Surah Az-Zukhruf · Ayah 30·Makkī

30

وَلَمَّا هَٰذَا وَإِنَّا بِهِۦ ﴿٣٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

But when the truth came to them, they said, "This is magic, and indeed we are, concerning it, disbelievers."

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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 · 5 roots in 5 of 9 words

Recitation · 14 points across 5 rule families

  • Ghunnah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Heavy rāʾ2

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 35 letters · āyah 30 of 89

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 46:7 · Al-Ahqafvery close

    وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا بَيِّنَٰتٍ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ هَٰذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, those who disbelieve say of the truth when it has come to them, "This is obvious magic."

  • Quran 34:43 · Sabavery close

    وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا بَيِّنَٰتٍ قَالُوا۟ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ يُرِيدُ أَن يَصُدَّكُمْ عَمَّا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُكُمْ وَقَالُوا۟ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ إِفْكٌ مُّفْتَرًى وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    And when our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, they say, "This is not but a man who wishes to avert you from that which your fathers were worshipping." And they say…

  • Quran 10:76 · Yunusvery close

    فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِنْ عِندِنَا قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    So when there came to them the truth from Us, they said, "Indeed, this is obvious magic."

  • Quran 38:4 · Saadvery close

    وَعَجِبُوٓا۟ أَن جَآءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ وَقَالَ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا سَٰحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ

    And they wonder that there has come to them a warner from among themselves. And the disbelievers say, "This is a magician and a liar.

  • Quran 46:11 · Al-Ahqafvery close

    وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَوْ كَانَ خَيْرًا مَّا سَبَقُونَآ إِلَيْهِ وَإِذْ لَمْ يَهْتَدُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَسَيَقُولُونَ هَٰذَآ إِفْكٌ قَدِيمٌ

    And those who disbelieve say of those who believe, "If it had [truly] been good, they would not have preceded us to it." And when they are not guided by it, they will say, "This…

  • Quran 7:76 · Al-A'raafclose

    قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟ إِنَّا بِٱلَّذِىٓ ءَامَنتُم بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ

    Said those who were arrogant, "Indeed we, in that which you have believed, are disbelievers."

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.

  • Yunus 10:764 shared roots

    فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِنْ عِندِنَا قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    س-ح-رج-ي-أح-ق-قق-و-ل

  • Al-Ahqaf 46:75 shared roots

    وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا بَيِّنَٰتٍ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ هَٰذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    س-ح-رج-ي-أح-ق-قك-ف-رق-و-ل

  • Yunus 10:774 shared roots

    قَالَ مُوسَىٰٓ أَتَقُولُونَ لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَكُمْ أَسِحْرٌ هَٰذَا وَلَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلسَّٰحِرُونَ

    س-ح-رج-ي-أح-ق-قق-و-ل

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1852 shared roots

    قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ

    س-ح-رق-و-ل

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1532 shared roots

    قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ

    س-ح-رق-و-ل

  • Yunus 10:803 shared roots

    فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلْقُوا۟ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلْقُونَ

    س-ح-رج-ي-أق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 43:30?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 43:30 include Quran 46:7 (Surah Al-Ahqaf), Quran 34:43 (Surah Saba), Quran 10:76 (Surah Yunus), and Quran 38:4 (Surah Saad). For example, 46:7 reads: “And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, those who disbelieve say of the truth when it has come to them, "This is obvious magic."” 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 43:30 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 43:30 (Surah Az-Zukhruf, Ornaments of gold) reads: “But when the truth came to them, they said, "This is magic, and indeed we are, concerning it, disbelievers."”

Which surah is verse 43:30 in?

Quran 43:30 is āyah 30 of Surah Az-Zukhruf (Ornaments of gold), chapter 43 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 89 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 43:30?

Tartīl presents Quran 43:30 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.