Surah Adh-Dhaariyat · Ayah 43·Makkī

43

وَفِى ثَمُودَ إِذْ لَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ ﴿٤٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And in Thamud, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."

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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 · 3 roots in 3 of 8 words

Recitation · 7 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 27 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 43 of 60

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 44:59 · Ad-Dukhaanclose

    فَٱرْتَقِبْ إِنَّهُم مُّرْتَقِبُونَ

    So watch, [O Muhammad]; indeed, they are watching [for your end].

  • Quran 30:34 · Ar-Roomclose

    لِيَكْفُرُوا۟ بِمَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ فَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

    So that they will deny what We have granted them. Then enjoy yourselves, for you are going to know.

  • Quran 37:148 · As-Saaffaatclose

    فَـَٔامَنُوا۟ فَمَتَّعْنَٰهُمْ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ

    And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment [of life] for a time.

  • Quran 91:12 · Ash-Shamsclose

    إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا

    When the most wretched of them was sent forth.

  • Quran 11:68 · Hudclose

    كَأَن لَّمْ يَغْنَوْا۟ فِيهَآ أَلَآ إِنَّ ثَمُودَا۟ كَفَرُوا۟ رَبَّهُمْ أَلَا بُعْدًا لِّثَمُودَ

    As if they had never prospered therein. Unquestionably, Thamud denied their Lord; then, away with Thamud.

  • Quran 83:28 · Al-Mutaffifinrelated

    عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ

    A spring from which those near [to Allah] drink.

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.

  • As-Saaffaat 37:1482 shared roots

    فَـَٔامَنُوا۟ فَمَتَّعْنَٰهُمْ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ

    ح-ي-نم-ت-ع

  • Yaseen 36:442 shared roots

    إِلَّا رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا وَمَتَٰعًا إِلَىٰ حِينٍ

    ح-ي-نم-ت-ع

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:1112 shared roots

    وَإِنْ أَدْرِى لَعَلَّهُۥ فِتْنَةٌ لَّكُمْ وَمَتَٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ

    ح-ي-نم-ت-ع

  • Al-A'raaf 7:243 shared roots

    قَالَ ٱهْبِطُوا۟ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ وَلَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُسْتَقَرٌّ وَمَتَٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ

    ح-ي-نم-ت-عق-و-ل

  • Yunus 10:982 shared roots

    فَلَوْلَا كَانَتْ قَرْيَةٌ ءَامَنَتْ فَنَفَعَهَآ إِيمَٰنُهَآ إِلَّا قَوْمَ يُونُسَ لَمَّآ ءَامَنُوا۟ كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْخِزْىِ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَمَتَّعْنَٰهُمْ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ

    ح-ي-نم-ت-ع

  • Al-Baqara 2:363 shared roots

    فَأَزَلَّهُمَا ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ عَنْهَا فَأَخْرَجَهُمَا مِمَّا كَانَا فِيهِ وَقُلْنَا ٱهْبِطُوا۟ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ وَلَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُسْتَقَرٌّ وَمَتَٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ

    ح-ي-نم-ت-عق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 51:43?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 51:43 include Quran 44:59 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan), Quran 30:34 (Surah Ar-Room), Quran 37:148 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 91:12 (Surah Ash-Shams). For example, 44:59 reads: “So watch, [O Muhammad]; indeed, they are watching [for your end].” 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 51:43 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 51:43 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat, The Winnowing Winds) reads: “And in Thamud, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."”

Which surah is verse 51:43 in?

Quran 51:43 is āyah 43 of Surah Adh-Dhaariyat (The Winnowing Winds), chapter 51 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 60 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 51:43?

Tartīl presents Quran 51:43 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.