Surah An-Naba · Ayah 13·Makkī

13

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Translation

Saheeh International

And made [therein] a burning lamp

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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 3 words

Rarest here: و-ه-ج — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 6 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Ikhfāʾ2

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 16 letters · āyah 13 of 40

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 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 23:17 · Al-Muminoonclose

    وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعَ طَرَآئِقَ وَمَا كُنَّا عَنِ ٱلْخَلْقِ غَٰفِلِينَ

    And We have created above you seven layered heavens, and never have We been of [Our] creation unaware.

  • Quran 56:69 · Al-Waaqiaclose

    ءَأَنتُمْ أَنزَلْتُمُوهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُزْنِ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُنزِلُونَ

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

  • Quran 77:27 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَٰمِخَٰتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَٰكُم مَّآءً فُرَاتًا

    And We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water.

  • Quran 67:5 · Al-Mulkclose

    وَلَقَدْ زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِمَصَٰبِيحَ وَجَعَلْنَٰهَا رُجُومًا لِّلشَّيَٰطِينِ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلسَّعِيرِ

    And We have certainly beautified the nearest heaven with stars and have made [from] them what is thrown at the devils and have prepared for them the punishment of the Blaze.

  • Quran 52:5 · At-Turclose

    وَٱلسَّقْفِ ٱلْمَرْفُوعِ

    And [by] the heaven raised high

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.

  • Nooh 71:162 shared roots

    وَجَعَلَ ٱلْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًا وَجَعَلَ ٱلشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا

    س-ر-جج-ع-ل

  • Al-Furqaan 25:612 shared roots

    تَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ بُرُوجًا وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا سِرَٰجًا وَقَمَرًا مُّنِيرًا

    س-ر-جج-ع-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 78:13?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 78:13 include Quran 43:11 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), Quran 23:17 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 56:69 (Surah Al-Waaqia), and Quran 77:27 (Surah Al-Mursalaat). For example, 43:11 reads: “And who sends down rain from the sky in measured amounts, and We revive thereby a dead land - thus will you be brought forth -” 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 78:13 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 78:13 (Surah An-Naba, The Announcement) reads: “And made [therein] a burning lamp”

Which surah is verse 78:13 in?

Quran 78:13 is āyah 13 of Surah An-Naba (The Announcement), chapter 78 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 40 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 78:13?

Tartīl presents Quran 78:13 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.