Surah An-Naml · Ayah 52·Makkī

52

فَتِلْكَ بِمَا إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ ﴿٥٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

So those are their houses, desolate because of the wrong they had done. Indeed in that is a sign for people who know.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

خانه‌هایی خالی

«خاویة» از مادهٌ «خواء» گاه به معنای ساقط گشتن و ویران شدن است و گاه به معنای خالی شدن. این تعبیر در مورد ستارگان که سقوط می‌کنند نیز آمده است. «خوی النحم» یعنی ستاره سقوط کرد. گفته‌اند: معنی اصلی «خوی»» خالی شدن است و این تعبیر در مورد شکم‌های گرسنهء گردوی پوک و ستارگان خالی از باران گفته شده است (عرب جاهلی معتقد بود که هر ستاره‌ای در افق ظاهر شودء بارانی همراه دارد). این آّیه می‌فرماید که خانه‌های قوم مود به خاطر ظلم و ستمشان خالی شد؛ نه صدایی از آنها به گوش می‌رسدهء نه جنب و جوشی در آنجا وجود دارد و نه از آن همه زرق و برق‌ها و ناز و نعمت‌ها و مجالس پر از گناه اثری باقی مانده است. اری» آتش ظلم و ستم در آنها افتاد و همه را سوزاند و ویران کرد. > **پانوشت صفحه (منابع):** > ۱- نهج‌البلاغه کلمات قصار» ش ۴۱۷ ۲ اطیب‌البیان» جچ ۰۱۰ ص ۱۵۲ ۳ نمونه, چ۱۵ ص ۴۹۸ > ۲ اطیب‌البیان» ج۰۱۰ء ص ۱۵۲ > ۳ نمونهء ج۰۱۵ ص ۴۹۸ > **Cited sources** (grade before any load-bearing use): Tafsīr Nemūneh, Aṭyab al-Bayān, Nahj al-Balāgha.

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 11 words

Rarest here: خ-و-ي — 5× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 13 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Iqlāb3
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

11 words · 45 letters · āyah 52 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 15:77 · Al-Hijrclose

    إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    Indeed in that is a sign for the believers.

  • Quran 32:26 · As-Sajdaclose

    أَوَلَمْ يَهْدِ لَهُمْ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ يَمْشُونَ فِى مَسَٰكِنِهِمْ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ أَفَلَا يَسْمَعُونَ

    Has it not become clear to them how many generations We destroyed before them, [as] they walk among their dwellings? Indeed in that are signs; then do they not hear?

  • Quran 7:139 · Al-A'raafclose

    إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ مُتَبَّرٌ مَّا هُمْ فِيهِ وَبَٰطِلٌ مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

    Indeed, those [worshippers] - destroyed is that in which they are [engaged], and worthless is whatever they were doing."

  • Quran 46:25 · Al-Ahqafclose

    تُدَمِّرُ كُلَّ شَىْءٍۭ بِأَمْرِ رَبِّهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ لَا يُرَىٰٓ إِلَّا مَسَٰكِنُهُمْ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

    Destroying everything by command of its Lord. And they became so that nothing was seen [of them] except their dwellings. Thus do We recompense the criminal people.

  • Quran 22:45 · Al-Hajjclose

    فَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَٰهَا وَهِىَ ظَالِمَةٌ فَهِىَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَبِئْرٍ مُّعَطَّلَةٍ وَقَصْرٍ مَّشِيدٍ

    And how many a city did We destroy while it was committing wrong - so it is [now] fallen into ruin - and [how many] an abandoned well and [how many] a lofty palace.

  • Quran 37:177 · As-Saaffaatclose

    فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمْ فَسَآءَ صَبَاحُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ

    But when it descends in their territory, then evil is the morning of those who were warned.

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.

  • Al-Furqaan 25:642 shared roots

    وَٱلَّذِينَ يَبِيتُونَ لِرَبِّهِمْ سُجَّدًا وَقِيَٰمًا

    ب-ي-تق-و-م

  • As-Saaffaat 37:1642 shared roots

    وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٌ مَّعْلُومٌ

    ق-و-مع-ل-م

  • Al-Hajj 22:452 shared roots

    فَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَٰهَا وَهِىَ ظَالِمَةٌ فَهِىَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَبِئْرٍ مُّعَطَّلَةٍ وَقَصْرٍ مَّشِيدٍ

    خ-و-يظ-ل-م

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:974 shared roots

    فِيهِ ءَايَٰتٌۢ بَيِّنَٰتٌ مَّقَامُ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمَن دَخَلَهُۥ كَانَ ءَامِنًا وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ حِجُّ ٱلْبَيْتِ مَنِ ٱسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا وَمَن كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَنِىٌّ عَنِ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ب-ي-تأ-ي-يق-و-مع-ل-م

  • Al-Muminoon 23:942 shared roots

    رَبِّ فَلَا تَجْعَلْنِى فِى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    ظ-ل-مق-و-م

  • Al-Haaqqa 69:72 shared roots

    سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ

    خ-و-يق-و-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 27:52?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 27:52 include Quran 15:77 (Surah Al-Hijr), Quran 32:26 (Surah As-Sajda), Quran 7:139 (Surah Al-A'raaf), and Quran 46:25 (Surah Al-Ahqaf). For example, 15:77 reads: “Indeed in that is a sign for the believers.” 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 27:52 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 27:52 (Surah An-Naml, The Ant) reads: “So those are their houses, desolate because of the wrong they had done. Indeed in that is a sign for people who know.”

Which surah is verse 27:52 in?

Quran 27:52 is āyah 52 of Surah An-Naml (The Ant), chapter 27 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 93 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 27:52?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 27:52 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 27:52?

Tartīl presents Quran 27:52 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.