Surah Al-Humaza · Ayah 1·Makkī

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وَيْلٌ ﴿١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Woe to every scorner and mocker

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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 · 3 roots in 3 of 4 words

Rarest here: ه-م-ز — 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 2 points across 1 rule family

  • Idghām (without ghunnah)2

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 14 letters · āyah 1 of 9

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 83:1 · Al-Mutaffifinclose

    وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ

    Woe to those who give less [than due],

  • Quran 68:12 · Al-Qalamclose

    مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

    A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful,

  • Quran 92:10 · Al-Lailrelated

    فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

    We will ease him toward difficulty.

  • Quran 70:19 · Al-Ma'aarijrelated

    إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا

    Indeed, mankind was created anxious:

  • Quran 89:12 · Al-Fajrrelated

    فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ

    And increased therein the corruption.

  • Quran 9:34 · At-Tawbarelated

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلْأَحْبَارِ وَٱلرُّهْبَانِ لَيَأْكُلُونَ أَمْوَٰلَ ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلْبَٰطِلِ وَيَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلَّذِينَ يَكْنِزُونَ ٱلذَّهَبَ وَٱلْفِضَّةَ وَلَا يُنفِقُونَهَا فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

    O you who have believed, indeed many of the scholars and the monks devour the wealth of people unjustly and avert [them] from the way of Allah. And those who hoard gold and silver…

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 104:1?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 104:1 include Quran 83:1 (Surah Al-Mutaffifin), Quran 68:12 (Surah Al-Qalam), Quran 92:10 (Surah Al-Lail), and Quran 70:19 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij). For example, 83:1 reads: “Woe to those who give less [than due],” 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 104:1 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 104:1 (Surah Al-Humaza, The Traducer) reads: “Woe to every scorner and mocker”

Which surah is verse 104:1 in?

Quran 104:1 is āyah 1 of Surah Al-Humaza (The Traducer), chapter 104 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 9 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 104:1?

Tartīl presents Quran 104:1 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.