Surah Al-Qamar · Ayah 3·Makkī

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Translation

Saheeh International

And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement.

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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 · 6 roots in 6 of 6 words

Recitation · 8 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Light rāʾ2
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 31 letters · āyah 3 of 55

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 34:54 · Sabaclose

    وَحِيلَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ مَا يَشْتَهُونَ كَمَا فُعِلَ بِأَشْيَاعِهِم مِّن قَبْلُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ فِى شَكٍّ مُّرِيبٍۭ

    And prevention will be placed between them and what they desire, as was done with their kind before. Indeed, they were in disquieting denial.

  • Quran 10:39 · Yunusclose

    بَلْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِمَا لَمْ يُحِيطُوا۟ بِعِلْمِهِۦ وَلَمَّا يَأْتِهِمْ تَأْوِيلُهُۥ كَذَٰلِكَ كَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    Rather, they have denied that which they encompass not in knowledge and whose interpretation has not yet come to them. Thus did those before them deny. Then observe how was the…

  • Quran 26:6 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوا۟ فَسَيَأْتِيهِمْ أَنۢبَٰٓؤُا۟ مَا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

    For they have already denied, but there will come to them the news of that which they used to ridicule.

  • Quran 21:1 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    ٱقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمْ وَهُمْ فِى غَفْلَةٍ مُّعْرِضُونَ

    [The time of] their account has approached for the people, while they are in heedlessness turning away.

  • Quran 50:5 · Qaafclose

    بَلْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ فَهُمْ فِىٓ أَمْرٍ مَّرِيجٍ

    But they denied the truth when it came to them, so they are in a confused condition.

  • Quran 6:110 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَنُقَلِّبُ أَفْـِٔدَتَهُمْ وَأَبْصَٰرَهُمْ كَمَا لَمْ يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِهِۦٓ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَنَذَرُهُمْ فِى طُغْيَٰنِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ

    And We will turn away their hearts and their eyes just as they refused to believe in it the first time. And We will leave them in their transgression, wandering blindly.

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    ق-ر-رك-ل-ل

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    ه-و-يت-ب-عأ-م-ر

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    ه-و-يت-ب-عك-ل-ل

  • Muhammad 47:142 shared roots

    أَفَمَن كَانَ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ كَمَن زُيِّنَ لَهُۥ سُوٓءُ عَمَلِهِۦ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَهُم

    ه-و-يت-ب-ع

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    ه-و-يت-ب-ع

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    فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنْهَا مَن لَّا يُؤْمِنُ بِهَا وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ فَتَرْدَىٰ

    ه-و-يت-ب-ع

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 54:3?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 54:3 include Quran 34:54 (Surah Saba), Quran 10:39 (Surah Yunus), Quran 26:6 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 21:1 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa). For example, 34:54 reads: “And prevention will be placed between them and what they desire, as was done with their kind before. Indeed, they were in disquieting denial.” 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 54:3 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 54:3 (Surah Al-Qamar, The Moon) reads: “And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement.”

Which surah is verse 54:3 in?

Quran 54:3 is āyah 3 of Surah Al-Qamar (The Moon), chapter 54 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 55 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 54:3?

Tartīl presents Quran 54:3 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.