Surah Al-Masad · Ayah 1·Makkī

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Translation

Saheeh International

May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he.

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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 5 of 5 words

Rarest here: ل-ه-ب — 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 2 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī1
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 15 letters · āyah 1 of 5

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 69:29 · Al-Haaqqaclose

    هَلَكَ عَنِّى سُلْطَٰنِيَهْ

    Gone from me is my authority."

  • Quran 69:30 · Al-Haaqqaclose

    خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ

    [Allah will say], "Seize him and shackle him.

  • Quran 92:10 · Al-Lailclose

    فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

    We will ease him toward difficulty.

  • Quran 92:18 · Al-Lailclose

    ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

    [He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself

  • Quran 22:15 · Al-Hajjclose

    مَن كَانَ يَظُنُّ أَن لَّن يَنصُرَهُ ٱللَّهُ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ فَلْيَمْدُدْ بِسَبَبٍ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ ثُمَّ لْيَقْطَعْ فَلْيَنظُرْ هَلْ يُذْهِبَنَّ كَيْدُهُۥ مَا يَغِيظُ

    Whoever should think that Allah will not support [Prophet Muhammad] in this world and the Hereafter - let him extend a rope to the ceiling, then cut off [his breath], and let him…

  • Quran 8:37 · Al-Anfaalclose

    لِيَمِيزَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْخَبِيثَ مِنَ ٱلطَّيِّبِ وَيَجْعَلَ ٱلْخَبِيثَ بَعْضَهُۥ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ فَيَرْكُمَهُۥ جَمِيعًا فَيَجْعَلَهُۥ فِى جَهَنَّمَ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰسِرُونَ

    [This is] so that Allah may distinguish the wicked from the good and place the wicked some of them upon others and heap them all together and put them into Hell. It is those who…

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 111:1?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 111:1 include Quran 69:29 (Surah Al-Haaqqa), Quran 69:30 (Surah Al-Haaqqa), Quran 92:10 (Surah Al-Lail), and Quran 92:18 (Surah Al-Lail). For example, 69:29 reads: “Gone from me is my authority."” 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 111:1 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 111:1 (Surah Al-Masad, The Palm Fibre) reads: “May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he.”

Which surah is verse 111:1 in?

Quran 111:1 is āyah 1 of Surah Al-Masad (The Palm Fibre), chapter 111 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 5 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 111:1?

Tartīl presents Quran 111:1 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.