Surah An-Naba · Ayah 8·Makkī

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Translation

Saheeh International

And We created you in pairs

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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

Recitation · 5 points across 4 rule families

  • Qalqalah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

2 words · 12 letters · āyah 8 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 77:27 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَٰمِخَٰتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَٰكُم مَّآءً فُرَاتًا

    And We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water.

  • Quran 77:26 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    أَحْيَآءً وَأَمْوَٰتًا

    Of the living and the dead?

  • Quran 77:21 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ

    And We placed it in a firm lodging

  • Quran 78:12 · An-Nabaclose

    وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا

    And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]

  • Quran 79:33 · An-Naazi'aatclose

    مَتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ

    As provision for you and your grazing livestock.

  • Quran 56:73 · Al-Waaqiarelated

    نَحْنُ جَعَلْنَٰهَا تَذْكِرَةً وَمَتَٰعًا لِّلْمُقْوِينَ

    We have made it a reminder and provision for the travelers,

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.

  • Adh-Dhaariyat 51:492 shared roots

    وَمِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ

    ز-و-جخ-ل-ق

  • An-Najm 53:452 shared roots

    وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰ

    ز-و-جخ-ل-ق

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1662 shared roots

    وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّنْ أَزْوَٰجِكُم بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ عَادُونَ

    ز-و-جخ-ل-ق

  • Yaseen 36:362 shared roots

    سُبْحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْأَزْوَٰجَ كُلَّهَا مِمَّا تُنۢبِتُ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَمِنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَمِمَّا لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

    ز-و-جخ-ل-ق

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:122 shared roots

    وَٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْأَزْوَٰجَ كُلَّهَا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْفُلْكِ وَٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ مَا تَرْكَبُونَ

    ز-و-جخ-ل-ق

  • Ar-Room 30:212 shared roots

    وَمِنْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦٓ أَنْ خَلَقَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا لِّتَسْكُنُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهَا وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَكُم مَّوَدَّةً وَرَحْمَةً إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

    ز-و-جخ-ل-ق

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 78:8?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 78:8 include Quran 77:27 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), Quran 77:26 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), Quran 77:21 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), and Quran 78:12 (Surah An-Naba). For example, 77:27 reads: “And We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water.” 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 78:8 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 78:8 (Surah An-Naba, The Announcement) reads: “And We created you in pairs”

Which surah is verse 78:8 in?

Quran 78:8 is āyah 8 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 78:8?

Tartīl presents Quran 78:8 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.