Surah Ash-Shu'araa · Ayah 40·Makkī

40

لَعَلَّنَا إِن هُمُ ﴿٤٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant?"

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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 7 words

Recitation · 9 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 31 letters · āyah 40 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 7:113 · Al-A'raafclose

    وَجَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَ

    And the magicians came to Pharaoh. They said, "Indeed for us is a reward if we are the predominant."

  • Quran 26:111 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    قَالُوٓا۟ أَنُؤْمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلْأَرْذَلُونَ

    They said, "Should we believe you while you are followed by the lowest [class of people]?"

  • Quran 43:49 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَيُّهَ ٱلسَّاحِرُ ٱدْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ بِمَا عَهِدَ عِندَكَ إِنَّنَا لَمُهْتَدُونَ

    And they said [to Moses], "O magician, invoke for us your Lord by what He has promised you. Indeed, we will be guided."

  • Quran 37:174 · As-Saaffaatclose

    فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ

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

  • Quran 43:42 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    أَوْ نُرِيَنَّكَ ٱلَّذِى وَعَدْنَٰهُمْ فَإِنَّا عَلَيْهِم مُّقْتَدِرُونَ

    Or whether [or not] We show you that which We have promised them, indeed, We are Perfect in Ability.

  • Quran 27:13 · An-Namlclose

    فَلَمَّا جَآءَتْهُمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا مُبْصِرَةً قَالُوا۟ هَٰذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    But when there came to them Our visible signs, they said, "This is obvious magic."

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.

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:413 shared roots

    فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالُوا۟ لِفِرْعَوْنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَ

    غ-ل-بس-ح-رك-و-ن

  • Al-A'raaf 7:1133 shared roots

    وَجَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَ

    غ-ل-بس-ح-رك-و-ن

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:413 shared roots

    فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالُوا۟ لِفِرْعَوْنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَ

    غ-ل-بس-ح-رك-و-ن

  • As-Saaffaat 37:1162 shared roots

    وَنَصَرْنَٰهُمْ فَكَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَ

    غ-ل-بك-و-ن

  • Al-Israa 17:472 shared roots

    نَّحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَسْتَمِعُونَ بِهِۦٓ إِذْ يَسْتَمِعُونَ إِلَيْكَ وَإِذْ هُمْ نَجْوَىٰٓ إِذْ يَقُولُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ إِن تَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا رَجُلًا مَّسْحُورًا

    س-ح-رت-ب-ع

  • Al-Muminoon 23:1062 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا غَلَبَتْ عَلَيْنَا شِقْوَتُنَا وَكُنَّا قَوْمًا ضَآلِّينَ

    غ-ل-بك-و-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 26:40?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 26:40 include Quran 7:113 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 26:111 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 43:49 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), and Quran 37:174 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 7:113 reads: “And the magicians came to Pharaoh. They said, "Indeed for us is a reward if we are the predominant."” 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 26:40 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 26:40 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, The Poets) reads: “That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant?"”

Which surah is verse 26:40 in?

Quran 26:40 is āyah 40 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 26:40?

Tartīl presents Quran 26:40 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.