Surah Al-Ghaafir · Ayah 61·Makkī

61

ٱلَّذِى لَكُمُ فِيهِ إِنَّ لَذُو عَلَى وَلَٰكِنَّ لَا ﴿٦١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

It is Allah who made for you the night that you may rest therein and the day giving sight. Indeed, Allah is full of bounty to the people, but most of the people are not grateful.

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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 · 10 roots in 12 of 20 words

Recitation · 30 points across 7 rule families

  • Lām shamsiyyah5
  • Madd ṭabīʿī11
  • Ghunnah5
  • Heavy rāʾ4
  • Qalqalah1
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Heavy Allāh2

Commentary

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

Shape

20 words · 81 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 61 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.

  • Quran 35:15 · Faatirvery close

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ أَنتُمُ ٱلْفُقَرَآءُ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَٱللَّهُ هُوَ ٱلْغَنِىُّ ٱلْحَمِيدُ

    O mankind, you are those in need of Allah, while Allah is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.

  • Quran 33:42 · Al-Ahzaabvery close

    وَسَبِّحُوهُ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا

    And exalt Him morning and afternoon.

  • Quran 30:17 · Ar-Roomclose

    فَسُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ حِينَ تُمْسُونَ وَحِينَ تُصْبِحُونَ

    So exalted is Allah when you reach the evening and when you reach the morning.

  • Quran 3:126 · Aal-i-Imraanclose

    وَمَا جَعَلَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بُشْرَىٰ لَكُمْ وَلِتَطْمَئِنَّ قُلُوبُكُم بِهِۦ وَمَا ٱلنَّصْرُ إِلَّا مِنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ

    And Allah made it not except as [a sign of] good tidings for you and to reassure your hearts thereby. And victory is not except from Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Wise -

  • Quran 28:73 · Al-Qasasclose

    وَمِن رَّحْمَتِهِۦ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ لِتَسْكُنُوا۟ فِيهِ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

    And out of His mercy He made for you the night and the day that you may rest therein and [by day] seek from His bounty and [that] perhaps you will be grateful.

  • Quran 4:32 · An-Nisaaclose

    وَلَا تَتَمَنَّوْا۟ مَا فَضَّلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦ بَعْضَكُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ لِّلرِّجَالِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا ٱكْتَسَبُوا۟ وَلِلنِّسَآءِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا ٱكْتَسَبْنَ وَسْـَٔلُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مِن فَضْلِهِۦٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمًا

    And do not wish for that by which Allah has made some of you exceed others. For men is a share of what they have earned, and for women is a share of what they have earned. And ask…

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.

  • Al-Qasas 28:735 shared roots

    وَمِن رَّحْمَتِهِۦ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ لِتَسْكُنُوا۟ فِيهِ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

    س-ك-نش-ك-رل-ي-لف-ض-لن-ه-ر

  • Yunus 10:675 shared roots

    هُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ لِتَسْكُنُوا۟ فِيهِ وَٱلنَّهَارَ مُبْصِرًا إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَسْمَعُونَ

    س-ك-نل-ي-لن-ه-رب-ص-رج-ع-ل

  • An-Naml 27:865 shared roots

    أَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّا جَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِيَسْكُنُوا۟ فِيهِ وَٱلنَّهَارَ مُبْصِرًا إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    س-ك-نل-ي-لن-ه-رب-ص-رج-ع-ل

  • An-Naml 27:734 shared roots

    وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ

    ش-ك-رف-ض-لك-ث-رأ-ن-س

  • Al-An'aam 6:133 shared roots

    وَلَهُۥ مَا سَكَنَ فِى ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

    س-ك-نل-ي-لن-ه-ر

  • Al-Furqaan 25:624 shared roots

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

    ش-ك-رل-ي-لن-ه-رج-ع-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 40:61?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 40:61 include Quran 35:15 (Surah Faatir), Quran 33:42 (Surah Al-Ahzaab), Quran 30:17 (Surah Ar-Room), and Quran 3:126 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan). For example, 35:15 reads: “O mankind, you are those in need of Allah, while Allah is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.” 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 40:61 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 40:61 (Surah Al-Ghaafir, The Forgiver) reads: “It is Allah who made for you the night that you may rest therein and the day giving sight. Indeed, Allah is full of bounty to the people, but most of the people are not grateful.”

Which surah is verse 40:61 in?

Quran 40:61 is āyah 61 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 40:61?

Tartīl presents Quran 40:61 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.