Surah Al-Qasas · Ayah 42·Makkī

42

فِى هَٰذِهِ هُم مِّنَ ﴿٤٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And We caused to overtake them in this world a curse, and on the Day of Resurrection they will be of the despised.

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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 10 words

Rarest here: ق-ب-ح — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 16 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Lām shamsiyyah3
  • Iẓhār2
  • Ghunnah1
  • Qalqalah1

Commentary

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

Shape

10 words · 46 letters · āyah 42 of 88

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 11:99 · Hudvery close

    وَأُتْبِعُوا۟ فِى هَٰذِهِۦ لَعْنَةً وَيَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ بِئْسَ ٱلرِّفْدُ ٱلْمَرْفُودُ

    And they were followed in this [world] with a curse and on the Day of Resurrection. And wretched is the gift which is given.

  • Quran 39:48 · Az-Zumarvery close

    وَبَدَا لَهُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتُ مَا كَسَبُوا۟ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

    And there will appear to them the evils they had earned, and they will be enveloped by what they used to ridicule.

  • Quran 43:41 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    فَإِمَّا نَذْهَبَنَّ بِكَ فَإِنَّا مِنْهُم مُّنتَقِمُونَ

    And whether [or not] We take you away [in death], indeed, We will take retribution upon them.

  • Quran 77:18 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

    Thus do We deal with the criminals.

  • Quran 46:6 · Al-Ahqafclose

    وَإِذَا حُشِرَ ٱلنَّاسُ كَانُوا۟ لَهُمْ أَعْدَآءً وَكَانُوا۟ بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ كَٰفِرِينَ

    And when the people are gathered [that Day], they [who were invoked] will be enemies to them, and they will be deniers of their worship.

  • Quran 42:45 · Ash-Shuraclose

    وَتَرَىٰهُمْ يُعْرَضُونَ عَلَيْهَا خَٰشِعِينَ مِنَ ٱلذُّلِّ يَنظُرُونَ مِن طَرْفٍ خَفِىٍّ وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَأَهْلِيهِمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ أَلَآ إِنَّ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ فِى عَذَابٍ مُّقِيمٍ

    And you will see them being exposed to the Fire, humbled from humiliation, looking from [behind] a covert glance. And those who had believed will say, "Indeed, the [true] losers…

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.

  • Hud 11:605 shared roots

    وَأُتْبِعُوا۟ فِى هَٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنْيَا لَعْنَةً وَيَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ أَلَآ إِنَّ عَادًا كَفَرُوا۟ رَبَّهُمْ أَلَا بُعْدًا لِّعَادٍ قَوْمِ هُودٍ

    ل-ع-ند-ن-وت-ب-عي-و-مق-و-م

  • Saad 38:782 shared roots

    وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ لَعْنَتِىٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

    ل-ع-ني-و-م

  • Al-Hijr 15:352 shared roots

    وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ ٱللَّعْنَةَ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

    ل-ع-ني-و-م

  • Hud 11:994 shared roots

    وَأُتْبِعُوا۟ فِى هَٰذِهِۦ لَعْنَةً وَيَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ بِئْسَ ٱلرِّفْدُ ٱلْمَرْفُودُ

    ل-ع-نت-ب-عي-و-مق-و-م

  • Al-Ahzaab 33:572 shared roots

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْذُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ لَعَنَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُمْ عَذَابًا مُّهِينًا

    ل-ع-ند-ن-و

  • Al-Ankaboot 29:254 shared roots

    وَقَالَ إِنَّمَا ٱتَّخَذْتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْثَٰنًا مَّوَدَّةَ بَيْنِكُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ يَكْفُرُ بَعْضُكُم بِبَعْضٍ وَيَلْعَنُ بَعْضُكُم بَعْضًا وَمَأْوَىٰكُمُ ٱلنَّارُ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن نَّٰصِرِينَ

    ل-ع-ند-ن-وي-و-مق-و-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 28:42?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 28:42 include Quran 11:99 (Surah Hud), Quran 39:48 (Surah Az-Zumar), Quran 43:41 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), and Quran 77:18 (Surah Al-Mursalaat). For example, 11:99 reads: “And they were followed in this [world] with a curse and on the Day of Resurrection. And wretched is the gift which is given.” 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 28:42 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 28:42 (Surah Al-Qasas, The Stories) reads: “And We caused to overtake them in this world a curse, and on the Day of Resurrection they will be of the despised.”

Which surah is verse 28:42 in?

Quran 28:42 is āyah 42 of Surah Al-Qasas (The Stories), chapter 28 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 88 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 28:42?

Tartīl presents Quran 28:42 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.