Surah Al-Qamar · Ayah 2·Makkī

2

وَإِن ﴿٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And if they see a miracle, they turn away and say, "Passing magic."

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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 · 6 roots in 6 of 7 words

Recitation · 12 points across 4 rule families

  • Idghām (with ghunnah)3
  • Heavy rāʾ4
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 32 letters · āyah 2 of 55

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 37:14 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    وَإِذَا رَأَوْا۟ ءَايَةً يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ

    And when they see a sign, they ridicule

  • Quran 26:202 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    فَيَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

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

  • Quran 21:1 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    ٱقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمْ وَهُمْ فِى غَفْلَةٍ مُّعْرِضُونَ

    [The time of] their account has approached for the people, while they are in heedlessness turning away.

  • Quran 15:15 · Al-Hijrclose

    لَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا سُكِّرَتْ أَبْصَٰرُنَا بَلْ نَحْنُ قَوْمٌ مَّسْحُورُونَ

    They would say, "Our eyes have only been dazzled. Rather, we are a people affected by magic."

  • Quran 21:3 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    لَاهِيَةً قُلُوبُهُمْ وَأَسَرُّوا۟ ٱلنَّجْوَى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ هَلْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ أَفَتَأْتُونَ ٱلسِّحْرَ وَأَنتُمْ تُبْصِرُونَ

    With their hearts distracted. And those who do wrong conceal their private conversation, [saying], "Is this [Prophet] except a human being like you? So would you approach magic…

  • Quran 43:37 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    وَإِنَّهُمْ لَيَصُدُّونَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَيَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُم مُّهْتَدُونَ

    And indeed, the devils avert them from the way [of guidance] while they think that they are [rightly] guided

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.

  • Yusuf 12:1053 shared roots

    وَكَأَيِّن مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ يَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهَا وَهُمْ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضُونَ

    م-ر-رع-ر-ضأ-ي-ي

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1852 shared roots

    قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ

    س-ح-رق-و-ل

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1532 shared roots

    قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ

    س-ح-رق-و-ل

  • Al-Muminoon 23:892 shared roots

    سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِ قُلْ فَأَنَّىٰ تُسْحَرُونَ

    س-ح-رق-و-ل

  • Al-A'raaf 7:1323 shared roots

    وَقَالُوا۟ مَهْمَا تَأْتِنَا بِهِۦ مِنْ ءَايَةٍ لِّتَسْحَرَنَا بِهَا فَمَا نَحْنُ لَكَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ

    س-ح-رأ-ي-يق-و-ل

  • Al-Hijr 15:812 shared roots

    وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ ءَايَٰتِنَا فَكَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ

    ع-ر-ضأ-ي-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 54:2?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 54:2 include Quran 37:14 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 26:202 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 21:1 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), and Quran 15:15 (Surah Al-Hijr). For example, 37:14 reads: “And when they see a sign, they ridicule” 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 54:2 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 54:2 (Surah Al-Qamar, The Moon) reads: “And if they see a miracle, they turn away and say, "Passing magic."”

Which surah is verse 54:2 in?

Quran 54:2 is āyah 2 of Surah Al-Qamar (The Moon), chapter 54 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 55 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 54:2?

Tartīl presents Quran 54:2 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.