Surah Az-Zumar · Ayah 13·Makkī

13

إِنِّىٓ إِنْ ﴿١٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Say, "Indeed I fear, if I should disobey my Lord, the punishment of a tremendous Day."

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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 · 7 roots in 7 of 9 words

Recitation · 9 points across 4 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd munfaṣil5
  • Iẓhār2
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 29 letters · āyah 13 of 75

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 76:10 · Al-Insaanvery close

    إِنَّا نَخَافُ مِن رَّبِّنَا يَوْمًا عَبُوسًا قَمْطَرِيرًا

    Indeed, We fear from our Lord a Day austere and distressful."

  • Quran 70:27 · Al-Ma'aarijvery close

    وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ

    And those who are fearful of the punishment of their Lord -

  • Quran 20:45 · Taa-Haaclose

    قَالَا رَبَّنَآ إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَن يَفْرُطَ عَلَيْنَآ أَوْ أَن يَطْغَىٰ

    They said, "Our Lord, indeed we are afraid that he will hasten [punishment] against us or that he will transgress."

  • Quran 79:19 · An-Naazi'aatclose

    وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ

    And let me guide you to your Lord so you would fear [Him]?'"

  • Quran 11:3 · Hudclose

    وَأَنِ ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ يُمَتِّعْكُم مَّتَٰعًا حَسَنًا إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى وَيُؤْتِ كُلَّ ذِى فَضْلٍ فَضْلَهُۥ وَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَإِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ كَبِيرٍ

    And [saying], "Seek forgiveness of your Lord and repent to Him, [and] He will let you enjoy a good provision for a specified term and give every doer of favor his favor. But if…

  • Quran 19:45 · Maryamclose

    يَٰٓأَبَتِ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ أَن يَمَسَّكَ عَذَابٌ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ فَتَكُونَ لِلشَّيْطَٰنِ وَلِيًّا

    O my father, indeed I fear that there will touch you a punishment from the Most Merciful so you would be to Satan a companion [in Hellfire]."

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.

  • Al-An'aam 6:155 shared roots

    قُلْ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ إِنْ عَصَيْتُ رَبِّى عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

    ع-ص-يخ-و-فع-ظ-مع-ذ-بي-و-م

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1354 shared roots

    إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

    خ-و-فع-ظ-مع-ذ-بي-و-م

  • Al-A'raaf 7:595 shared roots

    لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ فَقَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥٓ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

    خ-و-فع-ظ-مع-ذ-بي-و-مق-و-ل

  • Yunus 10:155 shared roots

    وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَاتُنَا بَيِّنَٰتٍ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ لِقَآءَنَا ٱئْتِ بِقُرْءَانٍ غَيْرِ هَٰذَآ أَوْ بَدِّلْهُ قُلْ مَا يَكُونُ لِىٓ أَنْ أُبَدِّلَهُۥ مِن تِلْقَآئِ نَفْسِىٓ إِنْ أَتَّبِعُ إِلَّا مَا يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ إِنْ عَصَيْتُ رَبِّى عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

    ع-ص-يخ-و-فع-ظ-مع-ذ-بي-و-م

  • Al-Mutaffifin 83:52 shared roots

    لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

    ع-ظ-مي-و-م

  • Hud 11:263 shared roots

    أَن لَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ أَلِيمٍ

    خ-و-فع-ذ-بي-و-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 39:13?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 39:13 include Quran 76:10 (Surah Al-Insaan), Quran 70:27 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij), Quran 20:45 (Surah Taa-Haa), and Quran 79:19 (Surah An-Naazi'aat). For example, 76:10 reads: “Indeed, We fear from our Lord a Day austere and distressful."” 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 39:13 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 39:13 (Surah Az-Zumar, The Groups) reads: “Say, "Indeed I fear, if I should disobey my Lord, the punishment of a tremendous Day."”

Which surah is verse 39:13 in?

Quran 39:13 is āyah 13 of Surah Az-Zumar (The Groups), chapter 39 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 75 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 39:13?

Tartīl presents Quran 39:13 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.