Surah Al-Qalam · Ayah 39·Makkī

39

أَمْ لَكُمْ عَلَيْنَا إِلَىٰ إِنَّ لَكُمْ لَمَا ﴿٣٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Or do you have oaths [binding] upon Us, extending until the Day of Resurrection, that indeed for you is whatever you judge?

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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 · 5 roots in 5 of 12 words

Recitation · 14 points across 5 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Iẓhār2
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

12 words · 44 letters · āyah 39 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 2:84 · Al-Baqaraclose

    وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَٰقَكُمْ لَا تَسْفِكُونَ دِمَآءَكُمْ وَلَا تُخْرِجُونَ أَنفُسَكُم مِّن دِيَٰرِكُمْ ثُمَّ أَقْرَرْتُمْ وَأَنتُمْ تَشْهَدُونَ

    And [recall] when We took your covenant, [saying], "Do not shed each other's blood or evict one another from your homes." Then you acknowledged [this] while you were witnessing.

  • Quran 38:53 · Saadclose

    هَٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِيَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ

    This is what you, [the righteous], are promised for the Day of Account.

  • Quran 37:156 · As-Saaffaatclose

    أَمْ لَكُمْ سُلْطَٰنٌ مُّبِينٌ

    Or do you have a clear authority?

  • Quran 13:40 · Ar-Ra'dclose

    وَإِن مَّا نُرِيَنَّكَ بَعْضَ ٱلَّذِى نَعِدُهُمْ أَوْ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْبَلَٰغُ وَعَلَيْنَا ٱلْحِسَابُ

    And whether We show you part of what We promise them or take you in death, upon you is only the [duty of] notification, and upon Us is the account.

  • Quran 14:44 · Ibrahimclose

    وَأَنذِرِ ٱلنَّاسَ يَوْمَ يَأْتِيهِمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ فَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ أَخِّرْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ نُّجِبْ دَعْوَتَكَ وَنَتَّبِعِ ٱلرُّسُلَ أَوَلَمْ تَكُونُوٓا۟ أَقْسَمْتُم مِّن قَبْلُ مَا لَكُم مِّن زَوَالٍ

    And, [O Muhammad], warn the people of a Day when the punishment will come to them and those who did wrong will say, "Our Lord, delay us for a short term; we will answer Your call…

  • Quran 39:31 · Az-Zumarclose

    ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ عِندَ رَبِّكُمْ تَخْتَصِمُونَ

    Then indeed you, on the Day of Resurrection, before your Lord, will dispute.

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.

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:1062 shared roots

    إِنَّ فِى هَٰذَا لَبَلَٰغًا لِّقَوْمٍ عَٰبِدِينَ

    ب-ل-غق-و-م

  • Al-Qamar 54:52 shared roots

    حِكْمَةٌۢ بَٰلِغَةٌ فَمَا تُغْنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ

    ب-ل-غح-ك-م

  • Al-Hajj 22:693 shared roots

    ٱللَّهُ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ فِيمَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ

    ح-ك-مي-و-مق-و-م

  • Yusuf 12:222 shared roots

    وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥٓ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُ حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

    ب-ل-غح-ك-م

  • At-Tahrim 66:22 shared roots

    قَدْ فَرَضَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ تَحِلَّةَ أَيْمَٰنِكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ مَوْلَىٰكُمْ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    ي-م-نح-ك-م

  • Al-Qasas 28:142 shared roots

    وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥ وَٱسْتَوَىٰٓ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُ حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

    ب-ل-غح-ك-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 68:39?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 68:39 include Quran 2:84 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 38:53 (Surah Saad), Quran 37:156 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 13:40 (Surah Ar-Ra'd). For example, 2:84 reads: “And [recall] when We took your covenant, [saying], "Do not shed each other's blood or evict one another from your homes." Then you acknowledged [this] while you were witnessing.” 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 68:39 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 68:39 (Surah Al-Qalam, The Pen) reads: “Or do you have oaths [binding] upon Us, extending until the Day of Resurrection, that indeed for you is whatever you judge?”

Which surah is verse 68:39 in?

Quran 68:39 is āyah 39 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 68:39?

Tartīl presents Quran 68:39 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.