Surah Al-Kahf · Ayah 61·Makkī

61

فَلَمَّا فِى ﴿٦١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

But when they reached the junction between them, they forgot their fish, and it took its course into the sea, slipping away.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

چگونه ماهی در دریا روان شد؟

علامه طباطبایی در ذیل این آیه می‌فرماید: بدان که این آیات. صراحتی در زنده شدن ماهی پس از مرگش ندارد (چنانچه برخی از مفسران گفته‌اند) بلکه از ظاهر عبارت استفاده می‌شود که آن ماهی در قسمتی از صخره که مشرف بر دریا بودء قرار داده شده بود و در دریا افتاد؛ یا آب دریا بر اثر مد بالا آمد و ماهی را ربود و مانند این امور. ماهی در دریا ناپدید گشت و به نحو عجیبی در اعماق آن فرو رفت. بعضی از روایات - مانند روایتی که در توضیح أَیة ۶۰ ذکر شد - این نظر را تأیید می‌کنند؛ زیرا در آنها نشانةُ مکان خضرء گم شدن ماهی بود و نه زنده شدن آن. > **پانوشت صفحه (منابع):** > ۱- نمونه, ج۵۱۲ ص ۴۷۱ ۲ المیزان» ج۸۱۳ ص ۳۳۳ ۳-نمونه, ج۱۲ ص ۴۸۰ > ۴ المیزان» ۸۳ ص ۳۳۵ > ۲ المیزان» ج۰۱۳ ص ۳۳۳ > ۳ نمونه ج۱۲ ص ۴۸۰ > **Cited sources** (grade before any load-bearing use): Tafsīr Nemūneh, al-Mīzān.

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 11 words

Rarest here: س-ر-ب — 4× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 14 points across 6 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Qalqalah1
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Light rāʾ2
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

11 words · 49 letters · āyah 61 of 110

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 68:26 · Al-Qalamrelated

    فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ

    But when they saw it, they said, "Indeed, we are lost;

  • Quran 44:24 · Ad-Dukhaanrelated

    وَٱتْرُكِ ٱلْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا إِنَّهُمْ جُندٌ مُّغْرَقُونَ

    And leave the sea in stillness. Indeed, they are an army to be drowned."

  • Quran 18:71 · Al-Kahfrelated

    فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَكِبَا فِى ٱلسَّفِينَةِ خَرَقَهَا قَالَ أَخَرَقْتَهَا لِتُغْرِقَ أَهْلَهَا لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْـًٔا إِمْرًا

    So they set out, until when they had embarked on the ship, al-Khidh r tore it open. [Moses] said, "Have you torn it open to drown its people? You have certainly done a grave…

  • Quran 37:141 · As-Saaffaatrelated

    فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُدْحَضِينَ

    And he drew lots and was among the losers.

  • Quran 69:11 · Al-Haaqqarelated

    إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلْمَآءُ حَمَلْنَٰكُمْ فِى ٱلْجَارِيَةِ

    Indeed, when the water overflowed, We carried your ancestors in the sailing ship

  • Quran 11:95 · Hudrelated

    كَأَن لَّمْ يَغْنَوْا۟ فِيهَآ أَلَا بُعْدًا لِّمَدْيَنَ كَمَا بَعِدَتْ ثَمُودُ

    As if they had never prospered therein. Then, away with Madyan as Thamud was taken away.

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-Kahf 18:635 shared roots

    قَالَ أَرَءَيْتَ إِذْ أَوَيْنَآ إِلَى ٱلصَّخْرَةِ فَإِنِّى نَسِيتُ ٱلْحُوتَ وَمَآ أَنسَىٰنِيهُ إِلَّا ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَهُۥ وَٱتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُۥ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ عَجَبًا

    ح-و-تن-س-يب-ح-رس-ب-لأ-خ-ذ

  • Al-Kahf 18:635 shared roots

    قَالَ أَرَءَيْتَ إِذْ أَوَيْنَآ إِلَى ٱلصَّخْرَةِ فَإِنِّى نَسِيتُ ٱلْحُوتَ وَمَآ أَنسَىٰنِيهُ إِلَّا ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَهُۥ وَٱتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُۥ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ عَجَبًا

    ح-و-تن-س-يب-ح-رس-ب-لأ-خ-ذ

  • Yaseen 36:172 shared roots

    وَمَا عَلَيْنَآ إِلَّا ٱلْبَلَٰغُ ٱلْمُبِينُ

    ب-ل-غب-ي-ن

  • An-Nahl 16:822 shared roots

    فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْبَلَٰغُ ٱلْمُبِينُ

    ب-ل-غب-ي-ن

  • Al-A'raaf 7:1632 shared roots

    وَسْـَٔلْهُمْ عَنِ ٱلْقَرْيَةِ ٱلَّتِى كَانَتْ حَاضِرَةَ ٱلْبَحْرِ إِذْ يَعْدُونَ فِى ٱلسَّبْتِ إِذْ تَأْتِيهِمْ حِيتَانُهُمْ يَوْمَ سَبْتِهِمْ شُرَّعًا وَيَوْمَ لَا يَسْبِتُونَ لَا تَأْتِيهِمْ كَذَٰلِكَ نَبْلُوهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْسُقُونَ

    ح-و-تب-ح-ر

  • An-Najm 53:302 shared roots

    ذَٰلِكَ مَبْلَغُهُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ

    ب-ل-غس-ب-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 18:61?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 18:61 include Quran 68:26 (Surah Al-Qalam), Quran 44:24 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan), Quran 18:71 (Surah Al-Kahf), and Quran 37:141 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 68:26 reads: “But when they saw it, they said, "Indeed, we are lost;” 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 18:61 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 18:61 (Surah Al-Kahf, The Cave) reads: “But when they reached the junction between them, they forgot their fish, and it took its course into the sea, slipping away.”

Which surah is verse 18:61 in?

Quran 18:61 is āyah 61 of Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave), chapter 18 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 110 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 18:61?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 18:61 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 18:61?

Tartīl presents Quran 18:61 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.