Surah Al-Qalam · Ayah 19·Makkī

19

عَلَيْهَا مِّن وَهُمْ ﴿١٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

So there came upon the garden an affliction from your Lord while they were asleep.

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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 · 3 roots in 4 of 7 words

Rarest here: ن-و-م — 9× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 8 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)2
  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 27 letters · āyah 19 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 51:17 · Adh-Dhaariyatclose

    كَانُوا۟ قَلِيلًا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ

    They used to sleep but little of the night,

  • Quran 11:67 · Hudrelated

    وَأَخَذَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دِيَٰرِهِمْ جَٰثِمِينَ

    And the shriek seized those who had wronged, and they became within their homes [corpses] fallen prone

  • Quran 18:18 · Al-Kahfrelated

    وَتَحْسَبُهُمْ أَيْقَاظًا وَهُمْ رُقُودٌ وَنُقَلِّبُهُمْ ذَاتَ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَذَاتَ ٱلشِّمَالِ وَكَلْبُهُم بَٰسِطٌ ذِرَاعَيْهِ بِٱلْوَصِيدِ لَوِ ٱطَّلَعْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ لَوَلَّيْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِرَارًا وَلَمُلِئْتَ مِنْهُمْ رُعْبًا

    And you would think them awake, while they were asleep. And We turned them to the right and to the left, while their dog stretched his forelegs at the entrance. If you had looked…

  • Quran 25:46 · Al-Furqaanrelated

    ثُمَّ قَبَضْنَٰهُ إِلَيْنَا قَبْضًا يَسِيرًا

    Then We hold it in hand for a brief grasp.

  • Quran 55:55 · Ar-Rahmaanrelated

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

  • Quran 7:97 · Al-A'raafrelated

    أَفَأَمِنَ أَهْلُ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتِيَهُم بَأْسُنَا بَيَٰتًا وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ

    Then, did the people of the cities feel secure from Our punishment coming to them at night while they were asleep?

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 68:19?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 68:19 include Quran 51:17 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat), Quran 11:67 (Surah Hud), Quran 18:18 (Surah Al-Kahf), and Quran 25:46 (Surah Al-Furqaan). For example, 51:17 reads: “They used to sleep but little of the night,” 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 68:19 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 68:19 (Surah Al-Qalam, The Pen) reads: “So there came upon the garden an affliction from your Lord while they were asleep.”

Which surah is verse 68:19 in?

Quran 68:19 is āyah 19 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 68:19?

Tartīl presents Quran 68:19 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.