Surah As-Saaffaat · Ayah 163·Makkī

163

إِلَّا مَنْ هُوَ ﴿١٦٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Except he who is to [enter and] burn in the Hellfire.

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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 5 words

Recitation · 5 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Iẓhār1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 16 letters · āyah 163 of 182

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 29:22 · Al-Ankabootclose

    وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ

    And you will not cause failure [to Allah] upon the earth or in the heaven. And you have not other than Allah any protector or any helper.

  • Quran 39:19 · Az-Zumarclose

    أَفَمَنْ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِ كَلِمَةُ ٱلْعَذَابِ أَفَأَنتَ تُنقِذُ مَن فِى ٱلنَّارِ

    Then, is one who has deserved the decree of punishment [to be guided]? Then, can you save one who is in the Fire?

  • Quran 96:18 · Al-Alaqclose

    سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

    We will call the angels of Hell.

  • Quran 40:43 · Al-Ghaafirclose

    لَا جَرَمَ أَنَّمَا تَدْعُونَنِىٓ إِلَيْهِ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَعْوَةٌ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَلَا فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَأَنَّ مَرَدَّنَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَأَنَّ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ

    Assuredly, that to which you invite me has no [response to a] supplication in this world or in the Hereafter; and indeed, our return is to Allah, and indeed, the transgressors…

  • Quran 81:25 · At-Takwirclose

    وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ

    And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].

  • Quran 20:74 · Taa-Haaclose

    إِنَّهُۥ مَن يَأْتِ رَبَّهُۥ مُجْرِمًا فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ جَهَنَّمَ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ

    Indeed, whoever comes to his Lord as a criminal - indeed, for him is Hell; he will neither die therein nor live.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 37:163?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 37:163 include Quran 29:22 (Surah Al-Ankaboot), Quran 39:19 (Surah Az-Zumar), Quran 96:18 (Surah Al-Alaq), and Quran 40:43 (Surah Al-Ghaafir). For example, 29:22 reads: “And you will not cause failure [to Allah] upon the earth or in the heaven. And you have not other than Allah any protector or any helper.” 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 37:163 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 37:163 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Those drawn up in Ranks) reads: “Except he who is to [enter and] burn in the Hellfire.”

Which surah is verse 37:163 in?

Quran 37:163 is āyah 163 of Surah As-Saaffaat (Those drawn up in Ranks), chapter 37 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 182 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 37:163?

Tartīl presents Quran 37:163 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.