Surah Al-Lail · Ayah 20·Makkī

20

إِلَّا ﴿٢٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.

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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 · 4 roots in 4 of 5 words

Recitation · 6 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Qalqalah2
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 21 letters · āyah 20 of 21

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 30:45 · Ar-Roomclose

    لِيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ مِن فَضْلِهِۦٓ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    That He may reward those who have believed and done righteous deeds out of His bounty. Indeed, He does not like the disbelievers.

  • Quran 2:112 · Al-Baqaraclose

    بَلَىٰ مَنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُۥ لِلَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ فَلَهُۥٓ أَجْرُهُۥ عِندَ رَبِّهِۦ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ

    Yes [on the contrary], whoever submits his face in Islam to Allah while being a doer of good will have his reward with his Lord. And no fear will there be concerning them, nor…

  • Quran 25:57 · Al-Furqaanclose

    قُلْ مَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِلَّا مَن شَآءَ أَن يَتَّخِذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا

    Say, "I do not ask of you for it any payment - only that whoever wills might take to his Lord a way."

  • Quran 53:41 · An-Najmclose

    ثُمَّ يُجْزَىٰهُ ٱلْجَزَآءَ ٱلْأَوْفَىٰ

    Then he will be recompensed for it with the fullest recompense

  • Quran 21:19 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    وَلَهُۥ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ عِندَهُۥ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِۦ وَلَا يَسْتَحْسِرُونَ

    To Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And those near Him are not prevented by arrogance from His worship, nor do they tire.

  • Quran 92:7 · Al-Lailclose

    فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

    We will ease him toward ease.

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.

  • An-Naazi'aat 79:242 shared roots

    فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

    ع-ل-ور-ب-ب

  • Al-A'laa 87:12 shared roots

    سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى

    ع-ل-ور-ب-ب

  • Al-Baqara 2:2722 shared roots

    لَّيْسَ عَلَيْكَ هُدَىٰهُمْ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا۟ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَلِأَنفُسِكُمْ وَمَا تُنفِقُونَ إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا۟ مِنْ خَيْرٍ يُوَفَّ إِلَيْكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تُظْلَمُونَ

    و-ج-هب-غ-ي

  • Al-Israa 17:72 shared roots

    إِنْ أَحْسَنتُمْ أَحْسَنتُمْ لِأَنفُسِكُمْ وَإِنْ أَسَأْتُمْ فَلَهَا فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ لِيَسُـۥٓـُٔوا۟ وُجُوهَكُمْ وَلِيَدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْمَسْجِدَ كَمَا دَخَلُوهُ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَلِيُتَبِّرُوا۟ مَا عَلَوْا۟ تَتْبِيرًا

    ع-ل-وو-ج-ه

  • Al-Qasas 28:682 shared roots

    وَرَبُّكَ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ وَيَخْتَارُ مَا كَانَ لَهُمُ ٱلْخِيَرَةُ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

    ع-ل-ور-ب-ب

  • Al-Muminoon 23:1162 shared roots

    فَتَعَٰلَى ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْحَقُّ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْكَرِيمِ

    ع-ل-ور-ب-ب

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 92:20?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 92:20 include Quran 30:45 (Surah Ar-Room), Quran 2:112 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 25:57 (Surah Al-Furqaan), and Quran 53:41 (Surah An-Najm). For example, 30:45 reads: “That He may reward those who have believed and done righteous deeds out of His bounty. Indeed, He does not like the disbelievers.” 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 92:20 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 92:20 (Surah Al-Lail, The Night) reads: “But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.”

Which surah is verse 92:20 in?

Quran 92:20 is āyah 20 of Surah Al-Lail (The Night), chapter 92 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 21 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 92:20?

Tartīl presents Quran 92:20 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.