Surah Al-Qalam · Ayah 47·Makkī

47

أَمْ فَهُمْ ﴿٤٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] 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 · 3 roots in 3 of 5 words

Recitation · 5 points across 4 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 21 letters · āyah 47 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 43:80 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    أَمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّا لَا نَسْمَعُ سِرَّهُمْ وَنَجْوَىٰهُم بَلَىٰ وَرُسُلُنَا لَدَيْهِمْ يَكْتُبُونَ

    Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and their private conversations? Yes, [We do], and Our messengers are with them recording.

  • Quran 2:78 · Al-Baqaraclose

    وَمِنْهُمْ أُمِّيُّونَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ إِلَّآ أَمَانِىَّ وَإِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَظُنُّونَ

    And among them are unlettered ones who do not know the Scripture except in wishful thinking, but they are only assuming.

  • Quran 52:38 · At-Turclose

    أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُم بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

    Or have they a stairway [into the heaven] upon which they listen? Then let their listener produce a clear authority.

  • Quran 23:63 · Al-Muminoonclose

    بَلْ قُلُوبُهُمْ فِى غَمْرَةٍ مِّنْ هَٰذَا وَلَهُمْ أَعْمَٰلٌ مِّن دُونِ ذَٰلِكَ هُمْ لَهَا عَٰمِلُونَ

    But their hearts are covered with confusion over this, and they have [evil] deeds besides disbelief which they are doing,

  • Quran 26:202 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    فَيَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

    And it will come to them suddenly while they perceive [it] not.

  • Quran 52:31 · At-Turclose

    قُلْ تَرَبَّصُوا۟ فَإِنِّى مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُتَرَبِّصِينَ

    Say, "Wait, for indeed I am, with you, among the waiters."

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 52:413 shared roots

    أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ

    غ-ي-بع-ن-دك-ت-ب

  • An-Najm 53:352 shared roots

    أَعِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰٓ

    غ-ي-بع-ن-د

  • An-Naml 27:752 shared roots

    وَمَا مِنْ غَآئِبَةٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّا فِى كِتَٰبٍ مُّبِينٍ

    غ-ي-بك-ت-ب

  • Maryam 19:782 shared roots

    أَطَّلَعَ ٱلْغَيْبَ أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ عِندَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَهْدًا

    غ-ي-بع-ن-د

  • Taa-Haa 20:522 shared roots

    قَالَ عِلْمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّى فِى كِتَٰبٍ لَّا يَضِلُّ رَبِّى وَلَا يَنسَى

    ع-ن-دك-ت-ب

  • Al-Qasas 28:492 shared roots

    قُلْ فَأْتُوا۟ بِكِتَٰبٍ مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ هُوَ أَهْدَىٰ مِنْهُمَآ أَتَّبِعْهُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ

    ع-ن-دك-ت-ب

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 68:47?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 68:47 include Quran 43:80 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), Quran 2:78 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 52:38 (Surah At-Tur), and Quran 23:63 (Surah Al-Muminoon). For example, 43:80 reads: “Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and their private conversations? Yes, [We do], and Our messengers are with them recording.” 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 68:47 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 68:47 (Surah Al-Qalam, The Pen) reads: “Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down?”

Which surah is verse 68:47 in?

Quran 68:47 is āyah 47 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 68:47?

Tartīl presents Quran 68:47 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.