Surah An-Naml · Ayah 13·Makkī

13

فَلَمَّا هَٰذَا ﴿١٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

But when there came to them Our visible signs, they said, "This is obvious magic."

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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 · 6 roots in 6 of 8 words

Recitation · 17 points across 6 rule families

  • Ghunnah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī9
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Ikhfāʾ2

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 36 letters · āyah 13 of 93

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 10:76 · Yunusvery close

    فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِنْ عِندِنَا قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    So when there came to them the truth from Us, they said, "Indeed, this is obvious magic."

  • Quran 15:15 · Al-Hijrclose

    لَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا سُكِّرَتْ أَبْصَٰرُنَا بَلْ نَحْنُ قَوْمٌ مَّسْحُورُونَ

    They would say, "Our eyes have only been dazzled. Rather, we are a people affected by magic."

  • Quran 46:7 · Al-Ahqafclose

    وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا بَيِّنَٰتٍ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ هَٰذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, those who disbelieve say of the truth when it has come to them, "This is obvious magic."

  • Quran 43:48 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    وَمَا نُرِيهِم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ إِلَّا هِىَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ أُخْتِهَا وَأَخَذْنَٰهُم بِٱلْعَذَابِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

    And We showed them not a sign except that it was greater than its sister, and We seized them with affliction that perhaps they might return [to faith].

  • Quran 28:51 · Al-Qasasclose

    وَلَقَدْ وَصَّلْنَا لَهُمُ ٱلْقَوْلَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

    And We have [repeatedly] conveyed to them the Qur'an that they might be reminded.

  • Quran 68:26 · Al-Qalamclose

    فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ

    But when they saw it, they said, "Indeed, we are lost;

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.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 27:13?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 27:13 include Quran 10:76 (Surah Yunus), Quran 15:15 (Surah Al-Hijr), Quran 46:7 (Surah Al-Ahqaf), and Quran 43:48 (Surah Az-Zukhruf). For example, 10:76 reads: “So when there came to them the truth from Us, they said, "Indeed, this is obvious magic."” 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 27:13 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 27:13 (Surah An-Naml, The Ant) reads: “But when there came to them Our visible signs, they said, "This is obvious magic."”

Which surah is verse 27:13 in?

Quran 27:13 is āyah 13 of Surah An-Naml (The Ant), chapter 27 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 93 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 27:13?

Tartīl presents Quran 27:13 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.