Surah An-Naml · Ayah 68·Makkī

68

لَقَدْ هَٰذَا نَحْنُ مِن إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ ﴿٦٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

We have been promised this, we and our forefathers, before. This is not but legends of the former peoples."

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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 · 5 roots in 5 of 12 words

Recitation · 16 points across 5 rule families

  • Qalqalah3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī9
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

12 words · 47 letters · āyah 68 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 8:31 · Al-Anfaalvery close

    وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالُوا۟ قَدْ سَمِعْنَا لَوْ نَشَآءُ لَقُلْنَا مِثْلَ هَٰذَآ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    And when Our verses are recited to them, they say, "We have heard. If we willed, we could say [something] like this. This is not but legends of the former peoples."

  • Quran 83:13 · Al-Mutaffifinclose

    إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."

  • Quran 28:36 · Al-Qasasclose

    فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم مُّوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا بَيِّنَٰتٍ قَالُوا۟ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّفْتَرًى وَمَا سَمِعْنَا بِهَٰذَا فِىٓ ءَابَآئِنَا ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    But when Moses came to them with Our signs as clear evidences, they said, "This is not except invented magic, and we have not heard of this [religion] among our forefathers."

  • Quran 37:171 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    And Our word has already preceded for Our servants, the messengers,

  • Quran 26:138 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

    And we are not to be punished."

  • Quran 44:36 · Ad-Dukhaanclose

    فَأْتُوا۟ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ

    Then bring [back] our forefathers, if you should be truthful."

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 27:68?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 27:68 include Quran 8:31 (Surah Al-Anfaal), Quran 83:13 (Surah Al-Mutaffifin), Quran 28:36 (Surah Al-Qasas), and Quran 37:171 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 8:31 reads: “And when Our verses are recited to them, they say, "We have heard. If we willed, we could say [something] like this. This is not but legends of the former peoples."” 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 27:68 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 27:68 (Surah An-Naml, The Ant) reads: “We have been promised this, we and our forefathers, before. This is not but legends of the former peoples."”

Which surah is verse 27:68 in?

Quran 27:68 is āyah 68 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 27:68?

Tartīl presents Quran 27:68 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.