Surah Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 1·Makkī

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وَيْلٌ ﴿١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Woe to those who give less [than due],

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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 · 1 root in 1 of 2 words

Rarest here: ط-ف-ف — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 2 points across 2 rule families

  • Idghām (without ghunnah)1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī1

Commentary

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

Shape

2 words · 11 letters · āyah 1 of 36

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 26:182 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    وَزِنُوا۟ بِٱلْقِسْطَاسِ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِ

    And weigh with an even balance.

  • Quran 104:1 · Al-Humazaclose

    وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُّمَزَةٍ

    Woe to every scorner and mocker

  • Quran 25:19 · Al-Furqaanclose

    فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوكُم بِمَا تَقُولُونَ فَمَا تَسْتَطِيعُونَ صَرْفًا وَلَا نَصْرًا وَمَن يَظْلِم مِّنكُمْ نُذِقْهُ عَذَابًا كَبِيرًا

    So they will deny you, [disbelievers], in what you say, and you cannot avert [punishment] or [find] help. And whoever commits injustice among you - We will make him taste a great…

  • Quran 9:58 · At-Tawbaclose

    وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَلْمِزُكَ فِى ٱلصَّدَقَٰتِ فَإِنْ أُعْطُوا۟ مِنْهَا رَضُوا۟ وَإِن لَّمْ يُعْطَوْا۟ مِنْهَآ إِذَا هُمْ يَسْخَطُونَ

    And among them are some who criticize you concerning the [distribution of] charities. If they are given from them, they approve; but if they are not given from them, at once they…

  • Quran 71:24 · Noohclose

    وَقَدْ أَضَلُّوا۟ كَثِيرًا وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا ضَلَٰلًا

    And already they have misled many. And, [my Lord], do not increase the wrongdoers except in error."

  • Quran 27:14 · An-Namlclose

    وَجَحَدُوا۟ بِهَا وَٱسْتَيْقَنَتْهَآ أَنفُسُهُمْ ظُلْمًا وَعُلُوًّا فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ

    And they rejected them, while their [inner] selves were convinced thereof, out of injustice and haughtiness. So see how was the end of the corrupters.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 83:1?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 83:1 include Quran 26:182 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 104:1 (Surah Al-Humaza), Quran 25:19 (Surah Al-Furqaan), and Quran 9:58 (Surah At-Tawba). For example, 26:182 reads: “And weigh with an even balance.” 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 83:1 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 83:1 (Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Defrauding) reads: “Woe to those who give less [than due],”

Which surah is verse 83:1 in?

Quran 83:1 is āyah 1 of Surah Al-Mutaffifin (Defrauding), chapter 83 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 36 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 83:1?

Tartīl presents Quran 83:1 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.