Surah As-Saaffaat · Ayah 98·Makkī

98

بِهِۦ ﴿٩٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And they intended for him a plan, but We made them the most debased.

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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 · 4 roots in 4 of 5 words

Rarest here: س-ف-ل — 10× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 7 points across 4 rule families

  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 28 letters · āyah 98 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 21:70 · Al-Anbiyaavery close

    وَأَرَادُوا۟ بِهِۦ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْأَخْسَرِينَ

    And they intended for him harm, but We made them the greatest losers.

  • Quran 54:37 · Al-Qamarclose

    وَلَقَدْ رَٰوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِۦ فَطَمَسْنَآ أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

    And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning."

  • Quran 17:103 · Al-Israaclose

    فَأَرَادَ أَن يَسْتَفِزَّهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ جَمِيعًا

    So he intended to drive them from the land, but We drowned him and those with him all together.

  • Quran 43:47 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِذَا هُم مِّنْهَا يَضْحَكُونَ

    But when he brought them Our signs, at once they laughed at them.

  • Quran 16:34 · An-Nahlclose

    فَأَصَابَهُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتُ مَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

    So they were struck by the evil consequences of what they did and were enveloped by what they used to ridicule.

  • Quran 12:15 · Yusufclose

    فَلَمَّا ذَهَبُوا۟ بِهِۦ وَأَجْمَعُوٓا۟ أَن يَجْعَلُوهُ فِى غَيَٰبَتِ ٱلْجُبِّ وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِ لَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُم بِأَمْرِهِمْ هَٰذَا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

    So when they took him [out] and agreed to put him into the bottom of the well... But We inspired to him, "You will surely inform them [someday] about this affair of theirs while…

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.

  • At-Tur 52:422 shared roots

    أَمْ يُرِيدُونَ كَيْدًا فَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْمَكِيدُونَ

    ك-ي-در-و-د

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:703 shared roots

    وَأَرَادُوا۟ بِهِۦ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْأَخْسَرِينَ

    ك-ي-در-و-دج-ع-ل

  • Al-Fil 105:22 shared roots

    أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِى تَضْلِيلٍ

    ك-ي-دج-ع-ل

  • Fussilat 41:292 shared roots

    وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ أَرِنَا ٱلَّذَيْنِ أَضَلَّانَا مِنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ نَجْعَلْهُمَا تَحْتَ أَقْدَامِنَا لِيَكُونَا مِنَ ٱلْأَسْفَلِينَ

    س-ف-لج-ع-ل

  • Al-Hijr 15:742 shared roots

    فَجَعَلْنَا عَٰلِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن سِجِّيلٍ

    س-ف-لج-ع-ل

  • Hud 11:822 shared roots

    فَلَمَّا جَآءَ أَمْرُنَا جَعَلْنَا عَٰلِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا حِجَارَةً مِّن سِجِّيلٍ مَّنضُودٍ

    س-ف-لج-ع-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 37:98?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 37:98 include Quran 21:70 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), Quran 54:37 (Surah Al-Qamar), Quran 17:103 (Surah Al-Israa), and Quran 43:47 (Surah Az-Zukhruf). For example, 21:70 reads: “And they intended for him harm, but We made them the greatest losers.” 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 37:98 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 37:98 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Those drawn up in Ranks) reads: “And they intended for him a plan, but We made them the most debased.”

Which surah is verse 37:98 in?

Quran 37:98 is āyah 98 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 37:98?

Tartīl presents Quran 37:98 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.