Surah Yaseen · Ayah 4·Makkī

4

عَلَىٰ ﴿٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

On a straight path.

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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 · 2 roots in 2 of 3 words

Recitation · 6 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 12 letters · āyah 4 of 83

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 33:45 · Al-Ahzaabvery close

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ شَٰهِدًا وَمُبَشِّرًا وَنَذِيرًا

    O Prophet, indeed We have sent you as a witness and a bringer of good tidings and a warner.

  • Quran 2:285 · Al-Baqaraclose

    ءَامَنَ ٱلرَّسُولُ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ كُلٌّ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ وَكُتُبِهِۦ وَرُسُلِهِۦ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّن رُّسُلِهِۦ وَقَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

    The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allah and His angels and His books and His…

  • Quran 43:43 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    فَٱسْتَمْسِكْ بِٱلَّذِىٓ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

    So adhere to that which is revealed to you. Indeed, you are on a straight path.

  • Quran 17:15 · Al-Israaclose

    مَّنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِى لِنَفْسِهِۦ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا مُعَذِّبِينَ حَتَّىٰ نَبْعَثَ رَسُولًا

    Whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] his soul. And whoever errs only errs against it. And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And never would We…

  • Quran 38:67 · Saadclose

    قُلْ هُوَ نَبَؤٌا۟ عَظِيمٌ

    Say, "It is great news

  • Quran 22:24 · Al-Hajjclose

    وَهُدُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلطَّيِّبِ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْلِ وَهُدُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ

    And they had been guided [in worldly life] to good speech, and they were guided to the path of the Praiseworthy.

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.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 36:4?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 36:4 include Quran 33:45 (Surah Al-Ahzaab), Quran 2:285 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 43:43 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), and Quran 17:15 (Surah Al-Israa). For example, 33:45 reads: “O Prophet, indeed We have sent you as a witness and a bringer of good tidings and a warner.” 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 36:4 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 36:4 (Surah Yaseen, Yaseen) reads: “On a straight path.”

Which surah is verse 36:4 in?

Quran 36:4 is āyah 4 of Surah Yaseen (Yaseen), chapter 36 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 83 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 36:4?

Tartīl presents Quran 36:4 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.