Surah Al-Israa · Ayah 52·Makkī

52

إِن إِلَّا ﴿٥٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

On the Day He will call you and you will respond with praise of Him and think that you had not remained [in the world] except for a little."

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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 9 words

Recitation · 13 points across 5 rule families

  • Qalqalah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Iẓhār shafawī3
  • Ghunnah1
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)2

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 44 letters · āyah 52 of 111

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 6:41 · Al-An'aamclose

    بَلْ إِيَّاهُ تَدْعُونَ فَيَكْشِفُ مَا تَدْعُونَ إِلَيْهِ إِن شَآءَ وَتَنسَوْنَ مَا تُشْرِكُونَ

    No, it is Him [alone] you would invoke, and He would remove that for which you invoked Him if He willed, and you would forget what you associate [with Him].

  • Quran 6:60 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى يَتَوَفَّىٰكُم بِٱلَّيْلِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا جَرَحْتُم بِٱلنَّهَارِ ثُمَّ يَبْعَثُكُمْ فِيهِ لِيُقْضَىٰٓ أَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّى ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

    And it is He who takes your souls by night and knows what you have committed by day. Then He revives you therein that a specified term may be fulfilled. Then to Him will be your…

  • Quran 67:23 · Al-Mulkclose

    قُلْ هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنشَأَكُمْ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَ وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ

    Say, "It is He who has produced you and made for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful."

  • Quran 26:42 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَّمِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ

    He said, "Yes, and indeed, you will then be of those near [to me]."

  • Quran 20:34 · Taa-Haaclose

    وَنَذْكُرَكَ كَثِيرًا

    And remember You much.

  • Quran 28:65 · Al-Qasasclose

    وَيَوْمَ يُنَادِيهِمْ فَيَقُولُ مَاذَآ أَجَبْتُمُ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    And [mention] the Day He will call them and say, "What did you answer the messengers?"

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-Muminoon 23:1142 shared roots

    قَٰلَ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا لَّوْ أَنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

    ل-ب-ثق-ل-ل

  • An-Naml 27:623 shared roots

    أَمَّن يُجِيبُ ٱلْمُضْطَرَّ إِذَا دَعَاهُ وَيَكْشِفُ ٱلسُّوٓءَ وَيَجْعَلُكُمْ خُلَفَآءَ ٱلْأَرْضِ أَءِلَٰهٌ مَّعَ ٱللَّهِ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ

    ج-و-بق-ل-لد-ع-و

  • Al-Ahqaf 46:53 shared roots

    وَمَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّن يَدْعُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَن لَّا يَسْتَجِيبُ لَهُۥٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَهُمْ عَن دُعَآئِهِمْ غَٰفِلُونَ

    ج-و-بد-ع-وي-و-م

  • Yunus 10:892 shared roots

    قَالَ قَدْ أُجِيبَت دَّعْوَتُكُمَا فَٱسْتَقِيمَا وَلَا تَتَّبِعَآنِّ سَبِيلَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

    ج-و-بد-ع-و

  • Al-Qasas 28:642 shared roots

    وَقِيلَ ٱدْعُوا۟ شُرَكَآءَكُمْ فَدَعَوْهُمْ فَلَمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لَهُمْ وَرَأَوُا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ لَوْ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ يَهْتَدُونَ

    ج-و-بد-ع-و

  • Al-Qasas 28:652 shared roots

    وَيَوْمَ يُنَادِيهِمْ فَيَقُولُ مَاذَآ أَجَبْتُمُ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    ج-و-بي-و-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 17:52?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 17:52 include Quran 6:41 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 6:60 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 67:23 (Surah Al-Mulk), and Quran 26:42 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa). For example, 6:41 reads: “No, it is Him [alone] you would invoke, and He would remove that for which you invoked Him if He willed, and you would forget what you associate [with Him].” 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 17:52 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 17:52 (Surah Al-Israa, The Night Journey) reads: “On the Day He will call you and you will respond with praise of Him and think that you had not remained [in the world] except for a little."”

Which surah is verse 17:52 in?

Quran 17:52 is āyah 52 of Surah Al-Israa (The Night Journey), chapter 17 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 111 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 17:52?

Tartīl presents Quran 17:52 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.