Surah Al-Haaqqa · Ayah 38·Makkī

38

فَلَآ بِمَا ﴿٣٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

So I swear by what you see

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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 · 2 roots in 2 of 4 words

Recitation · 5 points across 3 rule families

  • Qalqalah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 16 letters · āyah 38 of 52

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 77:46 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ

    [O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little; indeed, you are criminals.

  • Quran 77:47 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

  • Quran 19:26 · Maryamclose

    فَكُلِى وَٱشْرَبِى وَقَرِّى عَيْنًا فَإِمَّا تَرَيِنَّ مِنَ ٱلْبَشَرِ أَحَدًا فَقُولِىٓ إِنِّى نَذَرْتُ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ صَوْمًا فَلَنْ أُكَلِّمَ ٱلْيَوْمَ إِنسِيًّا

    So eat and drink and be contented. And if you see from among humanity anyone, say, 'Indeed, I have vowed to the Most Merciful abstention, so I will not speak today to [any] man.' "

  • Quran 2:168 · Al-Baqaraclose

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ كُلُوا۟ مِمَّا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ حَلَٰلًا طَيِّبًا وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا۟ خُطُوَٰتِ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ

    O mankind, eat from whatever is on earth [that is] lawful and good and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.

  • Quran 6:145 · Al-An'aamclose

    قُل لَّآ أَجِدُ فِى مَآ أُوحِىَ إِلَىَّ مُحَرَّمًا عَلَىٰ طَاعِمٍ يَطْعَمُهُۥٓ إِلَّآ أَن يَكُونَ مَيْتَةً أَوْ دَمًا مَّسْفُوحًا أَوْ لَحْمَ خِنزِيرٍ فَإِنَّهُۥ رِجْسٌ أَوْ فِسْقًا أُهِلَّ لِغَيْرِ ٱللَّهِ بِهِۦ فَمَنِ ٱضْطُرَّ غَيْرَ بَاغٍ وَلَا عَادٍ فَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    Say, "I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out or the flesh of swine - for…

  • Quran 109:1 · Al-Kaafiroonclose

    قُلْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ

    Say, "O disbelievers,

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 69:38?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 69:38 include Quran 77:46 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), Quran 77:47 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), Quran 19:26 (Surah Maryam), and Quran 2:168 (Surah Al-Baqara). For example, 77:46 reads: “[O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little; indeed, you are criminals.” 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 69:38 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 69:38 (Surah Al-Haaqqa, The Reality) reads: “So I swear by what you see”

Which surah is verse 69:38 in?

Quran 69:38 is āyah 38 of Surah Al-Haaqqa (The Reality), chapter 69 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 52 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 69:38?

Tartīl presents Quran 69:38 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.