Surah Ad-Dukhaan · Ayah 23·Makkī

23

إِنَّكُم ﴿٢٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[Allah said], "Then set out with My servants by night. Indeed, you are to be pursued.

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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 · 4 roots in 4 of 5 words

Rarest here: س-ر-ي — 8× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 8 points across 5 rule families

  • Light rāʾ1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Ghunnah2
  • Idghām shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 24 letters · āyah 23 of 59

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 26:52 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِىٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

    And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants; indeed, you will be pursued."

  • Quran 15:65 · Al-Hijrvery close

    فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍ مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱتَّبِعْ أَدْبَٰرَهُمْ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌ وَٱمْضُوا۟ حَيْثُ تُؤْمَرُونَ

    So set out with your family during a portion of the night and follow behind them and let not anyone among you look back and continue on to where you are commanded."

  • Quran 25:17 · Al-Furqaanclose

    وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَيَقُولُ ءَأَنتُمْ أَضْلَلْتُمْ عِبَادِى هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ أَمْ هُمْ ضَلُّوا۟ ٱلسَّبِيلَ

    And [mention] the Day He will gather them and that which they worship besides Allah and will say, "Did you mislead these, My servants, or did they [themselves] stray from the way?"

  • Quran 11:81 · Hudclose

    قَالُوا۟ يَٰلُوطُ إِنَّا رُسُلُ رَبِّكَ لَن يَصِلُوٓا۟ إِلَيْكَ فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍ مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَكَ إِنَّهُۥ مُصِيبُهَا مَآ أَصَابَهُمْ إِنَّ مَوْعِدَهُمُ ٱلصُّبْحُ أَلَيْسَ ٱلصُّبْحُ بِقَرِيبٍ

    The angels said, "O Lot, indeed we are messengers of your Lord; [therefore], they will never reach you. So set out with your family during a portion of the night and let not any…

  • Quran 7:16 · Al-A'raafclose

    قَالَ فَبِمَآ أَغْوَيْتَنِى لَأَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ صِرَٰطَكَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ

    [Satan] said, "Because You have put me in error, I will surely sit in wait for them on Your straight path.

  • Quran 15:42 · Al-Hijrclose

    إِنَّ عِبَادِى لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَٰنٌ إِلَّا مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلْغَاوِينَ

    Indeed, My servants - no authority will you have over them, except those who follow you of the deviators.

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-Fajr 89:42 shared roots

    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ

    س-ر-يل-ي-ل

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:523 shared roots

    وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِىٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

    س-ر-يت-ب-عع-ب-د

  • Al-Israa 17:13 shared roots

    سُبْحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَسْرَىٰ بِعَبْدِهِۦ لَيْلًا مِّنَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ إِلَى ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْأَقْصَا ٱلَّذِى بَٰرَكْنَا حَوْلَهُۥ لِنُرِيَهُۥ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِنَآ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْبَصِيرُ

    س-ر-يل-ي-لع-ب-د

  • Al-Hijr 15:653 shared roots

    فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍ مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱتَّبِعْ أَدْبَٰرَهُمْ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌ وَٱمْضُوا۟ حَيْثُ تُؤْمَرُونَ

    س-ر-يل-ي-لت-ب-ع

  • Hud 11:812 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ يَٰلُوطُ إِنَّا رُسُلُ رَبِّكَ لَن يَصِلُوٓا۟ إِلَيْكَ فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍ مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَكَ إِنَّهُۥ مُصِيبُهَا مَآ أَصَابَهُمْ إِنَّ مَوْعِدَهُمُ ٱلصُّبْحُ أَلَيْسَ ٱلصُّبْحُ بِقَرِيبٍ

    س-ر-يل-ي-ل

  • Taa-Haa 20:772 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِى فَٱضْرِبْ لَهُمْ طَرِيقًا فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ يَبَسًا لَّا تَخَٰفُ دَرَكًا وَلَا تَخْشَىٰ

    س-ر-يع-ب-د

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 44:23?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 44:23 include Quran 26:52 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 15:65 (Surah Al-Hijr), Quran 25:17 (Surah Al-Furqaan), and Quran 11:81 (Surah Hud). For example, 26:52 reads: “And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants; indeed, you will be pursued."” 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 44:23 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 44:23 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan, The Smoke) reads: “[Allah said], "Then set out with My servants by night. Indeed, you are to be pursued.”

Which surah is verse 44:23 in?

Quran 44:23 is āyah 23 of Surah Ad-Dukhaan (The Smoke), chapter 44 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 59 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 44:23?

Tartīl presents Quran 44:23 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.