Surah Al-Ghaafir · Ayah 30·Makkī

30

ٱلَّذِىٓ إِنِّىٓ عَلَيْكُم ﴿٣٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And he who believed said, "O my people, indeed I fear for you [a fate] like the day of the companies -

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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 · 7 roots in 7 of 10 words

Recitation · 11 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Ghunnah2
  • Idghām shafawī1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

10 words · 41 letters · āyah 30 of 85

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.

  • إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًا قَالَ إِنَّا مِنكُمْ وَجِلُونَ

    When they entered upon him and said, "Peace." [Abraham] said, "Indeed, we are fearful of you."

  • أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُمُ ٱلْأَقْدَمُونَ

    You and your ancient forefathers?

  • قُلْ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ إِنْ عَصَيْتُ رَبِّى عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

    Say, "Indeed I fear, if I should disobey my Lord, the punishment of a tremendous Day."

  • إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً لِّمَنْ خَافَ عَذَابَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمٌ مَّجْمُوعٌ لَّهُ ٱلنَّاسُ وَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمٌ مَّشْهُودٌ

    Indeed in that is a sign for those who fear the punishment of the Hereafter. That is a Day for which the people will be collected, and that is a Day [which will be] witnessed.

  • قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ

    He said, "My Lord, indeed I fear that they will deny me

  • وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعْلَمُونَ

    And fear He who provided you with that which you know,

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.

  • Saad 38:132 shared roots

    وَثَمُودُ وَقَوْمُ لُوطٍ وَأَصْحَٰبُ لْـَٔيْكَةِ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلْأَحْزَابُ

    ح-ز-بق-و-م

  • Al-Maaida 5:562 shared roots

    وَمَن يَتَوَلَّ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ فَإِنَّ حِزْبَ ٱللَّهِ هُمُ ٱلْغَٰلِبُونَ

    ح-ز-بأ-م-ن

  • Maryam 19:372 shared roots

    فَٱخْتَلَفَ ٱلْأَحْزَابُ مِنۢ بَيْنِهِمْ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن مَّشْهَدِ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

    ح-ز-بي-و-م

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:652 shared roots

    فَٱخْتَلَفَ ٱلْأَحْزَابُ مِنۢ بَيْنِهِمْ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمٍ أَلِيمٍ

    ح-ز-بي-و-م

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:323 shared roots

    وَيَٰقَوْمِ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلتَّنَادِ

    خ-و-في-و-مق-و-م

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:323 shared roots

    وَيَٰقَوْمِ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلتَّنَادِ

    خ-و-في-و-مق-و-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 40:30?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 40:30 include Quran 15:52 (Surah Al-Hijr), Quran 26:76 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 39:13 (Surah Az-Zumar), and Quran 11:103 (Surah Hud). For example, 15:52 reads: “When they entered upon him and said, "Peace." [Abraham] said, "Indeed, we are fearful of you."” 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 40:30 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 40:30 (Surah Al-Ghaafir, The Forgiver) reads: “And he who believed said, "O my people, indeed I fear for you [a fate] like the day of the companies -”

Which surah is verse 40:30 in?

Quran 40:30 is āyah 30 of Surah Al-Ghaafir (The Forgiver), chapter 40 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 85 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 40:30?

Tartīl presents Quran 40:30 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.