Surah Al-Qamar · Ayah 42·Makkī

42

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Translation

Saheeh International

They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability.

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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 7 of 7 words

Recitation · 12 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Light rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 35 letters · āyah 42 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 43:48 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    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].

  • Quran 10:73 · Yunusclose

    فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ وَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ خَلَٰٓئِفَ وَأَغْرَقْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ

    And they denied him, so We saved him and those with him in the ship and made them successors, and We drowned those who denied Our signs. Then see how was the end of those who were…

  • Quran 69:10 · Al-Haaqqaclose

    فَعَصَوْا۟ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةً رَّابِيَةً

    And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity].

  • Quran 43:25 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    So we took retribution from them; then see how was the end of the deniers.

  • Quran 73:16 · Al-Muzzammilclose

    فَعَصَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذْنَٰهُ أَخْذًا وَبِيلًا

    But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a ruinous seizure.

  • Quran 35:26 · Faatirclose

    ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ

    Then I seized the ones who disbelieved, and how [terrible] was My reproach.

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.

  • An-Naba 78:282 shared roots

    وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا

    ك-ذ-بأ-ي-ي

  • Maryam 19:812 shared roots

    وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةً لِّيَكُونُوا۟ لَهُمْ عِزًّا

    ع-ز-زأ-خ-ذ

  • Al-Hajj 22:742 shared roots

    مَا قَدَرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِۦٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَقَوِىٌّ عَزِيزٌ

    ع-ز-زق-د-ر

  • Al-Qamar 54:492 shared roots

    إِنَّا كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَٰهُ بِقَدَرٍ

    ق-د-رك-ل-ل

  • Ash-Shura 42:93 shared roots

    أَمِ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ فَٱللَّهُ هُوَ ٱلْوَلِىُّ وَهُوَ يُحْىِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    ق-د-رأ-خ-ذك-ل-ل

  • Hud 11:42 shared roots

    إِلَى ٱللَّهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    ق-د-رك-ل-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 54:42?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 54:42 include Quran 43:48 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), Quran 10:73 (Surah Yunus), Quran 69:10 (Surah Al-Haaqqa), and Quran 43:25 (Surah Az-Zukhruf). 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 54:42 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 54:42 (Surah Al-Qamar, The Moon) reads: “They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability.”

Which surah is verse 54:42 in?

Quran 54:42 is āyah 42 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 54:42?

Tartīl presents Quran 54:42 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.