Surah Al-Muzzammil · Ayah 18·Makkī

18

بِهِۦ ﴿١٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

The heaven will break apart therefrom; ever is His promise fulfilled.

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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 6 words

Recitation · 7 points across 4 rule families

  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 26 letters · āyah 18 of 20

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 77:8 · Al-Mursalaatvery close

    فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ

    So when the stars are obliterated

  • Quran 51:6 · Adh-Dhaariyatclose

    وَإِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ لَوَٰقِعٌ

    And indeed, the recompense is to occur.

  • Quran 84:1 · Al-Inshiqaaqclose

    إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتْ

    When the sky has split [open]

  • Quran 51:22 · Adh-Dhaariyatclose

    وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ

    And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised.

  • Quran 18:98 · Al-Kahfclose

    قَالَ هَٰذَا رَحْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّى فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ رَبِّى جَعَلَهُۥ دَكَّآءَ وَكَانَ وَعْدُ رَبِّى حَقًّا

    [Dhul-Qarnayn] said, "This is a mercy from my Lord; but when the promise of my Lord comes, He will make it level, and ever is the promise of my Lord true."

  • Quran 69:16 · Al-Haaqqaclose

    وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِىَ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاهِيَةٌ

    And the heaven will split [open], for that Day it is infirm.

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-Infitaar 82:12 shared roots

    إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتْ

    ف-ط-رس-م-و

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:562 shared roots

    قَالَ بَل رَّبُّكُمْ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَهُنَّ وَأَنَا۠ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلشَّٰهِدِينَ

    ف-ط-رس-م-و

  • Al-Israa 17:1083 shared roots

    وَيَقُولُونَ سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِن كَانَ وَعْدُ رَبِّنَا لَمَفْعُولًا

    ف-ع-لو-ع-دك-و-ن

  • Yaseen 36:632 shared roots

    هَٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ

    و-ع-دك-و-ن

  • Al-An'aam 6:792 shared roots

    إِنِّى وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِىَ لِلَّذِى فَطَرَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ حَنِيفًا وَمَآ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ

    ف-ط-رس-م-و

  • Az-Zumar 39:463 shared roots

    قُلِ ٱللَّهُمَّ فَاطِرَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ عَٰلِمَ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ أَنتَ تَحْكُمُ بَيْنَ عِبَادِكَ فِى مَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ

    ف-ط-رس-م-وك-و-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 73:18?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 73:18 include Quran 77:8 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), Quran 51:6 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat), Quran 84:1 (Surah Al-Inshiqaaq), and Quran 51:22 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat). For example, 77:8 reads: “So when the stars are obliterated” 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 73:18 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 73:18 (Surah Al-Muzzammil, The Enshrouded One) reads: “The heaven will break apart therefrom; ever is His promise fulfilled.”

Which surah is verse 73:18 in?

Quran 73:18 is āyah 18 of Surah Al-Muzzammil (The Enshrouded One), chapter 73 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 20 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 73:18?

Tartīl presents Quran 73:18 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.