Surah Al-Kahf · Ayah 69·Makkī

69

إِن وَلَآ لَكَ ﴿٦٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[Moses] said, "You will find me, if Allah wills, patient, and I will not disobey you in [any] order."

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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 10 words

Recitation · 12 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

10 words · 36 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 69 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 8:46 · Al-Anfaalvery close

    وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَلَا تَنَٰزَعُوا۟ فَتَفْشَلُوا۟ وَتَذْهَبَ رِيحُكُمْ وَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ

    And obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not dispute and [thus] lose courage and [then] your strength would depart; and be patient. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.

  • Quran 12:83 · Yusufclose

    قَالَ بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ أَنفُسُكُمْ أَمْرًا فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ عَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن يَأْتِيَنِى بِهِمْ جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    [Jacob] said, "Rather, your souls have enticed you to something, so patience is most fitting. Perhaps Allah will bring them to me all together. Indeed it is He who is the Knowing…

  • Quran 7:128 · Al-A'raafclose

    قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِ ٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱلْأَرْضَ لِلَّهِ يُورِثُهَا مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ وَٱلْعَٰقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ

    Said Moses to his people, "Seek help through Allah and be patient. Indeed, the earth belongs to Allah. He causes to inherit it whom He wills of His servants. And the [best]…

  • Quran 11:34 · Hudclose

    وَلَا يَنفَعُكُمْ نُصْحِىٓ إِنْ أَرَدتُّ أَنْ أَنصَحَ لَكُمْ إِن كَانَ ٱللَّهُ يُرِيدُ أَن يُغْوِيَكُمْ هُوَ رَبُّكُمْ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

    And my advice will not benefit you - although I wished to advise you - If Allah should intend to put you in error. He is your Lord, and to Him you will be returned."

  • Quran 20:35 · Taa-Haaclose

    إِنَّكَ كُنتَ بِنَا بَصِيرًا

    Indeed, You are of us ever Seeing."

  • Quran 11:63 · Hudclose

    قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّى وَءَاتَىٰنِى مِنْهُ رَحْمَةً فَمَن يَنصُرُنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهِ إِنْ عَصَيْتُهُۥ فَمَا تَزِيدُونَنِى غَيْرَ تَخْسِيرٍ

    He said, "O my people, have you considered: if I should be upon clear evidence from my Lord and He has given me mercy from Himself, who would protect me from Allah if I disobeyed…

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    أَلَّا تَتَّبِعَنِ أَفَعَصَيْتَ أَمْرِى

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  • Al-Ahzaab 33:363 shared roots

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    ع-ص-يأ-م-رأ-ل-ه

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:2162 shared roots

    فَإِنْ عَصَوْكَ فَقُلْ إِنِّى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ

    ع-ص-يق-و-ل

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    فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعْىَ قَالَ يَٰبُنَىَّ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ فِى ٱلْمَنَامِ أَنِّىٓ أَذْبَحُكَ فَٱنظُرْ مَاذَا تَرَىٰ قَالَ يَٰٓأَبَتِ ٱفْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُ سَتَجِدُنِىٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ

    ص-ب-رو-ج-دأ-م-رش-ي-أق-و-ل

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    قُلْ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ إِنْ عَصَيْتُ رَبِّى عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

    ع-ص-يق-و-ل

  • Al-An'aam 6:152 shared roots

    قُلْ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ إِنْ عَصَيْتُ رَبِّى عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

    ع-ص-يق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 18:69?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 18:69 include Quran 8:46 (Surah Al-Anfaal), Quran 12:83 (Surah Yusuf), Quran 7:128 (Surah Al-A'raaf), and Quran 11:34 (Surah Hud). For example, 8:46 reads: “And obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not dispute and [thus] lose courage and [then] your strength would depart; and be patient. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.” 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 18:69 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 18:69 (Surah Al-Kahf, The Cave) reads: “[Moses] said, "You will find me, if Allah wills, patient, and I will not disobey you in [any] order."”

Which surah is verse 18:69 in?

Quran 18:69 is āyah 69 of Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave), chapter 18 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 110 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 18:69?

Tartīl presents Quran 18:69 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.