Surah Ash-Shu'araa · Ayah 23·Makkī

23

فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَا ﴿٢٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Said Pharaoh, "And what is the Lord of the worlds?"

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 3 roots in 3 of 5 words

Recitation · 6 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 20 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 23 of 227

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 26:17 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    أَنْ أَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

    [Commanded to say], "Send with us the Children of Israel."'"

  • Quran 20:49 · Taa-Haavery close

    قَالَ فَمَن رَّبُّكُمَا يَٰمُوسَىٰ

    [Pharaoh] said, "So who is the Lord of you two, O Moses?"

  • Quran 7:143 · Al-A'raafvery close

    وَلَمَّا جَآءَ مُوسَىٰ لِمِيقَٰتِنَا وَكَلَّمَهُۥ رَبُّهُۥ قَالَ رَبِّ أَرِنِىٓ أَنظُرْ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ لَن تَرَىٰنِى وَلَٰكِنِ ٱنظُرْ إِلَى ٱلْجَبَلِ فَإِنِ ٱسْتَقَرَّ مَكَانَهُۥ فَسَوْفَ تَرَىٰنِى فَلَمَّا تَجَلَّىٰ رَبُّهُۥ لِلْجَبَلِ جَعَلَهُۥ دَكًّا وَخَرَّ مُوسَىٰ صَعِقًا فَلَمَّآ أَفَاقَ قَالَ سُبْحَٰنَكَ تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    And when Moses arrived at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he said, "My Lord, show me [Yourself] that I may look at You." [Allah] said, "You will not see Me, but look…

  • Quran 10:88 · Yunusvery close

    وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ ءَاتَيْتَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَأَهُۥ زِينَةً وَأَمْوَٰلًا فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا رَبَّنَا لِيُضِلُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِكَ رَبَّنَا ٱطْمِسْ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ وَٱشْدُدْ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَلَا يُؤْمِنُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ

    And Moses said, "Our Lord, indeed You have given Pharaoh and his establishment splendor and wealth in the worldly life, our Lord, that they may lead [men] astray from Your way…

  • Quran 26:48 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

    The Lord of Moses and Aaron."

  • Quran 79:16 · An-Naazi'aatvery close

    إِذْ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى

    When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa,

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 26:23?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 26:23 include Quran 26:17 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 20:49 (Surah Taa-Haa), Quran 7:143 (Surah Al-A'raaf), and Quran 10:88 (Surah Yunus). For example, 26:17 reads: “[Commanded to say], "Send with us the Children of Israel."'"” 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 26:23 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 26:23 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, The Poets) reads: “Said Pharaoh, "And what is the Lord of the worlds?"”

Which surah is verse 26:23 in?

Quran 26:23 is āyah 23 of Surah Ash-Shu'araa (The Poets), chapter 26 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 227 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 26:23?

Tartīl presents Quran 26:23 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.