Surah Saba · Ayah 35·Makkī

35

نَحْنُ وَمَا نَحْنُ ﴿٣٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And they said, "We are more [than the believers] in wealth and children, and we are not to be punished."

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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 8 words

Recitation · 10 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Ikhfāʾ2

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 37 letters · āyah 35 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.

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    أَيَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّمَا نُمِدُّهُم بِهِۦ مِن مَّالٍ وَبَنِينَ

    Do they think that what We extend to them of wealth and children

  • Quran 12:73 · Yusufclose

    قَالُوا۟ تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُم مَّا جِئْنَا لِنُفْسِدَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا كُنَّا سَٰرِقِينَ

    They said, "By Allah, you have certainly known that we did not come to cause corruption in the land, and we have not been thieves."

  • Quran 44:28 · Ad-Dukhaanclose

    كَذَٰلِكَ وَأَوْرَثْنَٰهَا قَوْمًا ءَاخَرِينَ

    Thus. And We caused to inherit it another people.

  • Quran 26:208 · Ash-Shu'araarelated

    وَمَآ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنذِرُونَ

    And We did not destroy any city except that it had warners

  • Quran 18:46 · Al-Kahfrelated

    ٱلْمَالُ وَٱلْبَنُونَ زِينَةُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْبَٰقِيَٰتُ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ أَمَلًا

    Wealth and children are [but] adornment of the worldly life. But the enduring good deeds are better to your Lord for reward and better for [one's] hope.

  • Quran 44:31 · Ad-Dukhaanrelated

    مِن فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ

    From Pharaoh. Indeed, he was a haughty one among the transgressors.

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    قَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ إِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِى وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ مَن لَّمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَوَلَدُهُۥٓ إِلَّا خَسَارًا

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  • Al-Mujaadila 58:172 shared roots

    لَّن تُغْنِىَ عَنْهُمْ أَمْوَٰلُهُمْ وَلَآ أَوْلَٰدُهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيْـًٔا أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ

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  • Al-Kahf 18:393 shared roots

    وَلَوْلَآ إِذْ دَخَلْتَ جَنَّتَكَ قُلْتَ مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ إِن تَرَنِ أَنَا۠ أَقَلَّ مِنكَ مَالًا وَوَلَدًا

    م-و-لو-ل-دق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 34:35?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 34:35 include Quran 23:55 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 12:73 (Surah Yusuf), Quran 44:28 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan), and Quran 26:208 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa). For example, 23:55 reads: “Do they think that what We extend to them of wealth and children” 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 34:35 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 34:35 (Surah Saba, Sheba) reads: “And they said, "We are more [than the believers] in wealth and children, and we are not to be punished."”

Which surah is verse 34:35 in?

Quran 34:35 is āyah 35 of Surah Saba (Sheba), chapter 34 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 54 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 34:35?

Tartīl presents Quran 34:35 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.