Surah Al-Israa · Ayah 62·Makkī

62

هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى عَلَىَّ لَئِنْ إِلَىٰ إِلَّا ﴿٦٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[Iblees] said, "Do You see this one whom You have honored above me? If You delay me until the Day of Resurrection, I will surely destroy his descendants, except for a few."

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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 · 9 roots in 9 of 15 words

Rarest here: ح-ن-ك used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 16 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Heavy rāʾ3
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Iẓhār2
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

15 words · 63 letters · āyah 62 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.

  • قَالَ إِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنظَرِينَ

    [Allah] said, "Indeed, you are of those reprieved."

  • كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِٱلدِّينِ

    No! But you deny the Recompense.

  • أَرَءَيْتَ مَنِ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَٰهَهُۥ هَوَىٰهُ أَفَأَنتَ تَكُونُ عَلَيْهِ وَكِيلًا

    Have you seen the one who takes as his god his own desire? Then would you be responsible for him?

  • قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّى وَءَاتَىٰنِى رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِهِۦ فَعُمِّيَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنُلْزِمُكُمُوهَا وَأَنتُمْ لَهَا كَٰرِهُونَ

    He said, "O my people have you considered: if I should be upon clear evidence from my Lord while He has given me mercy from Himself but it has been made unapparent to you, should…

  • أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُمُ ٱلْأَقْدَمُونَ

    You and your ancient forefathers?

  • قَالَ رَبِّ لِمَ حَشَرْتَنِىٓ أَعْمَىٰ وَقَدْ كُنتُ بَصِيرًا

    He will say, "My Lord, why have you raised me blind while I was [once] seeing?"

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.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 17:62?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 17:62 include Quran 7:15 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 82:9 (Surah Al-Infitaar), Quran 25:43 (Surah Al-Furqaan), and Quran 11:28 (Surah Hud). For example, 7:15 reads: “[Allah] said, "Indeed, you are of those reprieved."” 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 17:62 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 17:62 (Surah Al-Israa, The Night Journey) reads: “[Iblees] said, "Do You see this one whom You have honored above me? If You delay me until the Day of Resurrection, I will surely destroy his descendants, except for a few."”

Which surah is verse 17:62 in?

Quran 17:62 is āyah 62 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 17:62?

Tartīl presents Quran 17:62 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.