Surah Al-Kahf · Ayah 72·Makkī

72

أَلَمْ إِنَّكَ لَن مَعِىَ ﴿٧٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[Al-Khidh r] said, "Did I not say that with me you would never be able to have patience?"

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Tafsīr

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Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 3 roots in 4 of 8 words

Recitation · 8 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Qalqalah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 27 letters · āyah 72 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 18:67 · Al-Kahfvery close

    قَالَ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِىَ صَبْرًا

    He said, "Indeed, with me you will never be able to have patience.

  • Quran 18:78 · Al-Kahfclose

    قَالَ هَٰذَا فِرَاقُ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنِكَ سَأُنَبِّئُكَ بِتَأْوِيلِ مَا لَمْ تَسْتَطِع عَّلَيْهِ صَبْرًا

    [Al-Khidh r] said, "This is parting between me and you. I will inform you of the interpretation of that about which you could not have patience.

  • Quran 23:114 · Al-Muminoonclose

    قَٰلَ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا لَّوْ أَنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

    He will say, "You stayed not but a little - if only you had known.

  • Quran 74:15 · Al-Muddaththirclose

    ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ

    Then he desires that I should add more.

  • Quran 80:10 · Abasaclose

    فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

    From him you are distracted.

  • Quran 12:96 · Yusufclose

    فَلَمَّآ أَن جَآءَ ٱلْبَشِيرُ أَلْقَىٰهُ عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِۦ فَٱرْتَدَّ بَصِيرًا قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

    And when the bearer of good tidings arrived, he cast it over his face, and he returned [once again] seeing. He said, "Did I not tell you that I know from Allah that which you do…

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 18:72?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 18:72 include Quran 18:67 (Surah Al-Kahf), Quran 18:78 (Surah Al-Kahf), Quran 23:114 (Surah Al-Muminoon), and Quran 74:15 (Surah Al-Muddaththir). For example, 18:67 reads: “He said, "Indeed, with me you will never be able to have patience.” 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 18:72 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 18:72 (Surah Al-Kahf, The Cave) reads: “[Al-Khidh r] said, "Did I not say that with me you would never be able to have patience?"”

Which surah is verse 18:72 in?

Quran 18:72 is āyah 72 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 18:72?

Tartīl presents Quran 18:72 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.