Surah An-Naml · Ayah 67·Makkī

67

ٱلَّذِينَ أَءِذَا أَئِنَّا ﴿٦٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And those who disbelieve say, "When we have become dust as well as our forefathers, will we indeed be brought out [of the graves]?

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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 · 6 roots in 6 of 9 words

Recitation · 15 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī9
  • Heavy rāʾ3
  • Ghunnah2
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 44 letters · āyah 67 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 37:17 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ

    And our forefathers [as well]?"

  • Quran 23:82 · Al-Muminoonvery close

    قَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

    They said, "When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?

  • Quran 37:15 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    And say, "This is not but obvious magic.

  • Quran 13:5 · Ar-Ra'dvery close

    وَإِن تَعْجَبْ فَعَجَبٌ قَوْلُهُمْ أَءِذَا كُنَّا تُرَٰبًا أَءِنَّا لَفِى خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمْ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلْأَغْلَٰلُ فِىٓ أَعْنَاقِهِمْ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ

    And if you are astonished, [O Muhammad] - then astonishing is their saying, "When we are dust, will we indeed be [brought] into a new creation?" Those are the ones who have…

  • Quran 32:10 · As-Sajdaclose

    وَقَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا ضَلَلْنَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَءِنَّا لَفِى خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍۭ بَلْ هُم بِلِقَآءِ رَبِّهِمْ كَٰفِرُونَ

    And they say, "When we are lost within the earth, will we indeed be [recreated] in a new creation?" Rather, they are, in [the matter of] the meeting with their Lord, disbelievers.

  • Quran 34:7 · Sabaclose

    وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ هَلْ نَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَىٰ رَجُلٍ يُنَبِّئُكُمْ إِذَا مُزِّقْتُمْ كُلَّ مُمَزَّقٍ إِنَّكُمْ لَفِى خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ

    But those who disbelieve say, "Shall we direct you to a man who will inform you [that] when you have disintegrated in complete disintegration, you will [then] be [recreated] in a…

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-Muminoon 23:353 shared roots

    أَيَعِدُكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ إِذَا مِتُّمْ وَكُنتُمْ تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَنَّكُم مُّخْرَجُونَ

    ت-ر-بخ-ر-جك-و-ن

  • At-Taariq 86:72 shared roots

    يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ

    ت-ر-بخ-ر-ج

  • Qaaf 50:32 shared roots

    أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا ذَٰلِكَ رَجْعٌۢ بَعِيدٌ

    ت-ر-بك-و-ن

  • Al-Waaqia 56:473 shared roots

    وَكَانُوا۟ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

    ت-ر-بك-و-نق-و-ل

  • Al-Muminoon 23:823 shared roots

    قَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

    ت-ر-بك-و-نق-و-ل

  • As-Saaffaat 37:532 shared roots

    أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ

    ت-ر-بك-و-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 27:67?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 27:67 include Quran 37:17 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 23:82 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 37:15 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 13:5 (Surah Ar-Ra'd). For example, 37:17 reads: “And our forefathers [as well]?"” 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 27:67 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 27:67 (Surah An-Naml, The Ant) reads: “And those who disbelieve say, "When we have become dust as well as our forefathers, will we indeed be brought out [of the graves]?”

Which surah is verse 27:67 in?

Quran 27:67 is āyah 67 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 27:67?

Tartīl presents Quran 27:67 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.