Surah Saad · Ayah 55·Makkī

55

هَٰذَا وَإِنَّ ﴿٥٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

This [is so]. But indeed, for the transgressors is an evil place of return -

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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 · 3 roots in 3 of 5 words

Recitation · 7 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 19 letters · āyah 55 of 88

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 23:107 · Al-Muminoonvery close

    رَبَّنَآ أَخْرِجْنَا مِنْهَا فَإِنْ عُدْنَا فَإِنَّا ظَٰلِمُونَ

    Our Lord, remove us from it, and if we were to return [to evil], we would indeed be wrongdoers."

  • Quran 40:52 · Al-Ghaafirvery close

    يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ مَعْذِرَتُهُمْ وَلَهُمُ ٱللَّعْنَةُ وَلَهُمْ سُوٓءُ ٱلدَّارِ

    The Day their excuse will not benefit the wrongdoers, and they will have the curse, and they will have the worst home.

  • Quran 67:6 · Al-Mulkclose

    وَلِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

    And for those who disbelieved in their Lord is the punishment of Hell, and wretched is the destination.

  • Quran 11:83 · Hudclose

    مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ وَمَا هِىَ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ بِبَعِيدٍ

    Marked from your Lord. And Allah 's punishment is not from the wrongdoers [very] far.

  • Quran 27:69 · An-Namlclose

    قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

    Say, [O Muhammad], "Travel through the land and observe how was the end of the criminals."

  • Quran 38:49 · Saadclose

    هَٰذَا ذِكْرٌ وَإِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ لَحُسْنَ مَـَٔابٍ

    This is a reminder. And indeed, for the righteous is a good place of return

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.

  • An-Naba 78:222 shared roots

    لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًا

    أ-و-بط-غ-ي

  • Yunus 10:112 shared roots

    وَلَوْ يُعَجِّلُ ٱللَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ ٱلشَّرَّ ٱسْتِعْجَالَهُم بِٱلْخَيْرِ لَقُضِىَ إِلَيْهِمْ أَجَلُهُمْ فَنَذَرُ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ لِقَآءَنَا فِى طُغْيَٰنِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ

    ش-ر-رط-غ-ي

  • Al-Maaida 5:602 shared roots

    قُلْ هَلْ أُنَبِّئُكُم بِشَرٍّ مِّن ذَٰلِكَ مَثُوبَةً عِندَ ٱللَّهِ مَن لَّعَنَهُ ٱللَّهُ وَغَضِبَ عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلَ مِنْهُمُ ٱلْقِرَدَةَ وَٱلْخَنَازِيرَ وَعَبَدَ ٱلطَّٰغُوتَ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا وَأَضَلُّ عَن سَوَآءِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ

    ش-ر-رط-غ-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 38:55?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 38:55 include Quran 23:107 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 40:52 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), Quran 67:6 (Surah Al-Mulk), and Quran 11:83 (Surah Hud). For example, 23:107 reads: “Our Lord, remove us from it, and if we were to return [to evil], we would indeed be wrongdoers."” 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 38:55 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 38:55 (Surah Saad, The letter Saad) reads: “This [is so]. But indeed, for the transgressors is an evil place of return -”

Which surah is verse 38:55 in?

Quran 38:55 is āyah 55 of Surah Saad (The letter Saad), chapter 38 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 88 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 38:55?

Tartīl presents Quran 38:55 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.