Surah Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 33·Makkī

33

وَمَآ عَلَيْهِمْ ﴿٣٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

But they had not been sent as guardians over them.

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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 4 words

Recitation · 4 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 19 letters · āyah 33 of 36

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

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    But they wonder that there has come to them a warner from among themselves, and the disbelievers say, "This is an amazing thing.

  • Quran 26:158 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

    And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

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    وَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ قَالُوا۟ هَٰذَا سِحْرٌ وَإِنَّا بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ

    But when the truth came to them, they said, "This is magic, and indeed we are, concerning it, disbelievers."

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    أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا ٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ تَؤُزُّهُمْ أَزًّا

    Do you not see that We have sent the devils upon the disbelievers, inciting them to [evil] with [constant] incitement?

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    وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ مَا عَبَدْنَٰهُم مَّا لَهُم بِذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ

    And they said, "If the Most Merciful had willed, we would not have worshipped them." They have of that no knowledge. They are not but falsifying.

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    And when he brought them the truth from Us, they said, "Kill the sons of those who have believed with him and keep their women alive." But the plan of the disbelievers is not…

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 83:33?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 83:33 include Quran 50:2 (Surah Qaaf), Quran 26:158 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 43:30 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), and Quran 19:83 (Surah Maryam). For example, 50:2 reads: “But they wonder that there has come to them a warner from among themselves, and the disbelievers say, "This is an amazing thing.” 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 83:33 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 83:33 (Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Defrauding) reads: “But they had not been sent as guardians over them.”

Which surah is verse 83:33 in?

Quran 83:33 is āyah 33 of Surah Al-Mutaffifin (Defrauding), chapter 83 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 36 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 83:33?

Tartīl presents Quran 83:33 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.