Surah Hud · Ayah 70·Makkī

70

فَلَمَّا لَا إِلَيْهِ مِنْهُمْ لَا إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ لُوطٍ﴿٧٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

But when he saw their hands not reaching for it, he distrusted them and felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not. We have been sent to the people of Lot."

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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 · 9 roots in 10 of 18 words

Rarest here: و-ج-س 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 17 points across 5 rule families

  • Ghunnah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Iẓhār shafawī3
  • Iẓhār2

Commentary

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

Shape

18 words · 68 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 70 of 123

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.

  • فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ

    And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.

  • إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًا قَالَ إِنَّا مِنكُمْ وَجِلُونَ

    When they entered upon him and said, "Peace." [Abraham] said, "Indeed, we are fearful of you."

  • قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ

    He said, "Indeed, you are people unknown."

  • وَلَمَّآ أَن جَآءَتْ رُسُلُنَا لُوطًا سِىٓءَ بِهِمْ وَضَاقَ بِهِمْ ذَرْعًا وَقَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّا مُنَجُّوكَ وَأَهْلَكَ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَكَ كَانَتْ مِنَ ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ

    And when Our messengers came to Lot, he was distressed for them and felt for them great discomfort. They said, "Fear not, nor grieve. Indeed, we will save you and your family…

  • إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

    When their brother Lot said to them, "Will you not fear Allah?

  • 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."

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.

  • Taa-Haa 20:672 shared roots

    فَأَوْجَسَ فِى نَفْسِهِۦ خِيفَةً مُّوسَىٰ

    و-ج-سخ-و-ف

  • Adh-Dhaariyat 51:283 shared roots

    فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ

    و-ج-سخ-و-فق-و-ل

  • Al-Qasas 28:512 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ وَصَّلْنَا لَهُمُ ٱلْقَوْلَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

    و-ص-لق-و-ل

  • Al-Hijr 15:623 shared roots

    قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ

    ن-ك-رق-و-مق-و-ل

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:812 shared roots

    وَيُرِيكُمْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ فَأَىَّ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ تُنكِرُونَ

    ن-ك-رر-أ-ي

  • Ar-Ra'd 13:212 shared roots

    وَٱلَّذِينَ يَصِلُونَ مَآ أَمَرَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦٓ أَن يُوصَلَ وَيَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ وَيَخَافُونَ سُوٓءَ ٱلْحِسَابِ

    و-ص-لخ-و-ف

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 11:70?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 11:70 include Quran 51:28 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat), Quran 15:52 (Surah Al-Hijr), Quran 15:62 (Surah Al-Hijr), and Quran 29:33 (Surah Al-Ankaboot). For example, 51:28 reads: “And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.” 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 11:70 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 11:70 (Surah Hud, Hud) reads: “But when he saw their hands not reaching for it, he distrusted them and felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not. We have been sent to the people of Lot."”

Which surah is verse 11:70 in?

Quran 11:70 is āyah 70 of Surah Hud (Hud), chapter 11 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 123 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 11:70?

Tartīl presents Quran 11:70 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.