Surah Al-Qamar · Ayah 30·Makkī

30

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Translation

Saheeh International

And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 4 roots in 4 of 4 words

Recitation · 4 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Light rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 16 letters · āyah 30 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.

  • وَمَا نُرِيهِم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ إِلَّا هِىَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ أُخْتِهَا وَأَخَذْنَٰهُم بِٱلْعَذَابِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

    And We showed them not a sign except that it was greater than its sister, and We seized them with affliction that perhaps they might return [to faith].

  • وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُم بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ

    And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.

  • فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ أُولَىٰهُمَا بَعَثْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ عِبَادًا لَّنَآ أُو۟لِى بَأْسٍ شَدِيدٍ فَجَاسُوا۟ خِلَٰلَ ٱلدِّيَارِ وَكَانَ وَعْدًا مَّفْعُولًا

    So when the [time of] promise came for the first of them, We sent against you servants of Ours - those of great military might, and they probed [even] into the homes, and it was a…

  • رُدُّوهَا عَلَىَّ فَطَفِقَ مَسْحًۢا بِٱلسُّوقِ وَٱلْأَعْنَاقِ

    [He said], "Return them to me," and set about striking [their] legs and necks.

  • قَالَ بَلْ أَلْقُوا۟ فَإِذَا حِبَالُهُمْ وَعِصِيُّهُمْ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ مِن سِحْرِهِمْ أَنَّهَا تَسْعَىٰ

    He said, "Rather, you throw." And suddenly their ropes and staffs seemed to him from their magic that they were moving [like snakes].

  • إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُّسْتَمِرٍّ

    Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune,

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 54:30?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 54:30 include Quran 43:48 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), Quran 54:38 (Surah Al-Qamar), Quran 17:5 (Surah Al-Israa), and Quran 38:33 (Surah Saad). For example, 43:48 reads: “And We showed them not a sign except that it was greater than its sister, and We seized them with affliction that perhaps they might return [to faith].” 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 54:30 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 54:30 (Surah Al-Qamar, The Moon) reads: “And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.”

Which surah is verse 54:30 in?

Quran 54:30 is āyah 30 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 54:30?

Tartīl presents Quran 54:30 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.