Surah An-Naba · Ayah 26·Makkī

26

﴿٢٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

An appropriate recompense.

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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 · 2 roots in 2 of 2 words

Rarest here: و-ف-ق — 4× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 3 points across 2 rule families

  • Idghām (with ghunnah)2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī1

Commentary

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

Shape

2 words · 9 letters · āyah 26 of 40

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 21:14 · Al-Anbiyaarelated

    قَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ

    They said, "O woe to us! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."

  • Quran 37:68 · As-Saaffaatrelated

    ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرْجِعَهُمْ لَإِلَى ٱلْجَحِيمِ

    Then indeed, their return will be to the Hellfire.

  • Quran 56:24 · Al-Waaqiarelated

    جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

    As reward for what they used to do.

  • Quran 78:35 · An-Nabarelated

    لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًا

    No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -

  • Quran 74:5 · Al-Muddaththirrelated

    وَٱلرُّجْزَ فَٱهْجُرْ

    And uncleanliness avoid

  • Quran 56:45 · Al-Waaqiarelated

    إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَ

    Indeed they were, before that, indulging in affluence,

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 78:26?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 78:26 include Quran 21:14 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), Quran 37:68 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 56:24 (Surah Al-Waaqia), and Quran 78:35 (Surah An-Naba). For example, 21:14 reads: “They said, "O woe to us! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."” 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 78:26 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 78:26 (Surah An-Naba, The Announcement) reads: “An appropriate recompense.”

Which surah is verse 78:26 in?

Quran 78:26 is āyah 26 of Surah An-Naba (The Announcement), chapter 78 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 40 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 78:26?

Tartīl presents Quran 78:26 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.