Surah Al-Qamar · Ayah 47·Makkī

47

إِنَّ فِى ﴿٤٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness.

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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 · 9 points across 6 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Light rāʾ2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 19 letters · āyah 47 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 30:12 · Ar-Roomvery close

    وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ يُبْلِسُ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ

    And the Day the Hour appears the criminals will be in despair.

  • Quran 52:13 · At-Turvery close

    يَوْمَ يُدَعُّونَ إِلَىٰ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ دَعًّا

    The Day they are thrust toward the fire of Hell with a [violent] thrust, [its angels will say],

  • Quran 30:55 · Ar-Roomvery close

    وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ يُقْسِمُ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ مَا لَبِثُوا۟ غَيْرَ سَاعَةٍ كَذَٰلِكَ كَانُوا۟ يُؤْفَكُونَ

    And the Day the Hour appears the criminals will swear they had remained but an hour. Thus they were deluded.

  • Quran 83:16 · Al-Mutaffifinclose

    ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُوا۟ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

    Then indeed, they will [enter and] burn in Hellfire.

  • Quran 40:46 · Al-Ghaafirclose

    ٱلنَّارُ يُعْرَضُونَ عَلَيْهَا غُدُوًّا وَعَشِيًّا وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدْخِلُوٓا۟ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ أَشَدَّ ٱلْعَذَابِ

    The Fire, they are exposed to it morning and evening. And the Day the Hour appears [it will be said], "Make the people of Pharaoh enter the severest punishment."

  • Quran 51:12 · Adh-Dhaariyatclose

    يَسْـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

    They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense?"

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.

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:992 shared roots

    وَمَآ أَضَلَّنَآ إِلَّا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ

    ج-ر-مض-ل-ل

  • Al-Hajj 22:42 shared roots

    كُتِبَ عَلَيْهِ أَنَّهُۥ مَن تَوَلَّاهُ فَأَنَّهُۥ يُضِلُّهُۥ وَيَهْدِيهِ إِلَىٰ عَذَابِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ

    س-ع-رض-ل-ل

  • Al-Qamar 54:242 shared roots

    فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّفِى ضَلَٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ

    س-ع-رض-ل-ل

  • Al-Qamar 54:242 shared roots

    فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّفِى ضَلَٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ

    س-ع-رض-ل-ل

  • Al-Israa 17:972 shared roots

    وَمَن يَهْدِ ٱللَّهُ فَهُوَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِ وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِهِۦ وَنَحْشُرُهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ عُمْيًا وَبُكْمًا وَصُمًّا مَّأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ كُلَّمَا خَبَتْ زِدْنَٰهُمْ سَعِيرًا

    س-ع-رض-ل-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 54:47?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 54:47 include Quran 30:12 (Surah Ar-Room), Quran 52:13 (Surah At-Tur), Quran 30:55 (Surah Ar-Room), and Quran 83:16 (Surah Al-Mutaffifin). For example, 30:12 reads: “And the Day the Hour appears the criminals will be in despair.” 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 54:47 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 54:47 (Surah Al-Qamar, The Moon) reads: “Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness.”

Which surah is verse 54:47 in?

Quran 54:47 is āyah 47 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 54:47?

Tartīl presents Quran 54:47 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.