Surah Al-Hijr · Ayah 3·Makkī

3

فَسَوْفَ ﴿٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Let them eat and enjoy themselves and be diverted by [false] hope, for they are going to know.

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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 6 of 7 words

Rarest here: أ-م-ل — 2× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 5 points across 3 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 39 letters · āyah 3 of 99

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 29:66 · Al-Ankabootvery close

    لِيَكْفُرُوا۟ بِمَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ وَلِيَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ

    So that they will deny what We have granted them, and they will enjoy themselves. But they are going to know.

  • Quran 70:42 · Al-Ma'aarijclose

    فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا۟ وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ

    So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised -

  • Quran 16:55 · An-Nahlclose

    لِيَكْفُرُوا۟ بِمَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ فَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

    So they will deny what We have given them. Then enjoy yourselves, for you are going to know.

  • Quran 10:70 · Yunusclose

    مَتَٰعٌ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُهُمْ ثُمَّ نُذِيقُهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلشَّدِيدَ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْفُرُونَ

    [For them is brief] enjoyment in this world; then to Us is their return; then We will make them taste the severe punishment because they used to disbelieve

  • Quran 26:205 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    أَفَرَءَيْتَ إِن مَّتَّعْنَٰهُمْ سِنِينَ

    Then have you considered if We gave them enjoyment for years

  • Quran 73:12 · Al-Muzzammilclose

    إِنَّ لَدَيْنَآ أَنكَالًا وَجَحِيمًا

    Indeed, with Us [for them] are shackles and burning fire

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-Mursalaat 77:462 shared roots

    كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ

    م-ت-عأ-ك-ل

  • Ar-Room 30:342 shared roots

    لِيَكْفُرُوا۟ بِمَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ فَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

    م-ت-عع-ل-م

  • Al-Ankaboot 29:662 shared roots

    لِيَكْفُرُوا۟ بِمَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ وَلِيَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ

    م-ت-عع-ل-م

  • An-Nahl 16:552 shared roots

    لِيَكْفُرُوا۟ بِمَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ فَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

    م-ت-عع-ل-م

  • Al-Ankaboot 29:642 shared roots

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

    ل-ه-وع-ل-م

  • Hud 11:642 shared roots

    وَيَٰقَوْمِ هَٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةُ ٱللَّهِ لَكُمْ ءَايَةً فَذَرُوهَا تَأْكُلْ فِىٓ أَرْضِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابٌ قَرِيبٌ

    و-ذ-رأ-ك-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 15:3?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 15:3 include Quran 29:66 (Surah Al-Ankaboot), Quran 70:42 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij), Quran 16:55 (Surah An-Nahl), and Quran 10:70 (Surah Yunus). For example, 29:66 reads: “So that they will deny what We have granted them, and they will enjoy themselves. But they are going to know.” 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 15:3 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 15:3 (Surah Al-Hijr, The Rock) reads: “Let them eat and enjoy themselves and be diverted by [false] hope, for they are going to know.”

Which surah is verse 15:3 in?

Quran 15:3 is āyah 3 of Surah Al-Hijr (The Rock), chapter 15 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 99 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 15:3?

Tartīl presents Quran 15:3 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.