Surah An-Najm · Ayah 4·Makkī

4

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ﴿٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

It is not but a revelation revealed,

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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 2 of 5 words

Recitation · 5 points across 2 rule families

  • Iẓhār2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 14 letters · āyah 4 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 90:6 · Al-Baladclose

    يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا

    He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."

  • Quran 80:4 · Abasaclose

    أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ

    Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?

  • Quran 72:26 · Al-Jinnclose

    عَٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَىٰ غَيْبِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا

    [He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone

  • Quran 74:17 · Al-Muddaththirclose

    سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا

    I will cover him with arduous torment.

  • Quran 47:14 · Muhammadclose

    أَفَمَن كَانَ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ كَمَن زُيِّنَ لَهُۥ سُوٓءُ عَمَلِهِۦ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَهُم

    So is he who is on clear evidence from his Lord like him to whom the evil of his work has been made attractive and they follow their [own] desires?

  • Quran 6:18 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَهُوَ ٱلْقَاهِرُ فَوْقَ عِبَادِهِۦ وَهُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ

    And He is the subjugator over His servants. And He is the Wise, the Acquainted [with all].

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 53:4?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 53:4 include Quran 90:6 (Surah Al-Balad), Quran 80:4 (Surah Abasa), Quran 72:26 (Surah Al-Jinn), and Quran 74:17 (Surah Al-Muddaththir). For example, 90:6 reads: “He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."” 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 53:4 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 53:4 (Surah An-Najm, The Star) reads: “It is not but a revelation revealed,”

Which surah is verse 53:4 in?

Quran 53:4 is āyah 4 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 53:4?

Tartīl presents Quran 53:4 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.