Surah Az-Zumar · Ayah 5·Makkī

5

عَلَى عَلَى أَلَا هُوَ ﴿٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

He created the heavens and earth in truth. He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. Unquestionably, He is the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver.

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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 · 15 roots in 19 of 23 words

Rarest here: ك-و-ر — 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 36 points across 7 rule families

  • Lām shamsiyyah9
  • Madd ṭabīʿī10
  • Heavy rāʾ8
  • Ghunnah4
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)3
  • Qalqalah1

Commentary

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

Shape

23 words · 100 letters · āyah 5 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 16:3 · An-Nahlvery close

    خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِٱلْحَقِّ تَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

    He created the heavens and earth in truth. High is He above what they associate with Him.

  • Quran 6:73 · Al-An'aamvery close

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَيَوْمَ يَقُولُ كُن فَيَكُونُ قَوْلُهُ ٱلْحَقُّ وَلَهُ ٱلْمُلْكُ يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ عَٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ وَهُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ

    And it is He who created the heavens and earth in truth. And the day He says, "Be," and it is, His word is the truth. And His is the dominion [on] the Day the Horn is blown. [He…

  • Quran 6:96 · Al-An'aamvery close

    فَالِقُ ٱلْإِصْبَاحِ وَجَعَلَ ٱلَّيْلَ سَكَنًا وَٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ حُسْبَانًا ذَٰلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْعَلِيمِ

    [He is] the cleaver of daybreak and has made the night for rest and the sun and moon for calculation. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.

  • Quran 64:3 · At-Taghaabunvery close

    خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَصَوَّرَكُمْ فَأَحْسَنَ صُوَرَكُمْ وَإِلَيْهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

    He created the heavens and earth in truth and formed you and perfected your forms; and to Him is the [final] destination.

  • Quran 35:13 · Faatirvery close

    يُولِجُ ٱلَّيْلَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَيُولِجُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فِى ٱلَّيْلِ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِى لِأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لَهُ ٱلْمُلْكُ وَٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِن قِطْمِيرٍ

    He causes the night to enter the day, and He causes the day to enter the night and has subjected the sun and the moon - each running [its course] for a specified term. That is…

  • Quran 16:16 · An-Nahlclose

    وَعَلَٰمَٰتٍ وَبِٱلنَّجْمِ هُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ

    And landmarks. And by the stars they are [also] guided.

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.

  • Luqman 31:295 shared roots

    أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُولِجُ ٱلَّيْلَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَيُولِجُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فِى ٱلَّيْلِ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِىٓ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ

    ق-م-رش-م-سس-خ-رأ-ج-لج-ر-ي

  • Faatir 35:135 shared roots

    يُولِجُ ٱلَّيْلَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَيُولِجُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فِى ٱلَّيْلِ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِى لِأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لَهُ ٱلْمُلْكُ وَٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِن قِطْمِيرٍ

    ق-م-رش-م-سس-خ-رأ-ج-لج-ر-ي

  • At-Takwir 81:12 shared roots

    إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ

    ك-و-رش-م-س

  • Ibrahim 14:335 shared roots

    وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ دَآئِبَيْنِ وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ

    ق-م-رش-م-سس-خ-رل-ي-لن-ه-ر

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:335 shared roots

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ وَٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ فِى فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ

    ق-م-رش-م-سل-ي-لن-ه-رخ-ل-ق

  • Al-Ankaboot 29:615 shared roots

    وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ فَأَنَّىٰ يُؤْفَكُونَ

    ق-م-رش-م-سس-خ-رخ-ل-قس-م-و

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 39:5?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 39:5 include Quran 16:3 (Surah An-Nahl), Quran 6:73 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 6:96 (Surah Al-An'aam), and Quran 64:3 (Surah At-Taghaabun). For example, 16:3 reads: “He created the heavens and earth in truth. High is He above what they associate with Him.” 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 39:5 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 39:5 (Surah Az-Zumar, The Groups) reads: “He created the heavens and earth in truth. He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. Unquestionably, He is the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual…”

Which surah is verse 39:5 in?

Quran 39:5 is āyah 5 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 39:5?

Tartīl presents Quran 39:5 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.