Surah Al-Qalam · Ayah 9·Makkī

9

لَوْ ﴿٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you].

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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 · 2 roots in 3 of 4 words

Rarest here: د-ه-ن — 5× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 4 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Qalqalah2

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 17 letters · āyah 9 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 37:27 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

    And they will approach one another blaming each other.

  • Quran 17:74 · Al-Israaclose

    وَلَوْلَآ أَن ثَبَّتْنَٰكَ لَقَدْ كِدتَّ تَرْكَنُ إِلَيْهِمْ شَيْـًٔا قَلِيلًا

    And if We had not strengthened you, you would have almost inclined to them a little.

  • Quran 43:13 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    لِتَسْتَوُۥا۟ عَلَىٰ ظُهُورِهِۦ ثُمَّ تَذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَةَ رَبِّكُمْ إِذَا ٱسْتَوَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَتَقُولُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُۥ مُقْرِنِينَ

    That you may settle yourselves upon their backs and then remember the favor of your Lord when you have settled upon them and say. "Exalted is He who has subjected this to us, and…

  • Quran 17:28 · Al-Israaclose

    وَإِمَّا تُعْرِضَنَّ عَنْهُمُ ٱبْتِغَآءَ رَحْمَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكَ تَرْجُوهَا فَقُل لَّهُمْ قَوْلًا مَّيْسُورًا

    And if you [must] turn away from the needy awaiting mercy from your Lord which you expect, then speak to them a gentle word.

  • Quran 2:11 · Al-Baqaraclose

    وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُصْلِحُونَ

    And when it is said to them, "Do not cause corruption on the earth," they say, "We are but reformers."

  • Quran 34:54 · Sabaclose

    وَحِيلَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ مَا يَشْتَهُونَ كَمَا فُعِلَ بِأَشْيَاعِهِم مِّن قَبْلُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ فِى شَكٍّ مُّرِيبٍۭ

    And prevention will be placed between them and what they desire, as was done with their kind before. Indeed, they were in disquieting denial.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 68:9?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 68:9 include Quran 37:27 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 17:74 (Surah Al-Israa), Quran 43:13 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), and Quran 17:28 (Surah Al-Israa). For example, 37:27 reads: “And they will approach one another blaming each other.” 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 68:9 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 68:9 (Surah Al-Qalam, The Pen) reads: “They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you].”

Which surah is verse 68:9 in?

Quran 68:9 is āyah 9 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 68:9?

Tartīl presents Quran 68:9 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.