Surah Al-Anbiyaa · Ayah 70·Makkī

70

بِهِۦ ﴿٧٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And they intended for him harm, but We made them the greatest losers.

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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

Recitation · 8 points across 4 rule families

  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 28 letters · āyah 70 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 37:98 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    فَأَرَادُوا۟ بِهِۦ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْأَسْفَلِينَ

    And they intended for him a plan, but We made them the most debased.

  • Quran 14:15 · Ibrahimclose

    وَٱسْتَفْتَحُوا۟ وَخَابَ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ

    And they requested victory from Allah, and disappointed, [therefore], was every obstinate tyrant.

  • Quran 43:25 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    So we took retribution from them; then see how was the end of the deniers.

  • Quran 21:77 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    وَنَصَرْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمَ سَوْءٍ فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    And We saved him from the people who denied Our signs. Indeed, they were a people of evil, so We drowned them, all together.

  • Quran 27:51 · An-Namlclose

    فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ مَكْرِهِمْ أَنَّا دَمَّرْنَٰهُمْ وَقَوْمَهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    Then look how was the outcome of their plan - that We destroyed them and their people, all.

  • Quran 51:40 · Adh-Dhaariyatclose

    فَأَخَذْنَٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ

    So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.

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.

  • At-Tur 52:422 shared roots

    أَمْ يُرِيدُونَ كَيْدًا فَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْمَكِيدُونَ

    ك-ي-در-و-د

  • As-Saaffaat 37:983 shared roots

    فَأَرَادُوا۟ بِهِۦ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْأَسْفَلِينَ

    ك-ي-در-و-دج-ع-ل

  • Al-Fil 105:22 shared roots

    أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِى تَضْلِيلٍ

    ك-ي-دج-ع-ل

  • Faatir 35:392 shared roots

    هُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَكُمْ خَلَٰٓئِفَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَمَن كَفَرَ فَعَلَيْهِ كُفْرُهُۥ وَلَا يَزِيدُ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ كُفْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ إِلَّا مَقْتًا وَلَا يَزِيدُ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ كُفْرُهُمْ إِلَّا خَسَارًا

    خ-س-رج-ع-ل

  • Al-Furqaan 25:622 shared roots

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ خِلْفَةً لِّمَنْ أَرَادَ أَن يَذَّكَّرَ أَوْ أَرَادَ شُكُورًا

    ر-و-دج-ع-ل

  • An-Nisaa 4:1442 shared roots

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَتَّخِذُوا۟ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَتُرِيدُونَ أَن تَجْعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ سُلْطَٰنًا مُّبِينًا

    ر-و-دج-ع-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 21:70?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 21:70 include Quran 37:98 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 14:15 (Surah Ibrahim), Quran 43:25 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), and Quran 21:77 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa). For example, 37:98 reads: “And they intended for him a plan, but We made them the most debased.” 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 21:70 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 21:70 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, The Prophets) reads: “And they intended for him harm, but We made them the greatest losers.”

Which surah is verse 21:70 in?

Quran 21:70 is āyah 70 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 21:70?

Tartīl presents Quran 21:70 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.