Surah As-Saaffaat · Ayah 25·Makkī

25

مَا لَكُمْ لَا ﴿٢٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[They will be asked], "What is [wrong] with you? Why do you not help each other?"

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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 · 1 root in 1 of 4 words

Recitation · 6 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 14 letters · āyah 25 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.

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    وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

    And rely upon the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,

  • Quran 68:10 · Al-Qalamclose

    وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ

    And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer

  • Quran 74:49 · Al-Muddaththirclose

    فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ

    Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away

  • Quran 43:89 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    فَٱصْفَحْ عَنْهُمْ وَقُلْ سَلَٰمٌ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ

    So turn aside from them and say, "Peace." But they are going to know.

  • Quran 28:64 · Al-Qasasclose

    وَقِيلَ ٱدْعُوا۟ شُرَكَآءَكُمْ فَدَعَوْهُمْ فَلَمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لَهُمْ وَرَأَوُا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ لَوْ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ يَهْتَدُونَ

    And it will be said, "Invoke your 'partners' " and they will invoke them; but they will not respond to them, and they will see the punishment. If only they had followed guidance!

  • Quran 77:48 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرْكَعُونَ

    And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 37:25?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 37:25 include Quran 26:217 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 68:10 (Surah Al-Qalam), Quran 74:49 (Surah Al-Muddaththir), and Quran 43:89 (Surah Az-Zukhruf). For example, 26:217 reads: “And rely upon the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,” 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 37:25 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 37:25 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Those drawn up in Ranks) reads: “[They will be asked], "What is [wrong] with you? Why do you not help each other?"”

Which surah is verse 37:25 in?

Quran 37:25 is āyah 25 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 37:25?

Tartīl presents Quran 37:25 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.