Surah An-Najm · Ayah 38·Makkī

38

أَلَّا ﴿٣٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

That no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another

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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 4 of 5 words

Recitation · 8 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Heavy rāʾ4
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 18 letters · āyah 38 of 62

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 2:124 · Al-Baqaraclose

    وَإِذِ ٱبْتَلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ رَبُّهُۥ بِكَلِمَٰتٍ فَأَتَمَّهُنَّ قَالَ إِنِّى جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَامًا قَالَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِى قَالَ لَا يَنَالُ عَهْدِى ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham was tried by his Lord with commands and he fulfilled them. [Allah] said, "Indeed, I will make you a leader for the people." [Abraham] said…

  • Quran 43:27 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    إِلَّا ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَنِى فَإِنَّهُۥ سَيَهْدِينِ

    Except for He who created me; and indeed, He will guide me."

  • Quran 37:110 · As-Saaffaatclose

    كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

    Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.

  • Quran 37:84 · As-Saaffaatclose

    إِذْ جَآءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ

    When he came to his Lord with a sound heart

  • Quran 11:75 · Hudclose

    إِنَّ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ لَحَلِيمٌ أَوَّٰهٌ مُّنِيبٌ

    Indeed, Abraham was forbearing, grieving and [frequently] returning [to Allah].

  • Quran 22:10 · Al-Hajjclose

    ذَٰلِكَ بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاكَ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَيْسَ بِظَلَّٰمٍ لِّلْعَبِيدِ

    "That is for what your hands have put forth and because Allah is not ever unjust to [His] servants."

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.

  • Al-Israa 17:152 shared roots

    مَّنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِى لِنَفْسِهِۦ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا مُعَذِّبِينَ حَتَّىٰ نَبْعَثَ رَسُولًا

    و-ز-رأ-خ-ر

  • Al-An'aam 6:1642 shared roots

    قُلْ أَغَيْرَ ٱللَّهِ أَبْغِى رَبًّا وَهُوَ رَبُّ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَلَا تَكْسِبُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ إِلَّا عَلَيْهَا وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُم مَّرْجِعُكُمْ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ

    و-ز-رأ-خ-ر

  • Az-Zumar 39:72 shared roots

    إِن تَكْفُرُوا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَنِىٌّ عَنكُمْ وَلَا يَرْضَىٰ لِعِبَادِهِ ٱلْكُفْرَ وَإِن تَشْكُرُوا۟ يَرْضَهُ لَكُمْ وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُم مَّرْجِعُكُمْ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمٌۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ

    و-ز-رأ-خ-ر

  • Faatir 35:182 shared roots

    وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ وَإِن تَدْعُ مُثْقَلَةٌ إِلَىٰ حِمْلِهَا لَا يُحْمَلْ مِنْهُ شَىْءٌ وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَا قُرْبَىٰٓ إِنَّمَا تُنذِرُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَأَقَامُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَمَن تَزَكَّىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَتَزَكَّىٰ لِنَفْسِهِۦ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

    و-ز-رأ-خ-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 53:38?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 53:38 include Quran 2:124 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 43:27 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), Quran 37:110 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 37:84 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 2:124 reads: “And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham was tried by his Lord with commands and he fulfilled them. [Allah] said, "Indeed, I will make you a leader for the people." [Abraham] said…” 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 53:38 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 53:38 (Surah An-Najm, The Star) reads: “That no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another”

Which surah is verse 53:38 in?

Quran 53:38 is āyah 38 of Surah An-Najm (The Star), chapter 53 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 62 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 53:38?

Tartīl presents Quran 53:38 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.