Surah An-Naas · Ayah 1·Makkī

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Translation

Saheeh International

Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,

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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 · 4 roots in 4 of 4 words

Recitation · 5 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 14 letters · āyah 1 of 6

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 113:1 · Al-Falaqvery close

    قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ

    Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak

  • Quran 75:11 · Al-Qiyaamaclose

    كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ

    No! There is no refuge.

  • Quran 17:80 · Al-Israaclose

    وَقُل رَّبِّ أَدْخِلْنِى مُدْخَلَ صِدْقٍ وَأَخْرِجْنِى مُخْرَجَ صِدْقٍ وَٱجْعَل لِّى مِن لَّدُنكَ سُلْطَٰنًا نَّصِيرًا

    And say, "My Lord, cause me to enter a sound entrance and to exit a sound exit and grant me from Yourself a supporting authority."

  • Quran 18:110 · Al-Kahfclose

    قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ فَمَن كَانَ يَرْجُوا۟ لِقَآءَ رَبِّهِۦ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَٰلِحًا وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِۦٓ أَحَدًۢا

    Say, "I am only a man like you, to whom has been revealed that your god is one God. So whoever would hope for the meeting with his Lord - let him do righteous work and not…

  • Quran 44:20 · Ad-Dukhaanclose

    وَإِنِّى عُذْتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُمْ أَن تَرْجُمُونِ

    And indeed, I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord, lest you stone me.

  • Quran 7:67 · Al-A'raafclose

    قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ لَيْسَ بِى سَفَاهَةٌ وَلَٰكِنِّى رَسُولٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    [Hud] said, "O my people, there is not foolishness in me, but I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds."

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.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 114:1?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 114:1 include Quran 113:1 (Surah Al-Falaq), Quran 75:11 (Surah Al-Qiyaama), Quran 17:80 (Surah Al-Israa), and Quran 18:110 (Surah Al-Kahf). For example, 113:1 reads: “Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak” 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 114:1 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 114:1 (Surah An-Naas, Mankind) reads: “Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,”

Which surah is verse 114:1 in?

Quran 114:1 is āyah 1 of Surah An-Naas (Mankind), chapter 114 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 6 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 114:1?

Tartīl presents Quran 114:1 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.