Surah Al-Hijr · Ayah 72·Makkī

72

إِنَّهُمْ لَفِى ﴿٧٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

By your life, [O Muhammad], indeed they were, in their intoxication, wandering blindly.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

سوگند خدا به جان پیامبر(ص)

از این عباس (صحابی معروف) نقل شده است: «خداوند» کسی را که از محمد(ص) در نزدش گرامی‌تر باشد» خلق نکرده است و من نشنیده‌ام که خداوند به جان کسی جز جان او قسم خورده باشد.»!

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 · 3 roots in 3 of 5 words

Rarest here: ع-م-ه — 7× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 8 points across 4 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī3
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

5 words · 24 letters · āyah 72 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 2:15 · Al-Baqaraclose

    ٱللَّهُ يَسْتَهْزِئُ بِهِمْ وَيَمُدُّهُمْ فِى طُغْيَٰنِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ

    [But] Allah mocks them and prolongs them in their transgression [while] they wander blindly.

  • Quran 12:95 · Yusufclose

    قَالُوا۟ تَٱللَّهِ إِنَّكَ لَفِى ضَلَٰلِكَ ٱلْقَدِيمِ

    They said, "By Allah, indeed you are in your [same] old error."

  • Quran 30:42 · Ar-Roomclose

    قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلُ كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّشْرِكِينَ

    Say, [O Muhammad], "Travel through the land and observe how was the end of those before. Most of them were associators [of others with Allah].

  • Quran 70:36 · Al-Ma'aarijclose

    فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ

    So what is [the matter] with those who disbelieve, hastening [from] before you, [O Muhammad],

  • Quran 6:110 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَنُقَلِّبُ أَفْـِٔدَتَهُمْ وَأَبْصَٰرَهُمْ كَمَا لَمْ يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِهِۦٓ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَنَذَرُهُمْ فِى طُغْيَٰنِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ

    And We will turn away their hearts and their eyes just as they refused to believe in it the first time. And We will leave them in their transgression, wandering blindly.

  • Quran 83:31 · Al-Mutaffifinclose

    وَإِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمُ ٱنقَلَبُوا۟ فَكِهِينَ

    And when they returned to their people, they would return jesting.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 15:72?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 15:72 include Quran 2:15 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 12:95 (Surah Yusuf), Quran 30:42 (Surah Ar-Room), and Quran 70:36 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij). For example, 2:15 reads: “[But] Allah mocks them and prolongs them in their transgression [while] they wander blindly.” 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 15:72 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 15:72 (Surah Al-Hijr, The Rock) reads: “By your life, [O Muhammad], indeed they were, in their intoxication, wandering blindly.”

Which surah is verse 15:72 in?

Quran 15:72 is āyah 72 of Surah Al-Hijr (The Rock), chapter 15 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 99 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 15:72?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 15:72 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 15:72?

Tartīl presents Quran 15:72 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.