Surah Al-Qalam · Ayah 10·Makkī

10

وَلَا ﴿١٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer

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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: م-ه-ن — 4× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 5 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 16 letters · āyah 10 of 52

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 26:152 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    ٱلَّذِينَ يُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ

    Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend."

  • Quran 37:25 · As-Saaffaatclose

    مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ

    [They will be asked], "What is [wrong] with you? Why do you not help each other?"

  • Quran 58:14 · Al-Mujaadilaclose

    أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ تَوَلَّوْا۟ قَوْمًا غَضِبَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِم مَّا هُم مِّنكُمْ وَلَا مِنْهُمْ وَيَحْلِفُونَ عَلَى ٱلْكَذِبِ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ

    Have you not considered those who make allies of a people with whom Allah has become angry? They are neither of you nor of them, and they swear to untruth while they know [they…

  • Quran 23:7 · Al-Muminoonclose

    فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ

    But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors -

  • Quran 107:7 · Al-Maa'unclose

    وَيَمْنَعُونَ ٱلْمَاعُونَ

    And withhold [simple] assistance.

  • Quran 70:28 · Al-Ma'aarijclose

    إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍ

    Indeed, the punishment of their Lord is not that from which one is safe -

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.

  • At-Tawba 9:422 shared roots

    لَوْ كَانَ عَرَضًا قَرِيبًا وَسَفَرًا قَاصِدًا لَّٱتَّبَعُوكَ وَلَٰكِنۢ بَعُدَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلشُّقَّةُ وَسَيَحْلِفُونَ بِٱللَّهِ لَوِ ٱسْتَطَعْنَا لَخَرَجْنَا مَعَكُمْ يُهْلِكُونَ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِنَّهُمْ لَكَٰذِبُونَ

    ح-ل-فط-و-ع

  • Al-Baqara 2:2852 shared roots

    ءَامَنَ ٱلرَّسُولُ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ كُلٌّ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ وَكُتُبِهِۦ وَرُسُلِهِۦ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّن رُّسُلِهِۦ وَقَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

    ط-و-عك-ل-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 68:10?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 68:10 include Quran 26:152 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 37:25 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 58:14 (Surah Al-Mujaadila), and Quran 23:7 (Surah Al-Muminoon). For example, 26:152 reads: “Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend."” 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 68:10 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 68:10 (Surah Al-Qalam, The Pen) reads: “And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer”

Which surah is verse 68:10 in?

Quran 68:10 is āyah 10 of Surah Al-Qalam (The Pen), chapter 68 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 52 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 68:10?

Tartīl presents Quran 68:10 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.