Surah Al-Anbiyaa · Ayah 14·Makkī

14

يَٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا ﴿١٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

They said, "O woe to us! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."

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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 5 words

Recitation · 9 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Ghunnah2

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 22 letters · āyah 14 of 112

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 35:37 · Faatirvery close

    وَهُمْ يَصْطَرِخُونَ فِيهَا رَبَّنَآ أَخْرِجْنَا نَعْمَلْ صَٰلِحًا غَيْرَ ٱلَّذِى كُنَّا نَعْمَلُ أَوَلَمْ نُعَمِّرْكُم مَّا يَتَذَكَّرُ فِيهِ مَن تَذَكَّرَ وَجَآءَكُمُ ٱلنَّذِيرُ فَذُوقُوا۟ فَمَا لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ مِن نَّصِيرٍ

    And they will cry out therein, "Our Lord, remove us; we will do righteousness - other than what we were doing!" But did We not grant you life enough for whoever would remember…

  • Quran 36:19 · Yaseenvery close

    قَالُوا۟ طَٰٓئِرُكُم مَّعَكُمْ أَئِن ذُكِّرْتُم بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّسْرِفُونَ

    They said, "Your omen is with yourselves. Is it because you were reminded? Rather, you are a transgressing people."

  • Quran 7:5 · Al-A'raafvery close

    فَمَا كَانَ دَعْوَىٰهُمْ إِذْ جَآءَهُم بَأْسُنَآ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ

    And their declaration when Our punishment came to them was only that they said, "Indeed, we were wrongdoers!"

  • Quran 68:25 · Al-Qalamvery close

    وَغَدَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍ قَٰدِرِينَ

    And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able.

  • Quran 14:45 · Ibrahimclose

    وَسَكَنتُمْ فِى مَسَٰكِنِ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمْ كَيْفَ فَعَلْنَا بِهِمْ وَضَرَبْنَا لَكُمُ ٱلْأَمْثَالَ

    And you lived among the dwellings of those who wronged themselves, and it had become clear to you how We dealt with them. And We presented for you [many] examples."

  • Quran 23:40 · Al-Muminoonclose

    قَالَ عَمَّا قَلِيلٍ لَّيُصْبِحُنَّ نَٰدِمِينَ

    [Allah] said, "After a little, they will surely become regretful."

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 21:14?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 21:14 include Quran 35:37 (Surah Faatir), Quran 36:19 (Surah Yaseen), Quran 7:5 (Surah Al-A'raaf), and Quran 68:25 (Surah Al-Qalam). For example, 35:37 reads: “And they will cry out therein, "Our Lord, remove us; we will do righteousness - other than what we were doing!" But did We not grant you life enough for whoever would remember…” 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 21:14 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 21:14 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, The Prophets) reads: “They said, "O woe to us! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."”

Which surah is verse 21:14 in?

Quran 21:14 is āyah 14 of Surah Al-Anbiyaa (The Prophets), chapter 21 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 112 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 21:14?

Tartīl presents Quran 21:14 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.