Surah Al-Qamar · Ayah 21·Makkī

21

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Translation

Saheeh International

And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 4 roots in 4 of 4 words

Recitation · 4 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Light rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 16 letters · āyah 21 of 55

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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 54:39 · Al-Qamarvery close

    فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

    So taste My punishment and warning.

  • Quran 54:16 · Al-Qamarvery close

    فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

    And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

  • Quran 54:41 · Al-Qamarclose

    وَلَقَدْ جَآءَ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ ٱلنُّذُرُ

    And there certainly came to the people of Pharaoh warning.

  • Quran 54:33 · Al-Qamarclose

    كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍۭ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

    The people of Lot denied the warning.

  • Quran 2:66 · Al-Baqaraclose

    فَجَعَلْنَٰهَا نَكَٰلًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا وَمَا خَلْفَهَا وَمَوْعِظَةً لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ

    And We made it a deterrent punishment for those who were present and those who succeeded [them] and a lesson for those who fear Allah.

  • Quran 23:40 · Al-Muminoonclose

    قَالَ عَمَّا قَلِيلٍ لَّيُصْبِحُنَّ نَٰدِمِينَ

    [Allah] said, "After a little, they will surely become regretful."

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.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 54:21?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 54:21 include Quran 54:39 (Surah Al-Qamar), Quran 54:16 (Surah Al-Qamar), Quran 54:41 (Surah Al-Qamar), and Quran 54:33 (Surah Al-Qamar). For example, 54:39 reads: “So taste My punishment and warning.” 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 54:21 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 54:21 (Surah Al-Qamar, The Moon) reads: “And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.”

Which surah is verse 54:21 in?

Quran 54:21 is āyah 21 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 54:21?

Tartīl presents Quran 54:21 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.