Surah Al-Qalam · Ayah 46·Makkī

46

أَمْ فَهُم مِّن ﴿٤٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Or do you ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?

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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 · 4 roots in 4 of 7 words

Rarest here: غ-ر-م — 6× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 13 points across 6 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī3
  • Qalqalah1
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Ghunnah3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 27 letters · āyah 46 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 52:39 · At-Turclose

    أَمْ لَهُ ٱلْبَنَٰتُ وَلَكُمُ ٱلْبَنُونَ

    Or has He daughters while you have sons?

  • Quran 23:72 · Al-Muminoonclose

    أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ خَرْجًا فَخَرَاجُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ

    Or do you, [O Muhammad], ask them for payment? But the reward of your Lord is best, and He is the best of providers.

  • Quran 9:54 · At-Tawbaclose

    وَمَا مَنَعَهُمْ أَن تُقْبَلَ مِنْهُمْ نَفَقَٰتُهُمْ إِلَّآ أَنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَبِرَسُولِهِۦ وَلَا يَأْتُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ إِلَّا وَهُمْ كُسَالَىٰ وَلَا يُنفِقُونَ إِلَّا وَهُمْ كَٰرِهُونَ

    And what prevents their expenditures from being accepted from them but that they have disbelieved in Allah and in His Messenger and that they come not to prayer except while they…

  • Quran 12:104 · Yusufrelated

    وَمَا تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    And you do not ask of them for it any payment. It is not except a reminder to the worlds.

  • Quran 36:73 · Yaseenrelated

    وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا مَنَٰفِعُ وَمَشَارِبُ أَفَلَا يَشْكُرُونَ

    And for them therein are [other] benefits and drinks, so will they not be grateful?

  • Quran 26:204 · Ash-Shu'araarelated

    أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ

    So for Our punishment are they impatient?

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.

  • At-Tur 52:404 shared roots

    أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ

    غ-ر-مث-ق-لأ-ج-رس-أ-ل

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1802 shared roots

    وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    أ-ج-رس-أ-ل

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1642 shared roots

    وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    أ-ج-رس-أ-ل

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1452 shared roots

    وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    أ-ج-رس-أ-ل

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1272 shared roots

    وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    أ-ج-رس-أ-ل

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1092 shared roots

    وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    أ-ج-رس-أ-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 68:46?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 68:46 include Quran 52:39 (Surah At-Tur), Quran 23:72 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 9:54 (Surah At-Tawba), and Quran 12:104 (Surah Yusuf). For example, 52:39 reads: “Or has He daughters while you have sons?” 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 68:46 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 68:46 (Surah Al-Qalam, The Pen) reads: “Or do you ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?”

Which surah is verse 68:46 in?

Quran 68:46 is āyah 46 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 68:46?

Tartīl presents Quran 68:46 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.