Surah Al-Muminoon · Ayah 40·Makkī

40

عَمَّا ﴿٤٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[Allah] said, "After a little, they will surely become regretful."

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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

Rarest here: ن-د-م — 7× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 8 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Ghunnah2
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 21 letters · āyah 40 of 118

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 37:128 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

    Except the chosen servants of Allah.

  • Quran 7:15 · Al-A'raafvery close

    قَالَ إِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنظَرِينَ

    [Allah] said, "Indeed, you are of those reprieved."

  • Quran 26:188 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    قَالَ رَبِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

    He said, "My Lord is most knowing of what you do."

  • Quran 27:47 · An-Namlclose

    قَالُوا۟ ٱطَّيَّرْنَا بِكَ وَبِمَن مَّعَكَ قَالَ طَٰٓئِرُكُمْ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ تُفْتَنُونَ

    They said, "We consider you a bad omen, you and those with you." He said, "Your omen is with Allah. Rather, you are a people being tested."

  • Quran 26:168 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    قَالَ إِنِّى لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلْقَالِينَ

    He said, "Indeed, I am, toward your deed, of those who detest [it].

  • Quran 23:26 · Al-Muminoonclose

    قَالَ رَبِّ ٱنصُرْنِى بِمَا كَذَّبُونِ

    [Noah] said, "My Lord, support me because they have denied me."

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.

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1572 shared roots

    فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ نَٰدِمِينَ

    ن-د-مص-ب-ح

  • Al-Hujuraat 49:62 shared roots

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِن جَآءَكُمْ فَاسِقٌۢ بِنَبَإٍ فَتَبَيَّنُوٓا۟ أَن تُصِيبُوا۟ قَوْمًۢا بِجَهَٰلَةٍ فَتُصْبِحُوا۟ عَلَىٰ مَا فَعَلْتُمْ نَٰدِمِينَ

    ن-د-مص-ب-ح

  • Al-Maaida 5:313 shared roots

    فَبَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ غُرَابًا يَبْحَثُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيُرِيَهُۥ كَيْفَ يُوَٰرِى سَوْءَةَ أَخِيهِ قَالَ يَٰوَيْلَتَىٰٓ أَعَجَزْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِثْلَ هَٰذَا ٱلْغُرَابِ فَأُوَٰرِىَ سَوْءَةَ أَخِى فَأَصْبَحَ مِنَ ٱلنَّٰدِمِينَ

    ن-د-مص-ب-حق-و-ل

  • Al-Maaida 5:523 shared roots

    فَتَرَى ٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ يُسَٰرِعُونَ فِيهِمْ يَقُولُونَ نَخْشَىٰٓ أَن تُصِيبَنَا دَآئِرَةٌ فَعَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن يَأْتِىَ بِٱلْفَتْحِ أَوْ أَمْرٍ مِّنْ عِندِهِۦ فَيُصْبِحُوا۟ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَسَرُّوا۟ فِىٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ نَٰدِمِينَ

    ن-د-مص-ب-حق-و-ل

  • Al-Haaqqa 69:412 shared roots

    وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ قَلِيلًا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ

    ق-ل-لق-و-ل

  • Al-Muminoon 23:1142 shared roots

    قَٰلَ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا لَّوْ أَنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

    ق-ل-لق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 23:40?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 23:40 include Quran 37:128 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 7:15 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 26:188 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 27:47 (Surah An-Naml). For example, 37:128 reads: “Except the chosen servants of Allah.” 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 23:40 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 23:40 (Surah Al-Muminoon, The Believers) reads: “[Allah] said, "After a little, they will surely become regretful."”

Which surah is verse 23:40 in?

Quran 23:40 is āyah 40 of Surah Al-Muminoon (The Believers), chapter 23 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 118 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 23:40?

Tartīl presents Quran 23:40 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.