Surah Al-Qalam · Ayah 25·Makkī

25

عَلَىٰ ﴿٢٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

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

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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: ح-ر-د — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 5 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Light rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 16 letters · āyah 25 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 36:19 · Yaseenvery close

    قَالُوا۟ طَٰٓئِرُكُم مَّعَكُمْ أَئِن ذُكِّرْتُم بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّسْرِفُونَ

    They said, "Your omen is with yourselves. Is it because you were reminded? Rather, you are a transgressing people."

  • Quran 21:14 · Al-Anbiyaavery close

    قَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ

    They said, "O woe to us! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."

  • Quran 23:106 · Al-Muminoonclose

    قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا غَلَبَتْ عَلَيْنَا شِقْوَتُنَا وَكُنَّا قَوْمًا ضَآلِّينَ

    They will say, "Our Lord, our wretchedness overcame us, and we were a people astray.

  • Quran 50:22 · Qaafclose

    لَّقَدْ كُنتَ فِى غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَٰذَا فَكَشَفْنَا عَنكَ غِطَآءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ حَدِيدٌ

    [It will be said], "You were certainly in unmindfulness of this, and We have removed from you your cover, so your sight, this Day, is sharp."

  • Quran 54:24 · Al-Qamarclose

    فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّفِى ضَلَٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ

    And said, "Is it one human being among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.

  • Quran 74:48 · Al-Muddaththirclose

    فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَٰعَةُ ٱلشَّٰفِعِينَ

    So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 68:25?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 68:25 include Quran 36:19 (Surah Yaseen), Quran 21:14 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), Quran 23:106 (Surah Al-Muminoon), and Quran 50:22 (Surah Qaaf). For example, 36:19 reads: “They said, "Your omen is with yourselves. Is it because you were reminded? Rather, you are a transgressing people."” 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 68:25 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 68:25 (Surah Al-Qalam, The Pen) reads: “And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able.”

Which surah is verse 68:25 in?

Quran 68:25 is āyah 25 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 68:25?

Tartīl presents Quran 68:25 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.