Surah Aal-i-Imraan · Ayah 197·Madanī

197

ثُمَّ جَهَنَّمُ ﴿١٩٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[It is but] a small enjoyment; then their [final] refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.

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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 7 words

Recitation · 10 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Ghunnah2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 29 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 197 of 200

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 7:41 · Al-A'raafclose

    لَهُم مِّن جَهَنَّمَ مِهَادٌ وَمِن فَوْقِهِمْ غَوَاشٍ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    They will have from Hell a bed and over them coverings [of fire]. And thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.

  • Quran 78:22 · An-Nabaclose

    لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًا

    For the transgressors, a place of return,

  • Quran 38:56 · Saadclose

    جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَوْنَهَا فَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ

    Hell, which they will [enter to] burn, and wretched is the resting place.

  • Quran 4:121 · An-Nisaaclose

    أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ مَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَلَا يَجِدُونَ عَنْهَا مَحِيصًا

    The refuge of those will be Hell, and they will not find from it an escape.

  • Quran 40:76 · Al-Ghaafirclose

    ٱدْخُلُوٓا۟ أَبْوَٰبَ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا فَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ

    Enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein, and wretched is the residence of the arrogant."

  • Quran 25:34 · Al-Furqaanclose

    ٱلَّذِينَ يُحْشَرُونَ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا وَأَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا

    The ones who are gathered on their faces to Hell - those are the worst in position and farthest astray in [their] way.

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.

  • Saad 38:562 shared roots

    جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَوْنَهَا فَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ

    م-ه-دب-أ-س

  • Ar-Ra'd 13:183 shared roots

    لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟ لِرَبِّهِمُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لَهُۥ لَوْ أَنَّ لَهُم مَّا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا وَمِثْلَهُۥ مَعَهُۥ لَٱفْتَدَوْا۟ بِهِۦٓ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ سُوٓءُ ٱلْحِسَابِ وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ

    م-ه-دأ-و-يب-أ-س

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:122 shared roots

    قُل لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ سَتُغْلَبُونَ وَتُحْشَرُونَ إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ

    م-ه-دب-أ-س

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:122 shared roots

    قُل لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ سَتُغْلَبُونَ وَتُحْشَرُونَ إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ

    م-ه-دب-أ-س

  • An-Nahl 16:1172 shared roots

    مَتَٰعٌ قَلِيلٌ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

    م-ت-عق-ل-ل

  • Al-Baqara 2:2062 shared roots

    وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُ ٱتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ أَخَذَتْهُ ٱلْعِزَّةُ بِٱلْإِثْمِ فَحَسْبُهُۥ جَهَنَّمُ وَلَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ

    م-ه-دب-أ-س

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 3:197?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 3:197 include Quran 7:41 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 78:22 (Surah An-Naba), Quran 38:56 (Surah Saad), and Quran 4:121 (Surah An-Nisaa). For example, 7:41 reads: “They will have from Hell a bed and over them coverings [of fire]. And thus do We recompense the 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 3:197 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 3:197 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan, The Family of Imraan) reads: “[It is but] a small enjoyment; then their [final] refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.”

Which surah is verse 3:197 in?

Quran 3:197 is āyah 197 of Surah Aal-i-Imraan (The Family of Imraan), chapter 3 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 200 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 3:197?

Tartīl presents Quran 3:197 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.