Surah Al-Muminoon · Ayah 114·Makkī

114

إِن إِلَّا لَّوْ أَنَّكُمْ ﴿١١٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

He will say, "You stayed not but a little - if only you had known.

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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 · 5 roots in 5 of 9 words

Recitation · 11 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)3
  • Iẓhār shafawī3
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 33 letters · āyah 114 of 118

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 26:42 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَّمِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ

    He said, "Yes, and indeed, you will then be of those near [to me]."

  • Quran 17:52 · Al-Israaclose

    يَوْمَ يَدْعُوكُمْ فَتَسْتَجِيبُونَ بِحَمْدِهِۦ وَتَظُنُّونَ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

    On the Day He will call you and you will respond with praise of Him and think that you had not remained [in the world] except for a little."

  • Quran 18:75 · Al-Kahfclose

    قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكَ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِىَ صَبْرًا

    [Al-Khidh r] said, "Did I not tell you that with me you would never be able to have patience?"

  • Quran 27:22 · An-Namlclose

    فَمَكَثَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ فَقَالَ أَحَطتُ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِۦ وَجِئْتُكَ مِن سَبَإٍۭ بِنَبَإٍ يَقِينٍ

    But the hoopoe stayed not long and said, "I have encompassed [in knowledge] that which you have not encompassed, and I have come to you from Sheba with certain news.

  • Quran 89:24 · Al-Fajrclose

    يَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى

    He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."

  • Quran 102:4 · At-Takaathurclose

    ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

    Then no! You are going to know.

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-Israa 17:522 shared roots

    يَوْمَ يَدْعُوكُمْ فَتَسْتَجِيبُونَ بِحَمْدِهِۦ وَتَظُنُّونَ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

    ل-ب-ثق-ل-ل

  • Ar-Room 30:564 shared roots

    وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ وَٱلْإِيمَٰنَ لَقَدْ لَبِثْتُمْ فِى كِتَٰبِ ٱللَّهِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْبَعْثِ فَهَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْبَعْثِ وَلَٰكِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

    ل-ب-ثع-ل-مك-و-نق-و-ل

  • Al-Israa 17:762 shared roots

    وَإِن كَادُوا۟ لَيَسْتَفِزُّونَكَ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيُخْرِجُوكَ مِنْهَا وَإِذًا لَّا يَلْبَثُونَ خِلَٰفَكَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

    ل-ب-ثق-ل-ل

  • Taa-Haa 20:1043 shared roots

    نَّحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذْ يَقُولُ أَمْثَلُهُمْ طَرِيقَةً إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا يَوْمًا

    ل-ب-ثع-ل-مق-و-ل

  • Al-Muminoon 23:1122 shared roots

    قَٰلَ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ عَدَدَ سِنِينَ

    ل-ب-ثق-و-ل

  • Al-Muminoon 23:1122 shared roots

    قَٰلَ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ عَدَدَ سِنِينَ

    ل-ب-ثق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 23:114?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 23:114 include Quran 26:42 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 17:52 (Surah Al-Israa), Quran 18:75 (Surah Al-Kahf), and Quran 27:22 (Surah An-Naml). For example, 26:42 reads: “He said, "Yes, and indeed, you will then be of those near [to me]."” 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 23:114 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 23:114 (Surah Al-Muminoon, The Believers) reads: “He will say, "You stayed not but a little - if only you had known.”

Which surah is verse 23:114 in?

Quran 23:114 is āyah 114 of Surah Al-Muminoon (The Believers), chapter 23 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 118 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 23:114?

Tartīl presents Quran 23:114 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.