Surah Al-Anbiyaa · Ayah 65·Makkī

65

ثُمَّ عَلَىٰ لَقَدْ مَا هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ﴿٦٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Then they reversed themselves, [saying], "You have already known that these do not speak!"

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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 9 words

Rarest here: ن-ك-س 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 12 points across 6 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Qalqalah1
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 36 letters · āyah 65 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.

  • وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَضَآلُّونَ

    And when they saw them, they would say, "Indeed, those are truly lost."

  • قَالُوٓا۟ أَجِئْتَنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ أَمْ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱللَّٰعِبِينَ

    They said, "Have you come to us with truth, or are you of those who jest?"

  • مُسْتَكْبِرِينَ بِهِۦ سَٰمِرًا تَهْجُرُونَ

    In arrogance regarding it, conversing by night, speaking evil.

  • وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ لَا يَذْكُرُونَ

    And when they are reminded, they remember not.

  • ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

    Then it will be said [to them], "This is what you used to deny."

  • قَالُوا۟ يَٰشُعَيْبُ مَا نَفْقَهُ كَثِيرًا مِّمَّا تَقُولُ وَإِنَّا لَنَرَىٰكَ فِينَا ضَعِيفًا وَلَوْلَا رَهْطُكَ لَرَجَمْنَٰكَ وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْنَا بِعَزِيزٍ

    They said, "O Shu'ayb, we do not understand much of what you say, and indeed, we consider you among us as weak. And if not for your family, we would have stoned you [to death]…

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-Sajda 32:122 shared roots

    وَلَوْ تَرَىٰٓ إِذِ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ نَاكِسُوا۟ رُءُوسِهِمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ رَبَّنَآ أَبْصَرْنَا وَسَمِعْنَا فَٱرْجِعْنَا نَعْمَلْ صَٰلِحًا إِنَّا مُوقِنُونَ

    ن-ك-سر-أ-س

  • An-Naml 27:162 shared roots

    وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمَٰنُ دَاوُۥدَ وَقَالَ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ عُلِّمْنَا مَنطِقَ ٱلطَّيْرِ وَأُوتِينَا مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْفَضْلُ ٱلْمُبِينُ

    ن-ط-قع-ل-م

  • Al-Fath 48:272 shared roots

    لَّقَدْ صَدَقَ ٱللَّهُ رَسُولَهُ ٱلرُّءْيَا بِٱلْحَقِّ لَتَدْخُلُنَّ ٱلْمَسْجِدَ ٱلْحَرَامَ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ءَامِنِينَ مُحَلِّقِينَ رُءُوسَكُمْ وَمُقَصِّرِينَ لَا تَخَافُونَ فَعَلِمَ مَا لَمْ تَعْلَمُوا۟ فَجَعَلَ مِن دُونِ ذَٰلِكَ فَتْحًا قَرِيبًا

    ر-أ-سع-ل-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 21:65?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 21:65 include Quran 83:32 (Surah Al-Mutaffifin), Quran 21:55 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), Quran 23:67 (Surah Al-Muminoon), and Quran 37:13 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 83:32 reads: “And when they saw them, they would say, "Indeed, those are truly lost."” 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 21:65 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 21:65 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, The Prophets) reads: “Then they reversed themselves, [saying], "You have already known that these do not speak!"”

Which surah is verse 21:65 in?

Quran 21:65 is āyah 65 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 21:65?

Tartīl presents Quran 21:65 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.