Surah Al-Kahf · Ayah 93·Makkī

93

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا مِن لَّا ﴿٩٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Until, when he reached [a pass] between two mountains, he found beside them a people who could hardly understand [his] speech.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

چه اسبابی در اختیار ذوالقرنین بود؟

سبب در اصل به معنای طنابی است که با آن از درختان نخل بالا می‌روند و سپس به هرگونه وسیله اطلاق شده است. این کلمه در آّیه مفهوم وسیعی دارد و نشان می‌دهد که خداوند اسباب وصول به هر چیزی را در اختیار ذوالقرنین گذاشته بود: عقل و درایت کافی» مدیریت صحیح» قدرت و قَوّتء لشکر و نیروی انسانی و امکانات مادی. او هم از این اسباب به بهترین شکل استفاده می‌کرد. > **Cited sources** (grade before any load-bearing use): al-Kāfī.

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 13 words

Rarest here: س-د-د 6× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 12 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd munfaṣil8
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Ikhfāʾ3

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

13 words · 51 letters · āyah 93 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.

  • وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ

    And have shown him the two ways?

  • وَهُوَ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

    While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon.

  • قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ

    He said, "Indeed, you are people unknown."

  • حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَنَا قَالَ يَٰلَيْتَ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكَ بُعْدَ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ فَبِئْسَ ٱلْقَرِينُ

    Until, when he comes to Us [at Judgement], he says [to his companion], "Oh, I wish there was between me and you the distance between the east and west - how wretched a companion."

  • فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ

    And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].

  • قَٰلَ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا لَّوْ أَنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

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

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-Ahzaab 33:702 shared roots

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَقُولُوا۟ قَوْلًا سَدِيدًا

    س-د-دق-و-ل

  • Taa-Haa 20:282 shared roots

    يَفْقَهُوا۟ قَوْلِى

    ف-ق-هق-و-ل

  • Yaseen 36:172 shared roots

    وَمَا عَلَيْنَآ إِلَّا ٱلْبَلَٰغُ ٱلْمُبِينُ

    ب-ل-غب-ي-ن

  • Al-Kahf 18:943 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ يَٰذَا ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ إِنَّ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ مُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَهَلْ نَجْعَلُ لَكَ خَرْجًا عَلَىٰٓ أَن تَجْعَلَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ سَدًّا

    س-د-دب-ي-نق-و-ل

  • Al-Kahf 18:943 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ يَٰذَا ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ إِنَّ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ مُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَهَلْ نَجْعَلُ لَكَ خَرْجًا عَلَىٰٓ أَن تَجْعَلَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ سَدًّا

    س-د-دب-ي-نق-و-ل

  • Yaseen 36:92 shared roots

    وَجَعَلْنَا مِنۢ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ سَدًّا وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ سَدًّا فَأَغْشَيْنَٰهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُبْصِرُونَ

    س-د-دب-ي-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 18:93?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 18:93 include Quran 90:10 (Surah Al-Balad), Quran 53:7 (Surah An-Najm), Quran 15:62 (Surah Al-Hijr), and Quran 43:38 (Surah Az-Zukhruf). For example, 90:10 reads: “And have shown him the two ways?” 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 18:93 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 18:93 (Surah Al-Kahf, The Cave) reads: “Until, when he reached [a pass] between two mountains, he found beside them a people who could hardly understand [his] speech.”

Which surah is verse 18:93 in?

Quran 18:93 is āyah 93 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 18:93?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 18:93 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 18:93?

Tartīl presents Quran 18:93 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.