Surah Fussilat · Ayah 38·Makkī

38

فَإِنِ فَٱلَّذِينَ لَهُۥ وَهُمْ لَا ﴿٣٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

But if they are arrogant - then those who are near your Lord exalt Him by night and by day, and they do not become weary.

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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 12 words

Rarest here: س-أ-م 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 13 points across 6 rule families

  • Heavy rāʾ3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

12 words · 54 letters · āyah 38 of 54

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.

  • إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ عِندَ رَبِّكَ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِۦ وَيُسَبِّحُونَهُۥ وَلَهُۥ يَسْجُدُونَ

    Indeed, those who are near your Lord are not prevented by arrogance from His worship, and they exalt Him, and to Him they prostrate.

  • إِنَّمَا يُؤْمِنُ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ بِهَا خَرُّوا۟ سُجَّدًا وَسَبَّحُوا۟ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَهُمْ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ

    Only those believe in Our verses who, when they are reminded by them, fall down in prostration and exalt [Allah] with praise of their Lord, and they are not arrogant.

  • فَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا وَمِنْ ءَانَآئِ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْ وَأَطْرَافَ ٱلنَّهَارِ لَعَلَّكَ تَرْضَىٰ

    So be patient over what they say and exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting; and during periods of the night [exalt Him] and at…

  • وَلَا تَهِنُوا۟ وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا۟ وَأَنتُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَوْنَ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

    So do not weaken and do not grieve, and you will be superior if you are [true] believers.

  • وَأَبْصِرْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ

    And see, for they are going to see.

  • وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    And they who believe in the signs of their Lord

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 41:38?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 41:38 include Quran 7:206 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 32:15 (Surah As-Sajda), Quran 20:130 (Surah Taa-Haa), and Quran 3:139 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan). For example, 7:206 reads: “Indeed, those who are near your Lord are not prevented by arrogance from His worship, and they exalt Him, and to Him they prostrate.” 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 41:38 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 41:38 (Surah Fussilat, Explained in detail) reads: “But if they are arrogant - then those who are near your Lord exalt Him by night and by day, and they do not become weary.”

Which surah is verse 41:38 in?

Quran 41:38 is āyah 38 of Surah Fussilat (Explained in detail), chapter 41 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 54 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 41:38?

Tartīl presents Quran 41:38 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.