Surah An-Naba · Ayah 4·Makkī

4

كَلَّا ﴿٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

No! They are going to know.

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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 · 1 root in 1 of 2 words

Recitation · 2 points across 1 rule family

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2

Commentary

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

Shape

2 words · 10 letters · āyah 4 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 15:63 · Al-Hijrclose

    قَالُوا۟ بَلْ جِئْنَٰكَ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ

    They said, "But we have come to you with that about which they were disputing,

  • Quran 102:4 · At-Takaathurclose

    ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

    Then no! You are going to know.

  • Quran 37:170 · As-Saaffaatclose

    فَكَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ

    But they disbelieved in it, so they are going to know.

  • Quran 37:27 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

    And they will approach one another blaming each other.

  • Quran 32:28 · As-Sajdaclose

    وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلْفَتْحُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ

    And they say, "When will be this conquest, if you should be truthful?"

  • Quran 43:89 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    فَٱصْفَحْ عَنْهُمْ وَقُلْ سَلَٰمٌ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ

    So turn aside from them and say, "Peace." But they are going to know.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 78:4?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 78:4 include Quran 15:63 (Surah Al-Hijr), Quran 102:4 (Surah At-Takaathur), Quran 37:170 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 37:27 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 15:63 reads: “They said, "But we have come to you with that about which they were disputing,” 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 78:4 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 78:4 (Surah An-Naba, The Announcement) reads: “No! They are going to know.”

Which surah is verse 78:4 in?

Quran 78:4 is āyah 4 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 78:4?

Tartīl presents Quran 78:4 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.