Surah Al-Hijr · Ayah 56·Makkī

56

وَمَن مِن إِلَّا ﴿٥٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

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

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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 · 5 roots in 5 of 8 words

Rarest here: ق-ن-ط — 6× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 9 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)2
  • Qalqalah1
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Lām shamsiyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 29 letters · āyah 56 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 50:27 · Qaafvery close

    قَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ رَبَّنَا مَآ أَطْغَيْتُهُۥ وَلَٰكِن كَانَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍۭ بَعِيدٍ

    His [devil] companion will say, "Our Lord, I did not make him transgress, but he [himself] was in extreme error."

  • Quran 11:28 · Hudvery close

    قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّى وَءَاتَىٰنِى رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِهِۦ فَعُمِّيَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنُلْزِمُكُمُوهَا وَأَنتُمْ لَهَا كَٰرِهُونَ

    He said, "O my people have you considered: if I should be upon clear evidence from my Lord while He has given me mercy from Himself but it has been made unapparent to you, should…

  • Quran 16:47 · An-Nahlclose

    أَوْ يَأْخُذَهُمْ عَلَىٰ تَخَوُّفٍ فَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ لَرَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    Or that He would not seize them gradually [in a state of dread]? But indeed, your Lord is Kind and Merciful.

  • Quran 70:21 · Al-Ma'aarijclose

    وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا

    And when good touches him, withholding [of it],

  • Quran 11:47 · Hudclose

    قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّىٓ أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَسْـَٔلَكَ مَا لَيْسَ لِى بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ وَإِلَّا تَغْفِرْ لِى وَتَرْحَمْنِىٓ أَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ

    [Noah] said, "My Lord, I seek refuge in You from asking that of which I have no knowledge. And unless You forgive me and have mercy upon me, I will be among the losers."

  • Quran 7:149 · Al-A'raafclose

    وَلَمَّا سُقِطَ فِىٓ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَرَأَوْا۟ أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ ضَلُّوا۟ قَالُوا۟ لَئِن لَّمْ يَرْحَمْنَا رَبُّنَا وَيَغْفِرْ لَنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ

    And when regret overcame them and they saw that they had gone astray, they said, "If our Lord does not have mercy upon us and forgive us, we will surely be among the losers."

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-Hijr 15:552 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ بَشَّرْنَٰكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ فَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْقَٰنِطِينَ

    ق-ن-طق-و-ل

  • Al-Hijr 15:552 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ بَشَّرْنَٰكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ فَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْقَٰنِطِينَ

    ق-ن-طق-و-ل

  • Az-Zumar 39:533 shared roots

    قُلْ يَٰعِبَادِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا۟ مِن رَّحْمَةِ ٱللَّهِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    ق-ن-طر-ح-مق-و-ل

  • Ar-Room 30:362 shared roots

    وَإِذَآ أَذَقْنَا ٱلنَّاسَ رَحْمَةً فَرِحُوا۟ بِهَا وَإِن تُصِبْهُمْ سَيِّئَةٌۢ بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ إِذَا هُمْ يَقْنَطُونَ

    ق-ن-طر-ح-م

  • Ash-Shura 42:282 shared roots

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُنَزِّلُ ٱلْغَيْثَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا قَنَطُوا۟ وَيَنشُرُ رَحْمَتَهُۥ وَهُوَ ٱلْوَلِىُّ ٱلْحَمِيدُ

    ق-ن-طر-ح-م

  • Al-Mulk 67:293 shared roots

    قُلْ هُوَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ وَعَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا فَسَتَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ هُوَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

    ض-ل-لر-ح-مق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 15:56?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 15:56 include Quran 50:27 (Surah Qaaf), Quran 11:28 (Surah Hud), Quran 16:47 (Surah An-Nahl), and Quran 70:21 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij). For example, 50:27 reads: “His [devil] companion will say, "Our Lord, I did not make him transgress, but he [himself] was in extreme error."” 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 15:56 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 15:56 (Surah Al-Hijr, The Rock) reads: “He said, "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except for those astray?"”

Which surah is verse 15:56 in?

Quran 15:56 is āyah 56 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 15:56?

Tartīl presents Quran 15:56 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.