the one who drives away the orphan

  • Quran 93:9 · Ad-Dhuhaavery close

    فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ

    So as for the orphan, do not oppress [him].

  • Quran 93:10 · Ad-Dhuhaavery close

    وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ

    And as for the petitioner, do not repel [him].

  • Quran 15:56 · Al-Hijrclose

    قَالَ وَمَن يَقْنَطُ مِن رَّحْمَةِ رَبِّهِۦٓ إِلَّا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ

    He said, "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except for those astray?"

  • Quran 40:60 · Al-Ghaafirclose

    وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ٱدْعُونِىٓ أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِى سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِينَ

    And your Lord says, "Call upon Me; I will respond to you." Indeed, those who disdain My worship will enter Hell [rendered] contemptible.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 89:17?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 89:17 include Quran 107:3 (Surah Al-Maa'un), Quran 107:2 (Surah Al-Maa'un), Quran 93:9 (Surah Ad-Dhuhaa), and Quran 93:10 (Surah Ad-Dhuhaa). For example, 107:3 reads: “And does not encourage the feeding of the poor.” 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 89:17 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 89:17 (Surah Al-Fajr, The Dawn) reads: “No! But you do not honor the orphan”

Which surah is verse 89:17 in?

Quran 89:17 is āyah 17 of Surah Al-Fajr (The Dawn), chapter 89 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 30 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 89:17?

Tartīl presents Quran 89:17 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.