Surah Taa-Haa · Ayah 131·Makkī

131

وَلَا إِلَىٰ مَا بِهِۦٓ مِّنْهُمْ فِيهِ ﴿١٣١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And do not extend your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to [some] categories of them, [its being but] the splendor of worldly life by which We test them. And the provision of your Lord is better and more enduring.

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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 · 12 roots in 12 of 18 words

Rarest here: ز-ه-ر — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 24 points across 7 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī9
  • Ghunnah2
  • Ikhfāʾ4
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Heavy rāʾ4
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Qalqalah1

Commentary

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

Shape

18 words · 74 letters · āyah 131 of 135

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 15:88 · Al-Hijrclose

    لَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيْنَيْكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٰجًا مِّنْهُمْ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَٱخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    Do not extend your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to [certain] categories of the disbelievers, and do not grieve over them. And lower your wing to the believers

  • Quran 17:20 · Al-Israaclose

    كُلًّا نُّمِدُّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَهَٰٓؤُلَآءِ مِنْ عَطَآءِ رَبِّكَ وَمَا كَانَ عَطَآءُ رَبِّكَ مَحْظُورًا

    To each [category] We extend - to these and to those - from the gift of your Lord. And never has the gift of your Lord been restricted.

  • Quran 68:32 · Al-Qalamclose

    عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ

    Perhaps our Lord will substitute for us [one] better than it. Indeed, we are toward our Lord desirous."

  • Quran 55:59 · Ar-Rahmaanclose

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

  • Quran 78:31 · An-Nabaclose

    إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا

    Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -

  • Quran 43:35 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    وَزُخْرُفًا وَإِن كُلُّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمَّا مَتَٰعُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ

    And gold ornament. But all that is not but the enjoyment of worldly life. And the Hereafter with your Lord is for the righteous.

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.

  • Ash-Shura 42:365 shared roots

    فَمَآ أُوتِيتُم مِّن شَىْءٍ فَمَتَٰعُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَمَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ

    ب-ق-يم-ت-عد-ن-وح-ي-يخ-ي-ر

  • Al-Qasas 28:605 shared roots

    وَمَآ أُوتِيتُم مِّن شَىْءٍ فَمَتَٰعُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتُهَا وَمَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

    ب-ق-يم-ت-عد-ن-وح-ي-يخ-ي-ر

  • Al-Hijr 15:884 shared roots

    لَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيْنَيْكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٰجًا مِّنْهُمْ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَٱخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    م-د-دع-ي-نم-ت-عز-و-ج

  • Al-A'laa 87:172 shared roots

    وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ

    ب-ق-يخ-ي-ر

  • Ar-Ra'd 13:264 shared roots

    ٱللَّهُ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقْدِرُ وَفَرِحُوا۟ بِٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَمَا ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ إِلَّا مَتَٰعٌ

    م-ت-عر-ز-قد-ن-وح-ي-ي

  • Hud 11:862 shared roots

    بَقِيَّتُ ٱللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ عَلَيْكُم بِحَفِيظٍ

    ب-ق-يخ-ي-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 20:131?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 20:131 include Quran 15:88 (Surah Al-Hijr), Quran 17:20 (Surah Al-Israa), Quran 68:32 (Surah Al-Qalam), and Quran 55:59 (Surah Ar-Rahmaan). For example, 15:88 reads: “Do not extend your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to [certain] categories of the disbelievers, and do not grieve over them. And lower your wing to the believers” 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 20:131 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 20:131 (Surah Taa-Haa, Taa-Haa) reads: “And do not extend your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to [some] categories of them, [its being but] the splendor of worldly life by which We test them. And the provision of your Lord is better and more enduring.”

Which surah is verse 20:131 in?

Quran 20:131 is āyah 131 of Surah Taa-Haa (Taa-Haa), chapter 20 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 135 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 20:131?

Tartīl presents Quran 20:131 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.