Surah Al-Qalam · Ayah 21·Makkī

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Translation

Saheeh International

And they called one another at morning,

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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 · 2 points across 1 rule family

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2

Commentary

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

Shape

2 words · 13 letters · āyah 21 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 68:17 · Al-Qalamclose

    إِنَّا بَلَوْنَٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا۟ لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ

    Indeed, We have tried them as We tried the companions of the garden, when they swore to cut its fruit in the [early] morning

  • Quran 69:23 · Al-Haaqqaclose

    قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ

    Its [fruit] to be picked hanging near.

  • Quran 68:25 · Al-Qalamclose

    وَغَدَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍ قَٰدِرِينَ

    And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able.

  • Quran 46:24 · Al-Ahqafclose

    فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ عَارِضًا مُّسْتَقْبِلَ أَوْدِيَتِهِمْ قَالُوا۟ هَٰذَا عَارِضٌ مُّمْطِرُنَا بَلْ هُوَ مَا ٱسْتَعْجَلْتُم بِهِۦ رِيحٌ فِيهَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

    And when they saw it as a cloud approaching their valleys, they said, "This is a cloud bringing us rain!" Rather, it is that for which you were impatient: a wind, within it a…

  • Quran 87:4 · Al-A'laaclose

    وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ

    And who brings out the pasture

  • Quran 18:32 · Al-Kahfclose

    وَٱضْرِبْ لَهُم مَّثَلًا رَّجُلَيْنِ جَعَلْنَا لِأَحَدِهِمَا جَنَّتَيْنِ مِنْ أَعْنَٰبٍ وَحَفَفْنَٰهُمَا بِنَخْلٍ وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُمَا زَرْعًا

    And present to them an example of two men: We granted to one of them two gardens of grapevines, and We bordered them with palm trees and placed between them [fields of] crops.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 68:21?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 68:21 include Quran 68:17 (Surah Al-Qalam), Quran 69:23 (Surah Al-Haaqqa), Quran 68:25 (Surah Al-Qalam), and Quran 46:24 (Surah Al-Ahqaf). For example, 68:17 reads: “Indeed, We have tried them as We tried the companions of the garden, when they swore to cut its fruit in the [early] morning” 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 68:21 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 68:21 (Surah Al-Qalam, The Pen) reads: “And they called one another at morning,”

Which surah is verse 68:21 in?

Quran 68:21 is āyah 21 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 68:21?

Tartīl presents Quran 68:21 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.