Surah Al-Mursalaat · Ayah 40·Makkī

40

وَيْلٌ ﴿٤٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

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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 3 words

Recitation · 3 points across 2 rule families

  • Idghām (with ghunnah)2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 16 letters · āyah 40 of 50

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 52:12 · At-Turclose

    ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى خَوْضٍ يَلْعَبُونَ

    Who are in [empty] discourse amusing themselves.

  • Quran 66:7 · At-Tahrimclose

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَا تَعْتَذِرُوا۟ ٱلْيَوْمَ إِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

    O you who have disbelieved, make no excuses that Day. You will only be recompensed for what you used to do.

  • Quran 51:15 · Adh-Dhaariyatclose

    إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

    Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs,

  • Quran 77:28 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

  • Quran 26:188 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    قَالَ رَبِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

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

  • Quran 11:93 · Hudclose

    وَيَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْمَلُوا۟ عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِكُمْ إِنِّى عَٰمِلٌ سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ مَن يَأْتِيهِ عَذَابٌ يُخْزِيهِ وَمَنْ هُوَ كَٰذِبٌ وَٱرْتَقِبُوٓا۟ إِنِّى مَعَكُمْ رَقِيبٌ

    And O my people, work according to your position; indeed, I am working. You are going to know to whom will come a punishment that will disgrace him and who is a liar. So watch…

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 77:40?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 77:40 include Quran 52:12 (Surah At-Tur), Quran 66:7 (Surah At-Tahrim), Quran 51:15 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat), and Quran 77:28 (Surah Al-Mursalaat). For example, 52:12 reads: “Who are in [empty] discourse amusing themselves.” 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 77:40 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 77:40 (Surah Al-Mursalaat, The Emissaries) reads: “Woe, that Day, to the deniers.”

Which surah is verse 77:40 in?

Quran 77:40 is āyah 40 of Surah Al-Mursalaat (The Emissaries), chapter 77 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 50 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 77:40?

Tartīl presents Quran 77:40 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.