Surah Saad · Ayah 72·Makkī

72

فَإِذَا فِيهِ مِن لَهُۥ ﴿٧٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

So when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created] soul, then fall down to him in prostration."

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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 · 5 roots in 5 of 9 words

Recitation · 9 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 35 letters · āyah 72 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 15:30 · Al-Hijrvery close

    فَسَجَدَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ كُلُّهُمْ أَجْمَعُونَ

    So the angels prostrated - all of them entirely,

  • Quran 2:131 · Al-Baqaraclose

    إِذْ قَالَ لَهُۥ رَبُّهُۥٓ أَسْلِمْ قَالَ أَسْلَمْتُ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    When his Lord said to him, "Submit", he said "I have submitted [in Islam] to the Lord of the worlds."

  • Quran 80:21 · Abasaclose

    ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ

    Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.

  • Quran 32:9 · As-Sajdaclose

    ثُمَّ سَوَّىٰهُ وَنَفَخَ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِهِۦ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَ وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ

    Then He proportioned him and breathed into him from His [created] soul and made for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful.

  • Quran 40:13 · Al-Ghaafirclose

    هُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُرِيكُمْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ وَيُنَزِّلُ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزْقًا وَمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ إِلَّا مَن يُنِيبُ

    It is He who shows you His signs and sends down to you from the sky, provision. But none will remember except he who turns back [in repentance].

  • Quran 20:32 · Taa-Haaclose

    وَأَشْرِكْهُ فِىٓ أَمْرِى

    And let him share my task

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-Hijr 15:295 shared roots

    فَإِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُۥ وَنَفَخْتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِى فَقَعُوا۟ لَهُۥ سَٰجِدِينَ

    ن-ف-خو-ق-عر-و-حس-و-يس-ج-د

  • As-Sajda 32:93 shared roots

    ثُمَّ سَوَّىٰهُ وَنَفَخَ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِهِۦ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَ وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ

    ن-ف-خر-و-حس-و-ي

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:912 shared roots

    وَٱلَّتِىٓ أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهَا مِن رُّوحِنَا وَجَعَلْنَٰهَا وَٱبْنَهَآ ءَايَةً لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ن-ف-خر-و-ح

  • At-Tahrim 66:122 shared roots

    وَمَرْيَمَ ٱبْنَتَ عِمْرَٰنَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِنَا وَصَدَّقَتْ بِكَلِمَٰتِ رَبِّهَا وَكُتُبِهِۦ وَكَانَتْ مِنَ ٱلْقَٰنِتِينَ

    ن-ف-خر-و-ح

  • Maryam 19:172 shared roots

    فَٱتَّخَذَتْ مِن دُونِهِمْ حِجَابًا فَأَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَيْهَا رُوحَنَا فَتَمَثَّلَ لَهَا بَشَرًا سَوِيًّا

    ر-و-حس-و-ي

  • Al-Kahf 18:962 shared roots

    ءَاتُونِى زُبَرَ ٱلْحَدِيدِ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا سَاوَىٰ بَيْنَ ٱلصَّدَفَيْنِ قَالَ ٱنفُخُوا۟ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَعَلَهُۥ نَارًا قَالَ ءَاتُونِىٓ أُفْرِغْ عَلَيْهِ قِطْرًا

    ن-ف-خس-و-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 38:72?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 38:72 include Quran 15:30 (Surah Al-Hijr), Quran 2:131 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 80:21 (Surah Abasa), and Quran 32:9 (Surah As-Sajda). For example, 15:30 reads: “So the angels prostrated - all of them entirely,” 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 38:72 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 38:72 (Surah Saad, The letter Saad) reads: “So when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created] soul, then fall down to him in prostration."”

Which surah is verse 38:72 in?

Quran 38:72 is āyah 72 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 38:72?

Tartīl presents Quran 38:72 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.