Surah Al-Kahf · Ayah 64·Makkī

64

ذَٰلِكَ مَا عَلَىٰٓ ﴿٦٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[Moses] said, "That is what we were seeking." So they returned, following their footprints.

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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 9 words

Recitation · 13 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī9
  • Ghunnah1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Light rāʾ1
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 35 letters · āyah 64 of 110

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 37:119 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِمَا فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

    And We left for them [favorable mention] among later generations:

  • Quran 37:69 · As-Saaffaatclose

    إِنَّهُمْ أَلْفَوْا۟ ءَابَآءَهُمْ ضَآلِّينَ

    Indeed they found their fathers astray.

  • Quran 26:52 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِىٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

    And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants; indeed, you will be pursued."

  • Quran 26:61 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    فَلَمَّا تَرَٰٓءَا ٱلْجَمْعَانِ قَالَ أَصْحَٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَمُدْرَكُونَ

    And when the two companies saw one another, the companions of Moses said, "Indeed, we are to be overtaken!"

  • Quran 88:26 · Al-Ghaashiyaclose

    ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم

    Then indeed, upon Us is their account.

  • Quran 20:84 · Taa-Haaclose

    قَالَ هُمْ أُو۟لَآءِ عَلَىٰٓ أَثَرِى وَعَجِلْتُ إِلَيْكَ رَبِّ لِتَرْضَىٰ

    He said, "They are close upon my tracks, and I hastened to You, my Lord, that You be pleased."

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-Muddaththir 74:242 shared roots

    فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ

    أ-ث-رق-و-ل

  • Yusuf 12:913 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدْ ءَاثَرَكَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَإِن كُنَّا لَخَٰطِـِٔينَ

    أ-ث-رك-و-نق-و-ل

  • Al-A'raaf 7:72 shared roots

    فَلَنَقُصَّنَّ عَلَيْهِم بِعِلْمٍ وَمَا كُنَّا غَآئِبِينَ

    ق-ص-صك-و-ن

  • Taa-Haa 20:842 shared roots

    قَالَ هُمْ أُو۟لَآءِ عَلَىٰٓ أَثَرِى وَعَجِلْتُ إِلَيْكَ رَبِّ لِتَرْضَىٰ

    أ-ث-رق-و-ل

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:222 shared roots

    بَلْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم مُّهْتَدُونَ

    أ-ث-رق-و-ل

  • An-Nahl 16:1182 shared roots

    وَعَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُوا۟ حَرَّمْنَا مَا قَصَصْنَا عَلَيْكَ مِن قَبْلُ وَمَا ظَلَمْنَٰهُمْ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 18:64?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 18:64 include Quran 37:119 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 37:69 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 26:52 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 26:61 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa). For example, 37:119 reads: “And We left for them [favorable mention] among later generations:” 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 18:64 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 18:64 (Surah Al-Kahf, The Cave) reads: “[Moses] said, "That is what we were seeking." So they returned, following their footprints.”

Which surah is verse 18:64 in?

Quran 18:64 is āyah 64 of Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave), chapter 18 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 110 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 18:64?

Tartīl presents Quran 18:64 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.