Surah Al-Qamar · Ayah 50·Makkī

50

وَمَآ إِلَّا ﴿٥٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And Our command is but one, like a glance of the eye.

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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 · 4 roots in 4 of 6 words

Rarest here: ل-م-ح — 2× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 9 points across 5 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 25 letters · āyah 50 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 37:19 · As-Saaffaatrelated

    فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنظُرُونَ

    It will be only one shout, and at once they will be observing.

  • Quran 44:5 · Ad-Dukhaanrelated

    أَمْرًا مِّنْ عِندِنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ

    [Every] matter [proceeding] from Us. Indeed, We were to send [a messenger]

  • Quran 26:136 · Ash-Shu'araarelated

    قَالُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْنَآ أَوَعَظْتَ أَمْ لَمْ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْوَٰعِظِينَ

    They said, "It is all the same to us whether you advise or are not of the advisors.

  • Quran 15:15 · Al-Hijrrelated

    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 69:12 · Al-Haaqqarelated

    لِنَجْعَلَهَا لَكُمْ تَذْكِرَةً وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنٌ وَٰعِيَةٌ

    That We might make it for you a reminder and [that] a conscious ear would be conscious of it.

  • Quran 38:70 · Saadrelated

    إِن يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ إِلَّآ أَنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    It has not been revealed to me except that I am a clear warner."

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.

  • An-Nahl 16:773 shared roots

    وَلِلَّهِ غَيْبُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَآ أَمْرُ ٱلسَّاعَةِ إِلَّا كَلَمْحِ ٱلْبَصَرِ أَوْ هُوَ أَقْرَبُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    ل-م-حب-ص-رأ-م-ر

  • Luqman 31:282 shared roots

    مَّا خَلْقُكُمْ وَلَا بَعْثُكُمْ إِلَّا كَنَفْسٍ وَٰحِدَةٍ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌۢ بَصِيرٌ

    و-ح-دب-ص-ر

  • Hud 11:1122 shared roots

    فَٱسْتَقِمْ كَمَآ أُمِرْتَ وَمَن تَابَ مَعَكَ وَلَا تَطْغَوْا۟ إِنَّهُۥ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ

    ب-ص-رأ-م-ر

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:442 shared roots

    فَسَتَذْكُرُونَ مَآ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ وَأُفَوِّضُ أَمْرِىٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بَصِيرٌۢ بِٱلْعِبَادِ

    ب-ص-رأ-م-ر

  • At-Tawba 9:312 shared roots

    ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَٰنَهُمْ أَرْبَابًا مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلْمَسِيحَ ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَمَآ أُمِرُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَٰهًا وَٰحِدًا لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

    و-ح-دأ-م-ر

  • Yunus 10:312 shared roots

    قُلْ مَن يَرْزُقُكُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ أَمَّن يَمْلِكُ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَ وَمَن يُخْرِجُ ٱلْحَىَّ مِنَ ٱلْمَيِّتِ وَيُخْرِجُ ٱلْمَيِّتَ مِنَ ٱلْحَىِّ وَمَن يُدَبِّرُ ٱلْأَمْرَ فَسَيَقُولُونَ ٱللَّهُ فَقُلْ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

    ب-ص-رأ-م-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 54:50?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 54:50 include Quran 37:19 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 44:5 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan), Quran 26:136 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 15:15 (Surah Al-Hijr). For example, 37:19 reads: “It will be only one shout, and at once they will be observing.” 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 54:50 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 54:50 (Surah Al-Qamar, The Moon) reads: “And Our command is but one, like a glance of the eye.”

Which surah is verse 54:50 in?

Quran 54:50 is āyah 50 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 54:50?

Tartīl presents Quran 54:50 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.