Surah An-Najm · Ayah 42·Makkī

42

وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ ﴿٤٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And that to your Lord is the finality

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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 4 words

Recitation · 6 points across 5 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 16 letters · āyah 42 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 93:5 · Ad-Dhuhaaclose

    وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ

    And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied.

  • Quran 37:106 · As-Saaffaatclose

    إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْبَلَٰٓؤُا۟ ٱلْمُبِينُ

    Indeed, this was the clear trial.

  • Quran 92:20 · Al-Lailclose

    إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

    But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.

  • Quran 18:88 · Al-Kahfclose

    وَأَمَّا مَنْ ءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا فَلَهُۥ جَزَآءً ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ وَسَنَقُولُ لَهُۥ مِنْ أَمْرِنَا يُسْرًا

    But as for one who believes and does righteousness, he will have a reward of Paradise, and we will speak to him from our command with ease."

  • Quran 29:21 · Al-Ankabootclose

    يُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرْحَمُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُقْلَبُونَ

    He punishes whom He wills and has mercy upon whom He wills, and to Him you will be returned.

  • Quran 84:7 · Al-Inshiqaaqclose

    فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ

    Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,

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.

  • An-Naazi'aat 79:442 shared roots

    إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَىٰهَآ

    ن-ه-ير-ب-ب

  • An-Naazi'aat 79:402 shared roots

    وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ وَنَهَى ٱلنَّفْسَ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰ

    ن-ه-ير-ب-ب

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:662 shared roots

    قُلْ إِنِّى نُهِيتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَمَّا جَآءَنِىَ ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتُ مِن رَّبِّى وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُسْلِمَ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ن-ه-ير-ب-ب

  • Al-Maaida 5:632 shared roots

    لَوْلَا يَنْهَىٰهُمُ ٱلرَّبَّٰنِيُّونَ وَٱلْأَحْبَارُ عَن قَوْلِهِمُ ٱلْإِثْمَ وَأَكْلِهِمُ ٱلسُّحْتَ لَبِئْسَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَصْنَعُونَ

    ن-ه-ير-ب-ب

  • Al-A'raaf 7:202 shared roots

    فَوَسْوَسَ لَهُمَا ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ لِيُبْدِىَ لَهُمَا مَا وُۥرِىَ عَنْهُمَا مِن سَوْءَٰتِهِمَا وَقَالَ مَا نَهَىٰكُمَا رَبُّكُمَا عَنْ هَٰذِهِ ٱلشَّجَرَةِ إِلَّآ أَن تَكُونَا مَلَكَيْنِ أَوْ تَكُونَا مِنَ ٱلْخَٰلِدِينَ

    ن-ه-ير-ب-ب

  • Hud 11:882 shared roots

    قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّى وَرَزَقَنِى مِنْهُ رِزْقًا حَسَنًا وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُخَالِفَكُمْ إِلَىٰ مَآ أَنْهَىٰكُمْ عَنْهُ إِنْ أُرِيدُ إِلَّا ٱلْإِصْلَٰحَ مَا ٱسْتَطَعْتُ وَمَا تَوْفِيقِىٓ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْهِ أُنِيبُ

    ن-ه-ير-ب-ب

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 53:42?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 53:42 include Quran 93:5 (Surah Ad-Dhuhaa), Quran 37:106 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 92:20 (Surah Al-Lail), and Quran 18:88 (Surah Al-Kahf). For example, 93:5 reads: “And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied.” 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 53:42 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 53:42 (Surah An-Najm, The Star) reads: “And that to your Lord is the finality”

Which surah is verse 53:42 in?

Quran 53:42 is āyah 42 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 53:42?

Tartīl presents Quran 53:42 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.