Surah An-Naml · Ayah 28·Makkī

28

هَٰذَا إِلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ عَنْهُمْ مَاذَا ﴿٢٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Take this letter of mine and deliver it to them. Then leave them and see what [answer] they will return."

Compare all 34 translations →

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 · 6 roots in 6 of 11 words

Recitation · 13 points across 5 rule families

  • Qalqalah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Ghunnah1
  • Iẓhār2

Commentary

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

Shape

11 words · 46 letters · āyah 28 of 93

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 27:35 · An-Namlclose

    وَإِنِّى مُرْسِلَةٌ إِلَيْهِم بِهَدِيَّةٍ فَنَاظِرَةٌۢ بِمَ يَرْجِعُ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ

    But indeed, I will send to them a gift and see with what [reply] the messengers will return."

  • Quran 13:40 · Ar-Ra'dclose

    وَإِن مَّا نُرِيَنَّكَ بَعْضَ ٱلَّذِى نَعِدُهُمْ أَوْ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْبَلَٰغُ وَعَلَيْنَا ٱلْحِسَابُ

    And whether We show you part of what We promise them or take you in death, upon you is only the [duty of] notification, and upon Us is the account.

  • Quran 88:26 · Al-Ghaashiyaclose

    ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم

    Then indeed, upon Us is their account.

  • Quran 30:34 · Ar-Roomclose

    لِيَكْفُرُوا۟ بِمَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ فَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

    So that they will deny what We have granted them. Then enjoy yourselves, for you are going to know.

  • Quran 7:17 · Al-A'raafclose

    ثُمَّ لَـَٔاتِيَنَّهُم مِّنۢ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ وَعَنْ أَيْمَٰنِهِمْ وَعَن شَمَآئِلِهِمْ وَلَا تَجِدُ أَكْثَرَهُمْ شَٰكِرِينَ

    Then I will come to them from before them and from behind them and on their right and on their left, and You will not find most of them grateful [to You]."

  • Quran 7:6 · Al-A'raafclose

    فَلَنَسْـَٔلَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَلَنَسْـَٔلَنَّ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    Then We will surely question those to whom [a message] was sent, and We will surely question the messengers.

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-Naml 27:352 shared roots

    وَإِنِّى مُرْسِلَةٌ إِلَيْهِم بِهَدِيَّةٍ فَنَاظِرَةٌۢ بِمَ يَرْجِعُ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ

    ر-ج-عن-ظ-ر

  • An-Naml 27:352 shared roots

    وَإِنِّى مُرْسِلَةٌ إِلَيْهِم بِهَدِيَّةٍ فَنَاظِرَةٌۢ بِمَ يَرْجِعُ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ

    ر-ج-عن-ظ-ر

  • Al-Baqara 2:462 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ يَظُنُّونَ أَنَّهُم مُّلَٰقُوا۟ رَبِّهِمْ وَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ رَٰجِعُونَ

    ر-ج-عل-ق-ي

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:532 shared roots

    فَلَوْلَآ أُلْقِىَ عَلَيْهِ أَسْوِرَةٌ مِّن ذَهَبٍ أَوْ جَآءَ مَعَهُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ مُقْتَرِنِينَ

    ذ-ه-بل-ق-ي

  • Al-A'raaf 7:1962 shared roots

    إِنَّ وَلِـِّۧىَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى نَزَّلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَهُوَ يَتَوَلَّى ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

    و-ل-يك-ت-ب

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:1432 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ كُنتُمْ تَمَنَّوْنَ ٱلْمَوْتَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَلْقَوْهُ فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُمُوهُ وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ

    ن-ظ-رل-ق-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 27:28?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 27:28 include Quran 27:35 (Surah An-Naml), Quran 13:40 (Surah Ar-Ra'd), Quran 88:26 (Surah Al-Ghaashiya), and Quran 30:34 (Surah Ar-Room). For example, 27:35 reads: “But indeed, I will send to them a gift and see with what [reply] the messengers will return."” 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 27:28 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 27:28 (Surah An-Naml, The Ant) reads: “Take this letter of mine and deliver it to them. Then leave them and see what [answer] they will return."”

Which surah is verse 27:28 in?

Quran 27:28 is āyah 28 of Surah An-Naml (The Ant), chapter 27 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 93 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 27:28?

Tartīl presents Quran 27:28 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.