Surah Al-Qalam · Ayah 31·Makkī

31

يَٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا ﴿٣١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

They said, "O woe to us; indeed we were transgressors.

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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 5 words

Recitation · 9 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Ghunnah2

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 21 letters · āyah 31 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 23:106 · Al-Muminoonvery close

    قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا غَلَبَتْ عَلَيْنَا شِقْوَتُنَا وَكُنَّا قَوْمًا ضَآلِّينَ

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

  • Quran 7:23 · Al-A'raafvery close

    قَالَا رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَآ أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ

    They said, "Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers."

  • Quran 28:63 · Al-Qasasvery close

    قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقَوْلُ رَبَّنَا هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ٱلَّذِينَ أَغْوَيْنَآ أَغْوَيْنَٰهُمْ كَمَا غَوَيْنَا تَبَرَّأْنَآ إِلَيْكَ مَا كَانُوٓا۟ إِيَّانَا يَعْبُدُونَ

    Those upon whom the word will have come into effect will say, "Our Lord, these are the ones we led to error. We led them to error just as we were in error. We declare our…

  • Quran 20:134 · Taa-Haavery close

    وَلَوْ أَنَّآ أَهْلَكْنَٰهُم بِعَذَابٍ مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ لَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا لَوْلَآ أَرْسَلْتَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولًا فَنَتَّبِعَ ءَايَٰتِكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن نَّذِلَّ وَنَخْزَىٰ

    And if We had destroyed them with a punishment before him, they would have said, "Our Lord, why did You not send to us a messenger so we could have followed Your verses before we…

  • Quran 7:129 · Al-A'raafvery close

    قَالُوٓا۟ أُوذِينَا مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَأْتِيَنَا وَمِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جِئْتَنَا قَالَ عَسَىٰ رَبُّكُمْ أَن يُهْلِكَ عَدُوَّكُمْ وَيَسْتَخْلِفَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرَ كَيْفَ تَعْمَلُونَ

    They said, "We have been harmed before you came to us and after you have come to us." He said, "Perhaps your Lord will destroy your enemy and grant you succession in the land and…

  • Quran 43:14 · Az-Zukhrufvery close

    وَإِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ

    And indeed we, to our Lord, will [surely] return."

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.

  • An-Najm 53:522 shared roots

    وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْغَىٰ

    ط-غ-يك-و-ن

  • As-Saaffaat 37:302 shared roots

    وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَٰنٍۭ بَلْ كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا طَٰغِينَ

    ط-غ-يك-و-ن

  • Qaaf 50:273 shared roots

    قَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ رَبَّنَا مَآ أَطْغَيْتُهُۥ وَلَٰكِن كَانَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍۭ بَعِيدٍ

    ط-غ-يك-و-نق-و-ل

  • Taa-Haa 20:452 shared roots

    قَالَا رَبَّنَآ إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَن يَفْرُطَ عَلَيْنَآ أَوْ أَن يَطْغَىٰ

    ط-غ-يق-و-ل

  • An-Nisaa 4:762 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يُقَٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُقَٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱلطَّٰغُوتِ فَقَٰتِلُوٓا۟ أَوْلِيَآءَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ إِنَّ كَيْدَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ كَانَ ضَعِيفًا

    ط-غ-يك-و-ن

  • As-Saaffaat 37:1672 shared roots

    وَإِن كَانُوا۟ لَيَقُولُونَ

    ك-و-نق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 68:31?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 68:31 include Quran 23:106 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 7:23 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 28:63 (Surah Al-Qasas), and Quran 20:134 (Surah Taa-Haa). For example, 23:106 reads: “They will say, "Our Lord, our wretchedness overcame us, and we were a people astray.” 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 68:31 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 68:31 (Surah Al-Qalam, The Pen) reads: “They said, "O woe to us; indeed we were transgressors.”

Which surah is verse 68:31 in?

Quran 68:31 is āyah 31 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 68:31?

Tartīl presents Quran 68:31 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.