Surah Al-Ghaafir · Ayah 75·Makkī

75

ذَٰلِكُم بِمَا فِى وَبِمَا ﴿٧٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[The angels will say], "That was because you used to exult upon the earth without right and you used to behave insolently.

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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 · 6 roots in 7 of 11 words

Rarest here: م-ر-ح — 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 17 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Ikhfāʾ shafawī4
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Heavy rāʾ3
  • Lām qamariyyah2

Commentary

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

Shape

11 words · 46 letters · āyah 75 of 85

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

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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.

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    قَالُوا۟ طَٰٓئِرُكُم مَّعَكُمْ أَئِن ذُكِّرْتُم بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّسْرِفُونَ

    They said, "Your omen is with yourselves. Is it because you were reminded? Rather, you are a transgressing people."

  • Quran 10:23 · Yunusclose

    فَلَمَّآ أَنجَىٰهُمْ إِذَا هُمْ يَبْغُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنَّمَا بَغْيُكُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِكُم مَّتَٰعَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَنُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

    But when He saves them, at once they commit injustice upon the earth without right. O mankind, your injustice is only against yourselves, [being merely] the enjoyment of worldly…

  • Quran 21:14 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    قَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ

    They said, "O woe to us! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."

  • Quran 77:47 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

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    وَفَعَلْتَ فَعْلَتَكَ ٱلَّتِى فَعَلْتَ وَأَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    And [then] you did your deed which you did, and you were of the ungrateful."

  • Quran 46:20 · Al-Ahqafclose

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    And the Day those who disbelieved are exposed to the Fire [it will be said], "You exhausted your pleasures during your worldly life and enjoyed them, so this Day you will be…

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    م-ر-حأ-ر-ض

  • Luqman 31:182 shared roots

    وَلَا تُصَعِّرْ خَدَّكَ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَمْشِ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ

    م-ر-حأ-ر-ض

  • Ash-Shura 42:423 shared roots

    إِنَّمَا ٱلسَّبِيلُ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يَظْلِمُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ وَيَبْغُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

    غ-ي-رح-ق-قأ-ر-ض

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    وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ هُوَ وَجُنُودُهُۥ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَظَنُّوٓا۟ أَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْنَا لَا يُرْجَعُونَ

    غ-ي-رح-ق-قأ-ر-ض

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    ف-ر-حك-و-ن

  • Al-Waaqia 56:862 shared roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 40:75?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 40:75 include Quran 36:19 (Surah Yaseen), Quran 10:23 (Surah Yunus), Quran 21:14 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), and Quran 77:47 (Surah Al-Mursalaat). For example, 36:19 reads: “They said, "Your omen is with yourselves. Is it because you were reminded? Rather, you are a transgressing 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 40:75 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 40:75 (Surah Al-Ghaafir, The Forgiver) reads: “[The angels will say], "That was because you used to exult upon the earth without right and you used to behave insolently.”

Which surah is verse 40:75 in?

Quran 40:75 is āyah 75 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 40:75?

Tartīl presents Quran 40:75 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.