Surah Al-Lail · Ayah 8·Makkī

8

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ ﴿٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need

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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 · 2 roots in 2 of 4 words

Recitation · 4 points across 3 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Iqlāb1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 16 letters · āyah 8 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 11:10 · Hudvery close

    وَلَئِنْ أَذَقْنَٰهُ نَعْمَآءَ بَعْدَ ضَرَّآءَ مَسَّتْهُ لَيَقُولَنَّ ذَهَبَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتُ عَنِّىٓ إِنَّهُۥ لَفَرِحٌ فَخُورٌ

    But if We give him a taste of favor after hardship has touched him, he will surely say, "Bad times have left me." Indeed, he is exultant and boastful -

  • Quran 74:15 · Al-Muddaththirclose

    ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ

    Then he desires that I should add more.

  • Quran 84:9 · Al-Inshiqaaqclose

    وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا

    And return to his people in happiness.

  • Quran 92:17 · Al-Lailclose

    وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى

    But the righteous one will avoid it -

  • Quran 80:5 · Abasaclose

    أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

    As for he who thinks himself without need,

  • Quran 92:12 · Al-Lailclose

    إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

    Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

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-Hadid 57:242 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ يَبْخَلُونَ وَيَأْمُرُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ بِٱلْبُخْلِ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلْغَنِىُّ ٱلْحَمِيدُ

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  • Muhammad 47:382 shared roots

    هَٰٓأَنتُمْ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ تُدْعَوْنَ لِتُنفِقُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَمِنكُم مَّن يَبْخَلُ وَمَن يَبْخَلْ فَإِنَّمَا يَبْخَلُ عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ وَٱللَّهُ ٱلْغَنِىُّ وَأَنتُمُ ٱلْفُقَرَآءُ وَإِن تَتَوَلَّوْا۟ يَسْتَبْدِلْ قَوْمًا غَيْرَكُمْ ثُمَّ لَا يَكُونُوٓا۟ أَمْثَٰلَكُم

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 92:8?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 92:8 include Quran 11:10 (Surah Hud), Quran 74:15 (Surah Al-Muddaththir), Quran 84:9 (Surah Al-Inshiqaaq), and Quran 92:17 (Surah Al-Lail). For example, 11:10 reads: “But if We give him a taste of favor after hardship has touched him, he will surely say, "Bad times have left me." Indeed, he is exultant and boastful -” 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 92:8 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 92:8 (Surah Al-Lail, The Night) reads: “But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need”

Which surah is verse 92:8 in?

Quran 92:8 is āyah 8 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 92:8?

Tartīl presents Quran 92:8 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.