Surah At-Takwir · Ayah 4·Makkī

4

وَإِذَا ﴿٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And when full-term she-camels are neglected

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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 3 words

Rarest here: ع-ط-ل 2× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 4 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 14 letters · āyah 4 of 29

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.

  • وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ

    And when the mountains are blown away

  • وَأَذِّن فِى ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلْحَجِّ يَأْتُوكَ رِجَالًا وَعَلَىٰ كُلِّ ضَامِرٍ يَأْتِينَ مِن كُلِّ فَجٍّ عَمِيقٍ

    And proclaim to the people the Hajj [pilgrimage]; they will come to you on foot and on every lean camel; they will come from every distant pass -

  • وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ

    And carpets spread around.

  • وَذَلَّلْنَٰهَا لَهُمْ فَمِنْهَا رَكُوبُهُمْ وَمِنْهَا يَأْكُلُونَ

    And We have tamed them for them, so some of them they ride, and some of them they eat.

  • إِنَّا مُرْسِلُوا۟ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةً لَّهُمْ فَٱرْتَقِبْهُمْ وَٱصْطَبِرْ

    Indeed, We are sending the she-camel as trial for them, so watch them and be patient.

  • فَكَانَتْ هَبَآءً مُّنۢبَثًّا

    And become dust dispersing.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 81:4?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 81:4 include Quran 77:10 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), Quran 22:27 (Surah Al-Hajj), Quran 88:16 (Surah Al-Ghaashiya), and Quran 36:72 (Surah Yaseen). For example, 77:10 reads: “And when the mountains are blown away” 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 81:4 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 81:4 (Surah At-Takwir, The Overthrowing) reads: “And when full-term she-camels are neglected”

Which surah is verse 81:4 in?

Quran 81:4 is āyah 4 of Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing), chapter 81 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 29 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 81:4?

Tartīl presents Quran 81:4 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.