Surah An-Naazi'aat · Ayah 12·Makkī

12

تِلْكَ إِذًا ﴿١٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

They say, "That, then, would be a losing return."

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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

Rarest here: ك-ر-ر — 6× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 7 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Heavy rāʾ2

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 19 letters · āyah 12 of 46

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 37:53 · As-Saaffaatclose

    أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ

    That when we have died and become dust and bones, we will indeed be recompensed?'"

  • Quran 56:47 · Al-Waaqiaclose

    وَكَانُوا۟ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

    And they used to say, "When we die and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?

  • Quran 37:15 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    And say, "This is not but obvious magic.

  • Quran 17:49 · Al-Israaclose

    وَقَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمًا وَرُفَٰتًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ خَلْقًا جَدِيدًا

    And they say, "When we are bones and crumbled particles, will we [truly] be resurrected as a new creation?"

  • Quran 17:98 · Al-Israaclose

    ذَٰلِكَ جَزَآؤُهُم بِأَنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَقَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمًا وَرُفَٰتًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ خَلْقًا جَدِيدًا

    That is their recompense because they disbelieved in Our verses and said, "When we are bones and crumbled particles, will we [truly] be resurrected [in] a new creation?"

  • Quran 56:65 · Al-Waaqiaclose

    لَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنَٰهُ حُطَٰمًا فَظَلْتُمْ تَفَكَّهُونَ

    If We willed, We could make it [dry] debris, and you would remain in wonder,

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.

  • Az-Zumar 39:582 shared roots

    أَوْ تَقُولَ حِينَ تَرَى ٱلْعَذَابَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِى كَرَّةً فَأَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

    ك-ر-رق-و-ل

  • Al-Baqara 2:1672 shared roots

    وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّبَعُوا۟ لَوْ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً فَنَتَبَرَّأَ مِنْهُمْ كَمَا تَبَرَّءُوا۟ مِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ يُرِيهِمُ ٱللَّهُ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ حَسَرَٰتٍ عَلَيْهِمْ وَمَا هُم بِخَٰرِجِينَ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ

    ك-ر-رق-و-ل

  • Al-Kahf 18:1032 shared roots

    قُلْ هَلْ نُنَبِّئُكُم بِٱلْأَخْسَرِينَ أَعْمَٰلًا

    خ-س-رق-و-ل

  • Al-A'raaf 7:232 shared roots

    قَالَا رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَآ أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ

    خ-س-رق-و-ل

  • Al-A'raaf 7:902 shared roots

    وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ لَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتُمْ شُعَيْبًا إِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَّخَٰسِرُونَ

    خ-س-رق-و-ل

  • Az-Zumar 39:152 shared roots

    فَٱعْبُدُوا۟ مَا شِئْتُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَأَهْلِيهِمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ أَلَا ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْخُسْرَانُ ٱلْمُبِينُ

    خ-س-رق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 79:12?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 79:12 include Quran 37:53 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 56:47 (Surah Al-Waaqia), Quran 37:15 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 17:49 (Surah Al-Israa). For example, 37:53 reads: “That when we have died and become dust and bones, we will indeed be recompensed?'"” 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 79:12 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 79:12 (Surah An-Naazi'aat, Those who drag forth) reads: “They say, "That, then, would be a losing return."”

Which surah is verse 79:12 in?

Quran 79:12 is āyah 12 of Surah An-Naazi'aat (Those who drag forth), chapter 79 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 46 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 79:12?

Tartīl presents Quran 79:12 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.