Surah As-Saaffaat · Ayah 178·Makkī

178

عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ ﴿١٧٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And leave them for a time.

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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 4 words

Recitation · 4 points across 3 rule families

  • Iẓhār1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 14 letters · āyah 178 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 79:45 · An-Naazi'aatvery close

    إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰهَا

    You are only a warner for those who fear it.

  • Quran 52:45 · At-Turvery close

    فَذَرْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى فِيهِ يُصْعَقُونَ

    So leave them until they meet their Day in which they will be struck insensible -

  • Quran 76:7 · Al-Insaanclose

    يُوفُونَ بِٱلنَّذْرِ وَيَخَافُونَ يَوْمًا كَانَ شَرُّهُۥ مُسْتَطِيرًا

    They [are those who] fulfill [their] vows and fear a Day whose evil will be widespread.

  • Quran 47:18 · Muhammadclose

    فَهَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا ٱلسَّاعَةَ أَن تَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً فَقَدْ جَآءَ أَشْرَاطُهَا فَأَنَّىٰ لَهُمْ إِذَا جَآءَتْهُمْ ذِكْرَىٰهُمْ

    Then do they await except that the Hour should come upon them unexpectedly? But already there have come [some of] its indications. Then what good to them, when it has come, will…

  • Quran 37:174 · As-Saaffaatclose

    فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ

    So, [O Muhammad], leave them for a time.

  • Quran 54:5 · Al-Qamarclose

    حِكْمَةٌۢ بَٰلِغَةٌ فَمَا تُغْنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ

    Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them].

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.

  • As-Saaffaat 37:1742 shared roots

    فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ

    ح-ي-نو-ل-ي

  • As-Saaffaat 37:1742 shared roots

    فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ

    ح-ي-نو-ل-ي

  • Al-Baqara 2:1772 shared roots

    لَّيْسَ ٱلْبِرَّ أَن تُوَلُّوا۟ وُجُوهَكُمْ قِبَلَ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱلْبِرَّ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ وَٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ وَءَاتَى ٱلْمَالَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِۦ ذَوِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينَ وَٱبْنَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَٱلسَّآئِلِينَ وَفِى ٱلرِّقَابِ وَأَقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَى ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱلْمُوفُونَ بِعَهْدِهِمْ إِذَا عَٰهَدُوا۟ وَٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ فِى ٱلْبَأْسَآءِ وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ وَحِينَ ٱلْبَأْسِ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا۟ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ

    ح-ي-نو-ل-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 37:178?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 37:178 include Quran 79:45 (Surah An-Naazi'aat), Quran 52:45 (Surah At-Tur), Quran 76:7 (Surah Al-Insaan), and Quran 47:18 (Surah Muhammad). For example, 79:45 reads: “You are only a warner for those who fear it.” 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 37:178 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 37:178 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Those drawn up in Ranks) reads: “And leave them for a time.”

Which surah is verse 37:178 in?

Quran 37:178 is āyah 178 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 37:178?

Tartīl presents Quran 37:178 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.