Surah An-Najm · Ayah 1·Makkī

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إِذَا ﴿١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

By the star when it descends,

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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 2 of 3 words

Recitation · 5 points across 4 rule families

  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 12 letters · āyah 1 of 62

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 81:22 · At-Takwirclose

    وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ

    And your companion is not [at all] mad.

  • Quran 93:2 · Ad-Dhuhaaclose

    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ

    And [by] the night when it covers with darkness,

  • Quran 20:123 · Taa-Haaclose

    قَالَ ٱهْبِطَا مِنْهَا جَمِيعًۢا بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّى هُدًى فَمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ هُدَاىَ فَلَا يَضِلُّ وَلَا يَشْقَىٰ

    [Allah] said, "Descend from Paradise - all, [your descendants] being enemies to one another. And if there should come to you guidance from Me - then whoever follows My guidance…

  • Quran 52:29 · At-Turclose

    فَذَكِّرْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكَاهِنٍ وَلَا مَجْنُونٍ

    So remind [O Muhammad], for you are not, by the favor of your Lord, a soothsayer or a madman.

  • Quran 17:105 · Al-Israarelated

    وَبِٱلْحَقِّ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ وَبِٱلْحَقِّ نَزَلَ وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ إِلَّا مُبَشِّرًا وَنَذِيرًا

    And with the truth We have sent the Qur'an down, and with the truth it has descended. And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a bringer of good tidings and a warner.

  • Quran 1:7 · Al-Faatiharelated

    صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

    The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 53:1?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 53:1 include Quran 81:22 (Surah At-Takwir), Quran 93:2 (Surah Ad-Dhuhaa), Quran 20:123 (Surah Taa-Haa), and Quran 52:29 (Surah At-Tur). For example, 81:22 reads: “And your companion is not [at all] mad.” 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 53:1 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 53:1 (Surah An-Najm, The Star) reads: “By the star when it descends,”

Which surah is verse 53:1 in?

Quran 53:1 is āyah 1 of Surah An-Najm (The Star), chapter 53 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 62 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 53:1?

Tartīl presents Quran 53:1 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.