Surah Al-Waaqia · Ayah 69·Makkī

69

ءَأَنتُمْ مِنَ أَمْ نَحْنُ ﴿٦٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Is it you who brought it down from the clouds, or is it We who bring it down?

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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 · 2 roots in 3 of 7 words

Rarest here: م-ز-ن — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 9 points across 4 rule families

  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Lām qamariyyah2

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 33 letters · āyah 69 of 96

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 46:24 · Al-Ahqafclose

    فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ عَارِضًا مُّسْتَقْبِلَ أَوْدِيَتِهِمْ قَالُوا۟ هَٰذَا عَارِضٌ مُّمْطِرُنَا بَلْ هُوَ مَا ٱسْتَعْجَلْتُم بِهِۦ رِيحٌ فِيهَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

    And when they saw it as a cloud approaching their valleys, they said, "This is a cloud bringing us rain!" Rather, it is that for which you were impatient: a wind, within it a…

  • Quran 43:11 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    وَٱلَّذِى نَزَّلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۢ بِقَدَرٍ فَأَنشَرْنَا بِهِۦ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا كَذَٰلِكَ تُخْرَجُونَ

    And who sends down rain from the sky in measured amounts, and We revive thereby a dead land - thus will you be brought forth -

  • Quran 15:22 · Al-Hijrclose

    وَأَرْسَلْنَا ٱلرِّيَٰحَ لَوَٰقِحَ فَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَسْقَيْنَٰكُمُوهُ وَمَآ أَنتُمْ لَهُۥ بِخَٰزِنِينَ

    And We have sent the fertilizing winds and sent down water from the sky and given you drink from it. And you are not its retainers.

  • Quran 78:13 · An-Nabaclose

    وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا

    And made [therein] a burning lamp

  • Quran 56:59 · Al-Waaqiaclose

    ءَأَنتُمْ تَخْلُقُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْخَٰلِقُونَ

    Is it you who creates it, or are We the Creator?

  • Quran 2:57 · Al-Baqaraclose

    وَظَلَّلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْغَمَامَ وَأَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْمَنَّ وَٱلسَّلْوَىٰ كُلُوا۟ مِن طَيِّبَٰتِ مَا رَزَقْنَٰكُمْ وَمَا ظَلَمُونَا وَلَٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ

    And We shaded you with clouds and sent down to you manna and quails, [saying], "Eat from the good things with which We have provided you." And they wronged Us not - but they were…

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 56:69?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 56:69 include Quran 46:24 (Surah Al-Ahqaf), Quran 43:11 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), Quran 15:22 (Surah Al-Hijr), and Quran 78:13 (Surah An-Naba). For example, 46:24 reads: “And when they saw it as a cloud approaching their valleys, they said, "This is a cloud bringing us rain!" Rather, it is that for which you were impatient: a wind, within it a…” 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 56:69 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 56:69 (Surah Al-Waaqia, The Inevitable) reads: “Is it you who brought it down from the clouds, or is it We who bring it down?”

Which surah is verse 56:69 in?

Quran 56:69 is āyah 69 of Surah Al-Waaqia (The Inevitable), chapter 56 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 96 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 56:69?

Tartīl presents Quran 56:69 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.