Surah Ash-Shu'araa · Ayah 81·Makkī

81

وَٱلَّذِى ثُمَّ ﴿٨١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And who will cause me to die and then bring me to life

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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 · 5 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 18 letters · āyah 81 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 12:53 · Yusufclose

    وَمَآ أُبَرِّئُ نَفْسِىٓ إِنَّ ٱلنَّفْسَ لَأَمَّارَةٌۢ بِٱلسُّوٓءِ إِلَّا مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّىٓ إِنَّ رَبِّى غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    And I do not acquit myself. Indeed, the soul is a persistent enjoiner of evil, except those upon which my Lord has mercy. Indeed, my Lord is Forgiving and Merciful."

  • Quran 20:82 · Taa-Haaclose

    وَإِنِّى لَغَفَّارٌ لِّمَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا ثُمَّ ٱهْتَدَىٰ

    But indeed, I am the Perpetual Forgiver of whoever repents and believes and does righteousness and then continues in guidance.

  • Quran 7:156 · Al-A'raafclose

    وَٱكْتُبْ لَنَا فِى هَٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ إِنَّا هُدْنَآ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ عَذَابِىٓ أُصِيبُ بِهِۦ مَنْ أَشَآءُ وَرَحْمَتِى وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ فَسَأَكْتُبُهَا لِلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

    And decree for us in this world [that which is] good and [also] in the Hereafter; indeed, we have turned back to You." [Allah] said, "My punishment - I afflict with it whom I…

  • Quran 10:56 · Yunusclose

    هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

    He gives life and causes death, and to Him you will be returned

  • Quran 53:43 · An-Najmclose

    وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَىٰ

    And that it is He who makes [one] laugh and weep

  • Quran 19:66 · Maryamclose

    وَيَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَءِذَا مَا مِتُّ لَسَوْفَ أُخْرَجُ حَيًّا

    And the disbeliever says, "When I have died, am I going to be brought forth alive?"

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 26:81?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 26:81 include Quran 12:53 (Surah Yusuf), Quran 20:82 (Surah Taa-Haa), Quran 7:156 (Surah Al-A'raaf), and Quran 10:56 (Surah Yunus). For example, 12:53 reads: “And I do not acquit myself. Indeed, the soul is a persistent enjoiner of evil, except those upon which my Lord has mercy. Indeed, my Lord is Forgiving and 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 26:81 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 26:81 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, The Poets) reads: “And who will cause me to die and then bring me to life”

Which surah is verse 26:81 in?

Quran 26:81 is āyah 81 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 26:81?

Tartīl presents Quran 26:81 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.