Surah Al-Lail · Ayah 17·Makkī

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Translation

Saheeh International

But the righteous one will avoid it -

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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 · 2 roots in 2 of 2 words

Recitation · 4 points across 3 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

2 words · 14 letters · āyah 17 of 21

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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 7:45 · Al-A'raafclose

    ٱلَّذِينَ يَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَيَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا وَهُم بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ كَٰفِرُونَ

    Who averted [people] from the way of Allah and sought to make it [seem] deviant while they were, concerning the Hereafter, disbelievers.

  • Quran 92:8 · Al-Lailclose

    وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

    But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need

  • Quran 91:10 · Ash-Shamsclose

    وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

    And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].

  • Quran 28:67 · Al-Qasasclose

    فَأَمَّا مَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا فَعَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُفْلِحِينَ

    But as for one who had repented, believed, and done righteousness, it is promised by Allah that he will be among the successful.

  • Quran 80:8 · Abasaclose

    وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ

    But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]

  • Quran 70:17 · Al-Ma'aarijclose

    تَدْعُوا۟ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

    It invites he who turned his back [on truth] and went away [from obedience]

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.

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:1912 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ ٱللَّهَ قِيَٰمًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِهِمْ وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ فِى خَلْقِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَٰذَا بَٰطِلًا سُبْحَٰنَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ

    ج-ن-بو-ق-ي

  • An-Najm 53:322 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَٰٓئِرَ ٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّمَمَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَٰسِعُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ إِذْ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِذْ أَنتُمْ أَجِنَّةٌ فِى بُطُونِ أُمَّهَٰتِكُمْ فَلَا تُزَكُّوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُمْ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰٓ

    ج-ن-بو-ق-ي

  • Al-Hujuraat 49:122 shared roots

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِثْمٌ وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا۟ وَلَا يَغْتَب بَّعْضُكُم بَعْضًا أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَن يَأْكُلَ لَحْمَ أَخِيهِ مَيْتًا فَكَرِهْتُمُوهُ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    ج-ن-بو-ق-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 92:17?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 92:17 include Quran 7:45 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 92:8 (Surah Al-Lail), Quran 91:10 (Surah Ash-Shams), and Quran 28:67 (Surah Al-Qasas). For example, 7:45 reads: “Who averted [people] from the way of Allah and sought to make it [seem] deviant while they were, concerning the Hereafter, disbelievers.” 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 92:17 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 92:17 (Surah Al-Lail, The Night) reads: “But the righteous one will avoid it -”

Which surah is verse 92:17 in?

Quran 92:17 is āyah 17 of Surah Al-Lail (The Night), chapter 92 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 21 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 92:17?

Tartīl presents Quran 92:17 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.