Surah Al-Qamar · Ayah 38·Makkī

38

وَلَقَدْ ﴿٣٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

سقر

بعضی معتقدند که سقر نام تمام دوزخ نیست؛ بلکه بخش خاصی از دوزخ است که سوزندگی فوق‌العاده عجیبی دارد. در روایتی از امام صادق(ع) نقل شده است: «در جهنم دره‌ای است به نام سقر که جایگاه متکبران است و هر گاه نَقّس بکشد. دوزخ را می‌سوزاند.»

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 5 words

Recitation · 8 points across 6 rule families

  • Qalqalah1
  • Ikhfāʾ shafawī1
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Iẓhār2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

5 words · 22 letters · āyah 38 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 15:67 · Al-Hijrclose

    وَجَآءَ أَهْلُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ

    And the people of the city came rejoicing.

  • Quran 13:32 · Ar-Ra'dclose

    وَلَقَدِ ٱسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَأَمْلَيْتُ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهُمْ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عِقَابِ

    And already were [other] messengers ridiculed before you, and I extended the time of those who disbelieved; then I seized them, and how [terrible] was My penalty.

  • Quran 26:189 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمِ ٱلظُّلَّةِ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

    And they denied him, so the punishment of the day of the black cloud seized them. Indeed, it was the punishment of a terrible day.

  • Quran 15:69 · Al-Hijrclose

    وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُخْزُونِ

    And fear Allah and do not disgrace me."

  • Quran 18:87 · Al-Kahfclose

    قَالَ أَمَّا مَن ظَلَمَ فَسَوْفَ نُعَذِّبُهُۥ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ فَيُعَذِّبُهُۥ عَذَابًا نُّكْرًا

    He said, "As for one who wrongs, we will punish him. Then he will be returned to his Lord, and He will punish him with a terrible punishment.

  • Quran 51:14 · Adh-Dhaariyatclose

    ذُوقُوا۟ فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ

    [And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were 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.

  • Al-Mulk 67:52 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِمَصَٰبِيحَ وَجَعَلْنَٰهَا رُجُومًا لِّلشَّيَٰطِينِ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلسَّعِيرِ

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 54:38?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 54:38 include Quran 15:67 (Surah Al-Hijr), Quran 13:32 (Surah Ar-Ra'd), Quran 26:189 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 15:69 (Surah Al-Hijr). For example, 15:67 reads: “And the people of the city came rejoicing.” 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 54:38 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 54:38 (Surah Al-Qamar, The Moon) reads: “And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.”

Which surah is verse 54:38 in?

Quran 54:38 is āyah 38 of Surah Al-Qamar (The Moon), chapter 54 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 55 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 54:38?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 54:38 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 54:38?

Tartīl presents Quran 54:38 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.