Surah Al-Ghaafir · Ayah 47·Makkī

47

وَإِذْ فِى لِلَّذِينَ إِنَّا لَكُمْ فَهَلْ أَنتُم عَنَّا مِّنَ ﴿٤٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And [mention] when they will argue within the Fire, and the weak will say to those who had been arrogant, "Indeed, we were [only] your followers, so will you relieve us of a share of the Fire?"

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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 · 9 roots in 10 of 19 words

Recitation · 33 points across 7 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī13
  • Lām shamsiyyah4
  • Ghunnah7
  • Light rāʾ3
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

19 words · 82 letters · āyah 47 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 7:36 · Al-A'raafclose

    وَٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ عَنْهَآ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ

    But the ones who deny Our verses and are arrogant toward them - those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.

  • Quran 34:42 · Sabaclose

    فَٱلْيَوْمَ لَا يَمْلِكُ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ نَّفْعًا وَلَا ضَرًّا وَنَقُولُ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ

    But today you do not hold for one another [the power of] benefit or harm, and We will say to those who wronged, "Taste the punishment of the Fire, which you used to deny."

  • Quran 32:20 · As-Sajdaclose

    وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ فَسَقُوا۟ فَمَأْوَىٰهُمُ ٱلنَّارُ كُلَّمَآ أَرَادُوٓا۟ أَن يَخْرُجُوا۟ مِنْهَآ أُعِيدُوا۟ فِيهَا وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ ذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

    But as for those who defiantly disobeyed, their refuge is the Fire. Every time they wish to emerge from it, they will be returned to it while it is said to them, "Taste the…

  • Quran 40:6 · Al-Ghaafirclose

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ حَقَّتْ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَنَّهُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ

    And thus has the word of your Lord come into effect upon those who disbelieved that they are companions of the Fire.

  • Quran 22:19 · Al-Hajjclose

    هَٰذَانِ خَصْمَانِ ٱخْتَصَمُوا۟ فِى رَبِّهِمْ فَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قُطِّعَتْ لَهُمْ ثِيَابٌ مِّن نَّارٍ يُصَبُّ مِن فَوْقِ رُءُوسِهِمُ ٱلْحَمِيمُ

    These are two adversaries who have disputed over their Lord. But those who disbelieved will have cut out for them garments of fire. Poured upon their heads will be scalding water

  • Quran 67:10 · Al-Mulkclose

    وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْ كُنَّا نَسْمَعُ أَوْ نَعْقِلُ مَا كُنَّا فِىٓ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ

    And they will say, "If only we had been listening or reasoning, we would not be among the companions of the Blaze."

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    ض-ع-فغ-ن-يك-ب-رت-ب-عك-و-ن

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    ح-ج-جغ-ن-يك-و-ن

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    ض-ع-فك-ب-رق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 40:47?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 40:47 include Quran 7:36 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 34:42 (Surah Saba), Quran 32:20 (Surah As-Sajda), and Quran 40:6 (Surah Al-Ghaafir). For example, 7:36 reads: “But the ones who deny Our verses and are arrogant toward them - those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.” 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 40:47 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 40:47 (Surah Al-Ghaafir, The Forgiver) reads: “And [mention] when they will argue within the Fire, and the weak will say to those who had been arrogant, "Indeed, we were [only] your followers, so will you relieve us of a share of the Fire?"”

Which surah is verse 40:47 in?

Quran 40:47 is āyah 47 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 40:47?

Tartīl presents Quran 40:47 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.