Surah An-Naml · Ayah 80·Makkī

80

إِنَّكَ لَا وَلَا إِذَا ﴿٨٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Indeed, you will not make the dead hear, nor will you make the deaf hear the call when they have turned their backs retreating.

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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 7 of 11 words

Recitation · 12 points across 5 rule families

  • Ghunnah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Lām qamariyyah3
  • Qalqalah1
  • Light rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

11 words · 45 letters · āyah 80 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 21:45 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أُنذِرُكُم بِٱلْوَحْىِ وَلَا يَسْمَعُ ٱلصُّمُّ ٱلدُّعَآءَ إِذَا مَا يُنذَرُونَ

    Say, "I only warn you by revelation." But the deaf do not hear the call when they are warned.

  • Quran 20:108 · Taa-Haaclose

    يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَّبِعُونَ ٱلدَّاعِىَ لَا عِوَجَ لَهُۥ وَخَشَعَتِ ٱلْأَصْوَاتُ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ فَلَا تَسْمَعُ إِلَّا هَمْسًا

    That Day, everyone will follow [the call of] the Caller [with] no deviation therefrom, and [all] voices will be stilled before the Most Merciful, so you will not hear except a…

  • Quran 10:42 · Yunusclose

    وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَسْتَمِعُونَ إِلَيْكَ أَفَأَنتَ تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ وَلَوْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ

    And among them are those who listen to you. But can you cause the deaf to hear, although they will not use reason?

  • Quran 25:73 · Al-Furqaanclose

    وَٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ لَمْ يَخِرُّوا۟ عَلَيْهَا صُمًّا وَعُمْيَانًا

    And those who, when reminded of the verses of their Lord, do not fall upon them deaf and blind.

  • Quran 35:22 · Faatirclose

    وَمَا يَسْتَوِى ٱلْأَحْيَآءُ وَلَا ٱلْأَمْوَٰتُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُسْمِعُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَمَآ أَنتَ بِمُسْمِعٍ مَّن فِى ٱلْقُبُورِ

    And not equal are the living and the dead. Indeed, Allah causes to hear whom He wills, but you cannot make hear those in the graves.

  • Quran 8:21 · Al-Anfaalclose

    وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ

    And do not be like those who say, "We have heard," while they do not hear.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 27:80?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 27:80 include Quran 21:45 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), Quran 20:108 (Surah Taa-Haa), Quran 10:42 (Surah Yunus), and Quran 25:73 (Surah Al-Furqaan). For example, 21:45 reads: “Say, "I only warn you by revelation." But the deaf do not hear the call when they are warned.” 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 27:80 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 27:80 (Surah An-Naml, The Ant) reads: “Indeed, you will not make the dead hear, nor will you make the deaf hear the call when they have turned their backs retreating.”

Which surah is verse 27:80 in?

Quran 27:80 is āyah 80 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 27:80?

Tartīl presents Quran 27:80 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.