Surah An-Naazi'aat · Ayah 40·Makkī

40

وَأَمَّا مَنْ عَنِ ﴿٤٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

But as for he who feared the position of his Lord and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination,

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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 9 words

Recitation · 11 points across 5 rule families

  • Ghunnah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Iẓhār1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Lām shamsiyyah2

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 32 letters · āyah 40 of 46

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.

  • فَخَرَجَ مِنْهَا خَآئِفًا يَتَرَقَّبُ قَالَ رَبِّ نَجِّنِى مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    So he left it, fearful and anticipating [apprehension]. He said, "My Lord, save me from the wrongdoing people."

  • مَّنْ خَشِىَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَجَآءَ بِقَلْبٍ مُّنِيبٍ

    Who feared the Most Merciful unseen and came with a heart returning [in repentance].

  • قَالَ وَمَن يَقْنَطُ مِن رَّحْمَةِ رَبِّهِۦٓ إِلَّا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ

    He said, "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except for those astray?"

  • وَلَقَدْ هَمَّتْ بِهِۦ وَهَمَّ بِهَا لَوْلَآ أَن رَّءَا بُرْهَٰنَ رَبِّهِۦ كَذَٰلِكَ لِنَصْرِفَ عَنْهُ ٱلسُّوٓءَ وَٱلْفَحْشَآءَ إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

    And she certainly determined [to seduce] him, and he would have inclined to her had he not seen the proof of his Lord. And thus [it was] that We should avert from him evil and…

  • فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

    From him you are distracted.

  • يَتَوَٰرَىٰ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ مِن سُوٓءِ مَا بُشِّرَ بِهِۦٓ أَيُمْسِكُهُۥ عَلَىٰ هُونٍ أَمْ يَدُسُّهُۥ فِى ٱلتُّرَابِ أَلَا سَآءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ

    He hides himself from the people because of the ill of which he has been informed. Should he keep it in humiliation or bury it in the ground? Unquestionably, evil is what they…

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 79:40?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 79:40 include Quran 28:21 (Surah Al-Qasas), Quran 50:33 (Surah Qaaf), Quran 15:56 (Surah Al-Hijr), and Quran 12:24 (Surah Yusuf). For example, 28:21 reads: “So he left it, fearful and anticipating [apprehension]. He said, "My Lord, save me from the wrongdoing people."” 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 79:40 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 79:40 (Surah An-Naazi'aat, Those who drag forth) reads: “But as for he who feared the position of his Lord and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination,”

Which surah is verse 79:40 in?

Quran 79:40 is āyah 40 of Surah An-Naazi'aat (Those who drag forth), chapter 79 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 46 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 79:40?

Tartīl presents Quran 79:40 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.