Surah Al-Qamar · Ayah 48·Makkī

48

فِى عَلَىٰ سَقَرَ﴿٤٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces [it will be said], "Taste the touch of Saqar."

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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 9 words

Recitation · 12 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Light rāʾ2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 35 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 48 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 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 51:13 · Adh-Dhaariyatvery close

    يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ

    [It is] the Day they will be tormented over the Fire

  • Quran 22:22 · Al-Hajjclose

    كُلَّمَآ أَرَادُوٓا۟ أَن يَخْرُجُوا۟ مِنْهَا مِنْ غَمٍّ أُعِيدُوا۟ فِيهَا وَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابَ ٱلْحَرِيقِ

    Every time they want to get out of Hellfire from anguish, they will be returned to it, and [it will be said], "Taste the punishment of the Burning Fire!"

  • Quran 9:35 · At-Tawbaclose

    يَوْمَ يُحْمَىٰ عَلَيْهَا فِى نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ فَتُكْوَىٰ بِهَا جِبَاهُهُمْ وَجُنُوبُهُمْ وَظُهُورُهُمْ هَٰذَا مَا كَنَزْتُمْ لِأَنفُسِكُمْ فَذُوقُوا۟ مَا كُنتُمْ تَكْنِزُونَ

    The Day when it will be heated in the fire of Hell and seared therewith will be their foreheads, their flanks, and their backs, [it will be said], "This is what you hoarded for…

  • Quran 88:3 · Al-Ghaashiyaclose

    عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ

    Working [hard] and exhausted.

  • Quran 11:106 · Hudclose

    فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ شَقُوا۟ فَفِى ٱلنَّارِ لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌ وَشَهِيقٌ

    As for those who were [destined to be] wretched, they will be in the Fire. For them therein is [violent] exhaling and inhaling.

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-Anfaal 8:142 shared roots

    ذَٰلِكُمْ فَذُوقُوهُ وَأَنَّ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ

    ذ-و-قن-و-ر

  • Al-Ahzaab 33:663 shared roots

    يَوْمَ تُقَلَّبُ وُجُوهُهُمْ فِى ٱلنَّارِ يَقُولُونَ يَٰلَيْتَنَآ أَطَعْنَا ٱللَّهَ وَأَطَعْنَا ٱلرَّسُولَا۠

    و-ج-هن-و-ري-و-م

  • Az-Zumar 39:243 shared roots

    أَفَمَن يَتَّقِى بِوَجْهِهِۦ سُوٓءَ ٱلْعَذَابِ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَقِيلَ لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ ذُوقُوا۟ مَا كُنتُمْ تَكْسِبُونَ

    ذ-و-قو-ج-هي-و-م

  • Al-Ghaashiya 88:82 shared roots

    وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ

    و-ج-هي-و-م

  • Al-Ahqaf 46:343 shared roots

    وَيَوْمَ يُعْرَضُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ أَلَيْسَ هَٰذَا بِٱلْحَقِّ قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ وَرَبِّنَا قَالَ فَذُوقُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ

    ذ-و-قن-و-ري-و-م

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:1063 shared roots

    يَوْمَ تَبْيَضُّ وُجُوهٌ وَتَسْوَدُّ وُجُوهٌ فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْوَدَّتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ أَكَفَرْتُم بَعْدَ إِيمَٰنِكُمْ فَذُوقُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ

    ذ-و-قو-ج-هي-و-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 54:48?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 54:48 include Quran 52:13 (Surah At-Tur), Quran 51:13 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat), Quran 22:22 (Surah Al-Hajj), and Quran 9:35 (Surah At-Tawba). For example, 52:13 reads: “The Day they are thrust toward the fire of Hell with a [violent] thrust, [its angels will say],” 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 54:48 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 54:48 (Surah Al-Qamar, The Moon) reads: “The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces [it will be said], "Taste the touch of Saqar."”

Which surah is verse 54:48 in?

Quran 54:48 is āyah 48 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 54:48?

Tartīl presents Quran 54:48 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.