Surah Al-Qalam · Ayah 13·Makkī

13

ذَٰلِكَ ﴿١٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender.

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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 · 3 roots in 3 of 4 words

Rarest here: ز-ن-م — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 3 points across 2 rule families

  • Iqlāb1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 13 letters · āyah 13 of 52

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 100:7 · Al-Aadiyaatclose

    وَإِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌ

    And indeed, he is to that a witness.

  • Quran 47:14 · Muhammadclose

    أَفَمَن كَانَ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ كَمَن زُيِّنَ لَهُۥ سُوٓءُ عَمَلِهِۦ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَهُم

    So is he who is on clear evidence from his Lord like him to whom the evil of his work has been made attractive and they follow their [own] desires?

  • Quran 92:8 · Al-Lailclose

    وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

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

  • Quran 100:8 · Al-Aadiyaatclose

    وَإِنَّهُۥ لِحُبِّ ٱلْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ

    And indeed he is, in love of wealth, intense.

  • Quran 107:2 · Al-Maa'unclose

    فَذَٰلِكَ ٱلَّذِى يَدُعُّ ٱلْيَتِيمَ

    For that is the one who drives away the orphan

  • Quran 104:2 · Al-Humazaclose

    ٱلَّذِى جَمَعَ مَالًا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ

    Who collects wealth and [continuously] counts it.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 68:13?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 68:13 include Quran 100:7 (Surah Al-Aadiyaat), Quran 47:14 (Surah Muhammad), Quran 92:8 (Surah Al-Lail), and Quran 100:8 (Surah Al-Aadiyaat). For example, 100:7 reads: “And indeed, he is to that a witness.” 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 68:13 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 68:13 (Surah Al-Qalam, The Pen) reads: “Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender.”

Which surah is verse 68:13 in?

Quran 68:13 is āyah 13 of Surah Al-Qalam (The Pen), chapter 68 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 52 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 68:13?

Tartīl presents Quran 68:13 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.