Surah An-Najm · Ayah 43·Makkī

43

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ ﴿٤٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And that it is He who makes [one] laugh and weep

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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

Rarest here: ب-ك-ي — 7× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 3 points across 3 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 15 letters · āyah 43 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.

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    هُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ فَإِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ

    He it is who gives life and causes death; and when He decrees a matter, He but says to it, "Be," and it is.

  • Quran 10:56 · Yunusclose

    هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

    He gives life and causes death, and to Him you will be returned

  • Quran 32:11 · As-Sajdaclose

    قُلْ يَتَوَفَّىٰكُم مَّلَكُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ٱلَّذِى وُكِّلَ بِكُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ تُرْجَعُونَ

    Say, "The angel of death will take you who has been entrusted with you. Then to your Lord you will be returned."

  • Quran 7:25 · Al-A'raafclose

    قَالَ فِيهَا تَحْيَوْنَ وَفِيهَا تَمُوتُونَ وَمِنْهَا تُخْرَجُونَ

    He said, "Therein you will live, and therein you will die, and from it you will be brought forth."

  • Quran 56:84 · Al-Waaqiaclose

    وَأَنتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ تَنظُرُونَ

    And you are at that time looking on -

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    تُولِجُ ٱلَّيْلَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَتُولِجُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فِى ٱلَّيْلِ وَتُخْرِجُ ٱلْحَىَّ مِنَ ٱلْمَيِّتِ وَتُخْرِجُ ٱلْمَيِّتَ مِنَ ٱلْحَىِّ وَتَرْزُقُ مَن تَشَآءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ

    You cause the night to enter the day, and You cause the day to enter the night; and You bring the living out of the dead, and You bring the dead out of the living. And You give…

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 53:43?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 53:43 include Quran 40:68 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), Quran 10:56 (Surah Yunus), Quran 32:11 (Surah As-Sajda), and Quran 7:25 (Surah Al-A'raaf). For example, 40:68 reads: “He it is who gives life and causes death; and when He decrees a matter, He but says to it, "Be," and it is.” 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 53:43 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 53:43 (Surah An-Najm, The Star) reads: “And that it is He who makes [one] laugh and weep”

Which surah is verse 53:43 in?

Quran 53:43 is āyah 43 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 53:43?

Tartīl presents Quran 53:43 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.