Surah Al-Ghaafir · Ayah 39·Makkī

39

إِنَّمَا هَٰذِهِ وَإِنَّ هِىَ ﴿٣٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

O my people, this worldly life is only [temporary] enjoyment, and indeed, the Hereafter - that is the home of [permanent] settlement.

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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 · 7 roots in 7 of 11 words

Recitation · 21 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī9
  • Ghunnah2
  • Lām qamariyyah4
  • Iẓhār2
  • Heavy rāʾ4

Commentary

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

Shape

11 words · 47 letters · āyah 39 of 85

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 29:64 · Al-Ankabootvery close

    وَمَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَآ إِلَّا لَهْوٌ وَلَعِبٌ وَإِنَّ ٱلدَّارَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ لَهِىَ ٱلْحَيَوَانُ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ

    And this worldly life is not but diversion and amusement. And indeed, the home of the Hereafter - that is the [eternal] life, if only they knew.

  • Quran 75:20 · Al-Qiyaamaclose

    كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ

    No! But you love the immediate

  • Quran 75:21 · Al-Qiyaamaclose

    وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ

    And leave the Hereafter.

  • Quran 35:35 · Faatirclose

    ٱلَّذِىٓ أَحَلَّنَا دَارَ ٱلْمُقَامَةِ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ لَا يَمَسُّنَا فِيهَا نَصَبٌ وَلَا يَمَسُّنَا فِيهَا لُغُوبٌ

    He who has settled us in the home of duration out of His bounty. There touches us not in it any fatigue, and there touches us not in it weariness [of mind]."

  • Quran 57:20 · Al-Hadidclose

    ٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّمَا ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌ وَلَهْوٌ وَزِينَةٌ وَتَفَاخُرٌۢ بَيْنَكُمْ وَتَكَاثُرٌ فِى ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ وَٱلْأَوْلَٰدِ كَمَثَلِ غَيْثٍ أَعْجَبَ ٱلْكُفَّارَ نَبَاتُهُۥ ثُمَّ يَهِيجُ فَتَرَىٰهُ مُصْفَرًّا ثُمَّ يَكُونُ حُطَٰمًا وَفِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرِضْوَٰنٌ وَمَا ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَآ إِلَّا مَتَٰعُ ٱلْغُرُورِ

    Know that the life of this world is but amusement and diversion and adornment and boasting to one another and competition in increase of wealth and children - like the example of…

  • Quran 87:17 · Al-A'laaclose

    وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ

    While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

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-Ankaboot 29:644 shared roots

    وَمَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَآ إِلَّا لَهْوٌ وَلَعِبٌ وَإِنَّ ٱلدَّارَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ لَهِىَ ٱلْحَيَوَانُ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ

    د-و-رد-ن-وح-ي-يأ-خ-ر

  • An-Nahl 16:1074 shared roots

    ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمُ ٱسْتَحَبُّوا۟ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا عَلَى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    د-ن-وح-ي-يأ-خ-رق-و-م

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:354 shared roots

    وَزُخْرُفًا وَإِن كُلُّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمَّا مَتَٰعُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ

    م-ت-عد-ن-وح-ي-يأ-خ-ر

  • Al-Furqaan 25:662 shared roots

    إِنَّهَا سَآءَتْ مُسْتَقَرًّا وَمُقَامًا

    ق-ر-رق-و-م

  • Al-Qasas 28:614 shared roots

    أَفَمَن وَعَدْنَٰهُ وَعْدًا حَسَنًا فَهُوَ لَٰقِيهِ كَمَن مَّتَّعْنَٰهُ مَتَٰعَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ هُوَ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْضَرِينَ

    م-ت-عد-ن-وح-ي-يق-و-م

  • Ar-Ra'd 13:264 shared roots

    ٱللَّهُ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقْدِرُ وَفَرِحُوا۟ بِٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَمَا ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ إِلَّا مَتَٰعٌ

    م-ت-عد-ن-وح-ي-يأ-خ-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 40:39?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 40:39 include Quran 29:64 (Surah Al-Ankaboot), Quran 75:20 (Surah Al-Qiyaama), Quran 75:21 (Surah Al-Qiyaama), and Quran 35:35 (Surah Faatir). For example, 29:64 reads: “And this worldly life is not but diversion and amusement. And indeed, the home of the Hereafter - that is the [eternal] life, if only they knew.” 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 40:39 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 40:39 (Surah Al-Ghaafir, The Forgiver) reads: “O my people, this worldly life is only [temporary] enjoyment, and indeed, the Hereafter - that is the home of [permanent] settlement.”

Which surah is verse 40:39 in?

Quran 40:39 is āyah 39 of Surah Al-Ghaafir (The Forgiver), chapter 40 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 85 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 40:39?

Tartīl presents Quran 40:39 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.