Surah Al-Israa · Ayah 14·Makkī

14

عَلَيْكَ ﴿١٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[It will be said], "Read your record. Sufficient is yourself against you this Day as accountant."

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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

Recitation · 7 points across 5 rule families

  • Qalqalah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 30 letters · āyah 14 of 111

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 18:49 · Al-Kahfvery close

    وَوُضِعَ ٱلْكِتَٰبُ فَتَرَى ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ مُشْفِقِينَ مِمَّا فِيهِ وَيَقُولُونَ يَٰوَيْلَتَنَا مَالِ هَٰذَا ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لَا يُغَادِرُ صَغِيرَةً وَلَا كَبِيرَةً إِلَّآ أَحْصَىٰهَا وَوَجَدُوا۟ مَا عَمِلُوا۟ حَاضِرًا وَلَا يَظْلِمُ رَبُّكَ أَحَدًا

    And the record [of deeds] will be placed [open], and you will see the criminals fearful of that within it, and they will say, "Oh, woe to us! What is this book that leaves nothing…

  • Quran 50:24 · Qaafclose

    أَلْقِيَا فِى جَهَنَّمَ كُلَّ كَفَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ

    [Allah will say], "Throw into Hell every obstinate disbeliever,

  • Quran 84:7 · Al-Inshiqaaqclose

    فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ

    Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,

  • Quran 80:11 · Abasaclose

    كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ

    No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;

  • Quran 44:50 · Ad-Dukhaanclose

    إِنَّ هَٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَمْتَرُونَ

    Indeed, this is what you used to dispute."

  • Quran 43:44 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    وَإِنَّهُۥ لَذِكْرٌ لَّكَ وَلِقَوْمِكَ وَسَوْفَ تُسْـَٔلُونَ

    And indeed, it is a remembrance for you and your people, and you [all] are going to be questioned.

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.

  • An-Naml 27:12 shared roots

    طسٓ تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْقُرْءَانِ وَكِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ

    ق-ر-أك-ت-ب

  • Al-Hijr 15:12 shared roots

    الٓر تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَقُرْءَانٍ مُّبِينٍ

    ق-ر-أك-ت-ب

  • Al-Ahzaab 33:392 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ يُبَلِّغُونَ رِسَٰلَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَيَخْشَوْنَهُۥ وَلَا يَخْشَوْنَ أَحَدًا إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ حَسِيبًا

    ك-ف-يح-س-ب

  • Saad 38:532 shared roots

    هَٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِيَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ

    ح-س-بي-و-م

  • Al-Ankaboot 29:512 shared roots

    أَوَلَمْ يَكْفِهِمْ أَنَّآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَرَحْمَةً وَذِكْرَىٰ لِقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    ك-ف-يك-ت-ب

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:474 shared roots

    وَنَضَعُ ٱلْمَوَٰزِينَ ٱلْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ فَلَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْـًٔا وَإِن كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ أَتَيْنَا بِهَا وَكَفَىٰ بِنَا حَٰسِبِينَ

    ك-ف-يح-س-بن-ف-سي-و-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 17:14?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 17:14 include Quran 18:49 (Surah Al-Kahf), Quran 50:24 (Surah Qaaf), Quran 84:7 (Surah Al-Inshiqaaq), and Quran 80:11 (Surah Abasa). For example, 18:49 reads: “And the record [of deeds] will be placed [open], and you will see the criminals fearful of that within it, and they will say, "Oh, woe to us! What is this book that leaves nothing…” 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 17:14 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 17:14 (Surah Al-Israa, The Night Journey) reads: “[It will be said], "Read your record. Sufficient is yourself against you this Day as accountant."”

Which surah is verse 17:14 in?

Quran 17:14 is āyah 14 of Surah Al-Israa (The Night Journey), chapter 17 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 111 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 17:14?

Tartīl presents Quran 17:14 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.