Surah Al-Kahf · Ayah 73·Makkī

73

لَا بِمَا وَلَا مِنْ ﴿٧٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[Moses] said, "Do not blame me for what I forgot and do not cover me in my matter with difficulty."

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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 · 6 roots in 6 of 10 words

Rarest here: ر-ه-ق — 10× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 15 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī9
  • Qalqalah1
  • Iẓhār2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Light rāʾ2

Commentary

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

Shape

10 words · 38 letters · āyah 73 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 40:27 · Al-Ghaafirclose

    وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنِّى عُذْتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُم مِّن كُلِّ مُتَكَبِّرٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ

    But Moses said, "Indeed, I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord from every arrogant one who does not believe in the Day of Account."

  • Quran 17:2 · Al-Israaclose

    وَءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَجَعَلْنَٰهُ هُدًى لِّبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ أَلَّا تَتَّخِذُوا۟ مِن دُونِى وَكِيلًا

    And We gave Moses the Scripture and made it a guidance for the Children of Israel that you not take other than Me as Disposer of affairs,

  • Quran 27:10 · An-Namlclose

    وَأَلْقِ عَصَاكَ فَلَمَّا رَءَاهَا تَهْتَزُّ كَأَنَّهَا جَآنٌّ وَلَّىٰ مُدْبِرًا وَلَمْ يُعَقِّبْ يَٰمُوسَىٰ لَا تَخَفْ إِنِّى لَا يَخَافُ لَدَىَّ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ

    And [he was told], "Throw down your staff." But when he saw it writhing as if it were a snake, he turned in flight and did not return. [Allah said], "O Moses, fear not. Indeed, in…

  • Quran 20:26 · Taa-Haaclose

    وَيَسِّرْ لِىٓ أَمْرِى

    And ease for me my task

  • Quran 20:94 · Taa-Haaclose

    قَالَ يَبْنَؤُمَّ لَا تَأْخُذْ بِلِحْيَتِى وَلَا بِرَأْسِىٓ إِنِّى خَشِيتُ أَن تَقُولَ فَرَّقْتَ بَيْنَ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَلَمْ تَرْقُبْ قَوْلِى

    [Aaron] said, "O son of my mother, do not seize [me] by my beard or by my head. Indeed, I feared that you would say, 'You caused division among the Children of Israel, and you did…

  • Quran 20:52 · Taa-Haaclose

    قَالَ عِلْمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّى فِى كِتَٰبٍ لَّا يَضِلُّ رَبِّى وَلَا يَنسَى

    [Moses] said, "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in a record. My Lord neither errs nor forgets."

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.

  • Taa-Haa 20:1262 shared roots

    قَالَ كَذَٰلِكَ أَتَتْكَ ءَايَٰتُنَا فَنَسِيتَهَا وَكَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ تُنسَىٰ

    ن-س-يق-و-ل

  • Maryam 19:642 shared roots

    وَمَا نَتَنَزَّلُ إِلَّا بِأَمْرِ رَبِّكَ لَهُۥ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِينَا وَمَا خَلْفَنَا وَمَا بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ نَسِيًّا

    ن-س-يأ-م-ر

  • Al-Qamar 54:82 shared roots

    مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِ يَقُولُ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ

    ع-س-رق-و-ل

  • Al-Muminoon 23:1102 shared roots

    فَٱتَّخَذْتُمُوهُمْ سِخْرِيًّا حَتَّىٰٓ أَنسَوْكُمْ ذِكْرِى وَكُنتُم مِّنْهُمْ تَضْحَكُونَ

    ن-س-يأ-خ-ذ

  • Taa-Haa 20:522 shared roots

    قَالَ عِلْمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّى فِى كِتَٰبٍ لَّا يَضِلُّ رَبِّى وَلَا يَنسَى

    ن-س-يق-و-ل

  • Al-Baqara 2:442 shared roots

    أَتَأْمُرُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ بِٱلْبِرِّ وَتَنسَوْنَ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ تَتْلُونَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

    ن-س-يأ-م-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 18:73?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 18:73 include Quran 40:27 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), Quran 17:2 (Surah Al-Israa), Quran 27:10 (Surah An-Naml), and Quran 20:26 (Surah Taa-Haa). For example, 40:27 reads: “But Moses said, "Indeed, I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord from every arrogant one who does not believe in the Day of Account."” 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 18:73 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 18:73 (Surah Al-Kahf, The Cave) reads: “[Moses] said, "Do not blame me for what I forgot and do not cover me in my matter with difficulty."”

Which surah is verse 18:73 in?

Quran 18:73 is āyah 73 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 18:73?

Tartīl presents Quran 18:73 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.