Surah Al-Jinn · Ayah 9·Makkī

9

وَأَنَّا مِنْهَا فَمَن لَهُۥ ﴿٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing, but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him.

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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 9 of 13 words

Rarest here: ش-ه-ب — 5× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 17 points across 7 rule families

  • Ghunnah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Qalqalah2
  • Iẓhār4
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

13 words · 51 letters · āyah 9 of 28

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 67:10 · Al-Mulkclose

    وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْ كُنَّا نَسْمَعُ أَوْ نَعْقِلُ مَا كُنَّا فِىٓ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ

    And they will say, "If only we had been listening or reasoning, we would not be among the companions of the Blaze."

  • Quran 20:10 · Taa-Haaclose

    إِذْ رَءَا نَارًا فَقَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ ٱمْكُثُوٓا۟ إِنِّىٓ ءَانَسْتُ نَارًا لَّعَلِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِقَبَسٍ أَوْ أَجِدُ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ هُدًى

    When he saw a fire and said to his family, "Stay here; indeed, I have perceived a fire; perhaps I can bring you a torch or find at the fire some guidance."

  • Quran 15:18 · Al-Hijrclose

    إِلَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَرَقَ ٱلسَّمْعَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌ مُّبِينٌ

    Except one who steals a hearing and is pursued by a clear burning flame.

  • Quran 70:16 · Al-Ma'aarijrelated

    نَزَّاعَةً لِّلشَّوَىٰ

    A remover of exteriors.

  • Quran 15:17 · Al-Hijrrelated

    وَحَفِظْنَٰهَا مِن كُلِّ شَيْطَٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ

    And We have protected it from every devil expelled [from the mercy of Allah]

  • Quran 37:54 · As-Saaffaatrelated

    قَالَ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ

    He will say, "Would you [care to] look?"

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.

  • An-Naba 78:212 shared roots

    إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا

    ر-ص-دك-و-ن

  • Al-Hijr 15:182 shared roots

    إِلَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَرَقَ ٱلسَّمْعَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌ مُّبِينٌ

    ش-ه-بس-م-ع

  • Yunus 10:512 shared roots

    أَثُمَّ إِذَا مَا وَقَعَ ءَامَنتُم بِهِۦٓ ءَآلْـَٰٔنَ وَقَدْ كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ

    أ-و-نك-و-ن

  • Yunus 10:912 shared roots

    ءَآلْـَٰٔنَ وَقَدْ عَصَيْتَ قَبْلُ وَكُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ

    أ-و-نك-و-ن

  • At-Tawba 9:53 shared roots

    فَإِذَا ٱنسَلَخَ ٱلْأَشْهُرُ ٱلْحُرُمُ فَٱقْتُلُوا۟ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ حَيْثُ وَجَدتُّمُوهُمْ وَخُذُوهُمْ وَٱحْصُرُوهُمْ وَٱقْعُدُوا۟ لَهُمْ كُلَّ مَرْصَدٍ فَإِن تَابُوا۟ وَأَقَامُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَوُا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ فَخَلُّوا۟ سَبِيلَهُمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    ر-ص-دق-ع-دو-ج-د

  • Al-Jinn 72:82 shared roots

    وَأَنَّا لَمَسْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ فَوَجَدْنَٰهَا مُلِئَتْ حَرَسًا شَدِيدًا وَشُهُبًا

    ش-ه-بو-ج-د

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 72:9?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 72:9 include Quran 67:10 (Surah Al-Mulk), Quran 20:10 (Surah Taa-Haa), Quran 15:18 (Surah Al-Hijr), and Quran 70:16 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij). For example, 67:10 reads: “And they will say, "If only we had been listening or reasoning, we would not be among the companions of the Blaze."” 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 72:9 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 72:9 (Surah Al-Jinn, The Jinn) reads: “And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing, but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him.”

Which surah is verse 72:9 in?

Quran 72:9 is āyah 9 of Surah Al-Jinn (The Jinn), chapter 72 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 28 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 72:9?

Tartīl presents Quran 72:9 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.