Surah Al-Kahf · Ayah 87·Makkī

87

أَمَّا مَن فَسَوْفَ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ ﴿٨٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

He said, "As for one who wrongs, we will punish him. Then he will be returned to his Lord, and He will punish him with a terrible punishment.

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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 8 of 13 words

Recitation · 13 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Ghunnah3
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Heavy rāʾ3

Commentary

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

Shape

13 words · 46 letters · āyah 87 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 32:22 · As-Sajdavery close

    وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن ذُكِّرَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِۦ ثُمَّ أَعْرَضَ عَنْهَآ إِنَّا مِنَ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ مُنتَقِمُونَ

    And who is more unjust than one who is reminded of the verses of his Lord; then he turns away from them? Indeed We, from the criminals, will take retribution.

  • Quran 20:127 · Taa-Haavery close

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى مَنْ أَسْرَفَ وَلَمْ يُؤْمِنۢ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِۦ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَشَدُّ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ

    And thus do We recompense he who transgressed and did not believe in the signs of his Lord. And the punishment of the Hereafter is more severe and more enduring.

  • Quran 11:39 · Hudvery close

    فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ مَن يَأْتِيهِ عَذَابٌ يُخْزِيهِ وَيَحِلُّ عَلَيْهِ عَذَابٌ مُّقِيمٌ

    And you are going to know who will get a punishment that will disgrace him [on earth] and upon whom will descend an enduring punishment [in the Hereafter]."

  • Quran 29:21 · Al-Ankabootvery close

    يُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرْحَمُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُقْلَبُونَ

    He punishes whom He wills and has mercy upon whom He wills, and to Him you will be returned.

  • Quran 88:25 · Al-Ghaashiyaclose

    إِنَّ إِلَيْنَآ إِيَابَهُمْ

    Indeed, to Us is their return.

  • Quran 27:21 · An-Namlclose

    لَأُعَذِّبَنَّهُۥ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا أَوْ لَأَا۟ذْبَحَنَّهُۥٓ أَوْ لَيَأْتِيَنِّى بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

    I will surely punish him with a severe punishment or slaughter him unless he brings me clear authorization."

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-Hijr 15:622 shared roots

    قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ

    ن-ك-رق-و-ل

  • Ash-Shura 42:444 shared roots

    وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن وَلِىٍّ مِّنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ وَتَرَى ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ لَمَّا رَأَوُا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ يَقُولُونَ هَلْ إِلَىٰ مَرَدٍّ مِّن سَبِيلٍ

    ر-د-دظ-ل-مع-ذ-بق-و-ل

  • Ash-Shura 42:473 shared roots

    ٱسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لِرَبِّكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِىَ يَوْمٌ لَّا مَرَدَّ لَهُۥ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَكُم مِّن مَّلْجَإٍ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن نَّكِيرٍ

    ن-ك-رر-د-در-ب-ب

  • Adh-Dhaariyat 51:252 shared roots

    إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًا قَالَ سَلَٰمٌ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ

    ن-ك-رق-و-ل

  • Hud 11:763 shared roots

    يَٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ أَعْرِضْ عَنْ هَٰذَآ إِنَّهُۥ قَدْ جَآءَ أَمْرُ رَبِّكَ وَإِنَّهُمْ ءَاتِيهِمْ عَذَابٌ غَيْرُ مَرْدُودٍ

    ر-د-دع-ذ-بر-ب-ب

  • An-Naml 27:412 shared roots

    قَالَ نَكِّرُوا۟ لَهَا عَرْشَهَا نَنظُرْ أَتَهْتَدِىٓ أَمْ تَكُونُ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَهْتَدُونَ

    ن-ك-رق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 18:87?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 18:87 include Quran 32:22 (Surah As-Sajda), Quran 20:127 (Surah Taa-Haa), Quran 11:39 (Surah Hud), and Quran 29:21 (Surah Al-Ankaboot). For example, 32:22 reads: “And who is more unjust than one who is reminded of the verses of his Lord; then he turns away from them? Indeed We, from the criminals, will take retribution.” 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 18:87 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 18:87 (Surah Al-Kahf, The Cave) reads: “He said, "As for one who wrongs, we will punish him. Then he will be returned to his Lord, and He will punish him with a terrible punishment.”

Which surah is verse 18:87 in?

Quran 18:87 is āyah 87 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 18:87?

Tartīl presents Quran 18:87 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.