Surah Al-Insaan · Ayah 3·Madanī

3

إِنَّا إِمَّا وَإِمَّا ﴿٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Indeed, We guided him to the way, be he grateful or be he ungrateful.

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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 · 4 roots in 4 of 7 words

Recitation · 15 points across 5 rule families

  • Ghunnah3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Heavy rāʾ2

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 31 letters · āyah 3 of 31

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 74:15 · Al-Muddaththirclose

    ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ

    Then he desires that I should add more.

  • Quran 92:7 · Al-Lailclose

    فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

    We will ease him toward ease.

  • Quran 38:25 · Saadclose

    فَغَفَرْنَا لَهُۥ ذَٰلِكَ وَإِنَّ لَهُۥ عِندَنَا لَزُلْفَىٰ وَحُسْنَ مَـَٔابٍ

    So We forgave him that; and indeed, for him is nearness to Us and a good place of return.

  • Quran 54:35 · Al-Qamarclose

    نِّعْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى مَن شَكَرَ

    As favor from us. Thus do We reward he who is grateful.

  • Quran 16:121 · An-Nahlclose

    شَاكِرًا لِّأَنْعُمِهِ ٱجْتَبَىٰهُ وَهَدَىٰهُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

    [He was] grateful for His favors. Allah chose him and guided him to a straight path.

  • Quran 38:44 · Saadclose

    وَخُذْ بِيَدِكَ ضِغْثًا فَٱضْرِب بِّهِۦ وَلَا تَحْنَثْ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَٰهُ صَابِرًا نِّعْمَ ٱلْعَبْدُ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ

    [We said], "And take in your hand a bunch [of grass] and strike with it and do not break your oath." Indeed, We found him patient, an excellent servant. Indeed, he was one…

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-Baqara 2:1522 shared roots

    فَٱذْكُرُونِىٓ أَذْكُرْكُمْ وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ لِى وَلَا تَكْفُرُونِ

    ش-ك-رك-ف-ر

  • An-Nisaa 4:1373 shared roots

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ثُمَّ كَفَرُوا۟ ثُمَّ ءَامَنُوا۟ ثُمَّ كَفَرُوا۟ ثُمَّ ٱزْدَادُوا۟ كُفْرًا لَّمْ يَكُنِ ٱللَّهُ لِيَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ وَلَا لِيَهْدِيَهُمْ سَبِيلًۢا

    س-ب-له-د-يك-ف-ر

  • Al-Qalam 68:72 shared roots

    إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

    س-ب-له-د-ي

  • Al-An'aam 6:1172 shared roots

    إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ مَن يَضِلُّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

    س-ب-له-د-ي

  • Al-Ankaboot 29:692 shared roots

    وَٱلَّذِينَ جَٰهَدُوا۟ فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَمَعَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

    س-ب-له-د-ي

  • An-Najm 53:302 shared roots

    ذَٰلِكَ مَبْلَغُهُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ

    س-ب-له-د-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 76:3?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 76:3 include Quran 74:15 (Surah Al-Muddaththir), Quran 92:7 (Surah Al-Lail), Quran 38:25 (Surah Saad), and Quran 54:35 (Surah Al-Qamar). For example, 74:15 reads: “Then he desires that I should add more.” 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 76:3 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 76:3 (Surah Al-Insaan, Man) reads: “Indeed, We guided him to the way, be he grateful or be he ungrateful.”

Which surah is verse 76:3 in?

Quran 76:3 is āyah 3 of Surah Al-Insaan (Man), chapter 76 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 31 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 76:3?

Tartīl presents Quran 76:3 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.