Surah An-Najm · Ayah 3·Makkī

3

وَمَا عَنِ ﴿٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination.

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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 4 words

Recitation · 4 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 14 letters · āyah 3 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 81:23 · At-Takwirvery close

    وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

    And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.

  • Quran 81:22 · At-Takwirclose

    وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ

    And your companion is not [at all] mad.

  • 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 10:108 · Yunusclose

    قُلْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ قَدْ جَآءَكُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ فَمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِى لِنَفْسِهِۦ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا وَمَآ أَنَا۠ عَلَيْكُم بِوَكِيلٍ

    Say, "O mankind, the truth has come to you from your Lord, so whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] his soul, and whoever goes astray only goes astray [in…

  • Quran 81:21 · At-Takwirclose

    مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ

    Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

  • Quran 50:27 · Qaafclose

    قَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ رَبَّنَا مَآ أَطْغَيْتُهُۥ وَلَٰكِن كَانَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍۭ بَعِيدٍ

    His [devil] companion will say, "Our Lord, I did not make him transgress, but he [himself] was in extreme error."

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 53:3?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 53:3 include Quran 81:23 (Surah At-Takwir), Quran 81:22 (Surah At-Takwir), Quran 52:29 (Surah At-Tur), and Quran 10:108 (Surah Yunus). For example, 81:23 reads: “And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.” 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 53:3 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 53:3 (Surah An-Najm, The Star) reads: “Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination.”

Which surah is verse 53:3 in?

Quran 53:3 is āyah 3 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 53:3?

Tartīl presents Quran 53:3 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.