Surah Al-Qalam · Ayah 38·Makkī

38

إِنَّ لَكُمْ فِيهِ لَمَا ﴿٣٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

That indeed for you is whatever you choose?

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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 · 1 root in 1 of 5 words

Recitation · 6 points across 4 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 17 letters · āyah 38 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 37:156 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    أَمْ لَكُمْ سُلْطَٰنٌ مُّبِينٌ

    Or do you have a clear authority?

  • Quran 4:47 · An-Nisaaclose

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِمَا نَزَّلْنَا مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا مَعَكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن نَّطْمِسَ وُجُوهًا فَنَرُدَّهَا عَلَىٰٓ أَدْبَارِهَآ أَوْ نَلْعَنَهُمْ كَمَا لَعَنَّآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلسَّبْتِ وَكَانَ أَمْرُ ٱللَّهِ مَفْعُولًا

    O you who were given the Scripture, believe in what We have sent down [to Muhammad], confirming that which is with you, before We obliterate faces and turn them toward their backs…

  • Quran 39:55 · Az-Zumarclose

    وَٱتَّبِعُوٓا۟ أَحْسَنَ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَكُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ بَغْتَةً وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَشْعُرُونَ

    And follow the best of what was revealed to you from your Lord before the punishment comes upon you suddenly while you do not perceive,

  • Quran 2:4 · Al-Baqaraclose

    وَٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلِكَ وَبِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ

    And who believe in what has been revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what was revealed before you, and of the Hereafter they are certain [in faith].

  • Quran 38:29 · Saadclose

    كِتَٰبٌ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَٰرَكٌ لِّيَدَّبَّرُوٓا۟ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ

    [This is] a blessed Book which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], that they might reflect upon its verses and that those of understanding would be reminded.

  • Quran 56:81 · Al-Waaqiaclose

    أَفَبِهَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدْهِنُونَ

    Then is it to this statement that you are indifferent

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 68:38?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 68:38 include Quran 37:156 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 4:47 (Surah An-Nisaa), Quran 39:55 (Surah Az-Zumar), and Quran 2:4 (Surah Al-Baqara). For example, 37:156 reads: “Or do you have a clear authority?” 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 68:38 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 68:38 (Surah Al-Qalam, The Pen) reads: “That indeed for you is whatever you choose?”

Which surah is verse 68:38 in?

Quran 68:38 is āyah 38 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 68:38?

Tartīl presents Quran 68:38 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.