Surah At-Takwir · Ayah 5·Makkī

5

وَإِذَا ﴿٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And when the wild beasts are gathered

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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: و-ح-ش used once in the whole 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 5 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 ٱلْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ

    And when the seas are erupted

  • فَشَٰرِبُونَ شُرْبَ ٱلْهِيمِ

    And will drink as the drinking of thirsty camels.

  • إِنَّا مُرْسِلُوا۟ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةً لَّهُمْ فَٱرْتَقِبْهُمْ وَٱصْطَبِرْ

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

  • وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ

    And at the sky - how it is raised?

  • 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.

  • فَذَرْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى فِيهِ يُصْعَقُونَ

    So leave them until they meet their Day in which they will be struck insensible -

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 81:5?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 81:5 include Quran 82:3 (Surah Al-Infitaar), Quran 56:55 (Surah Al-Waaqia), Quran 54:27 (Surah Al-Qamar), and Quran 88:18 (Surah Al-Ghaashiya). For example, 82:3 reads: “And when the seas are erupted” 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 81:5 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 81:5 (Surah At-Takwir, The Overthrowing) reads: “And when the wild beasts are gathered”

Which surah is verse 81:5 in?

Quran 81:5 is āyah 5 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 81:5?

Tartīl presents Quran 81:5 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.