Surah An-Nisaa · Ayah 138·Madanī

138

بِأَنَّ لَهُمْ ﴿١٣٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Give tidings to the hypocrites that there is for them a painful punishment -

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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 · 4 roots in 4 of 6 words

Recitation · 10 points across 6 rule families

  • Light rāʾ1
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Ghunnah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Ikhfāʾ2

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 27 letters · āyah 138 of 176

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 33:60 · Al-Ahzaabclose

    لَّئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقُونَ وَٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ وَٱلْمُرْجِفُونَ فِى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ لَنُغْرِيَنَّكَ بِهِمْ ثُمَّ لَا يُجَاوِرُونَكَ فِيهَآ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

    If the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is disease and those who spread rumors in al-Madinah do not cease, We will surely incite you against them; then they will not remain…

  • Quran 29:54 · Al-Ankabootclose

    يَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ بِٱلْعَذَابِ وَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَمُحِيطَةٌۢ بِٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    They urge you to hasten the punishment. And indeed, Hell will be encompassing of the disbelievers

  • Quran 3:105 · Aal-i-Imraanclose

    وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِينَ تَفَرَّقُوا۟ وَٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتُ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ

    And do not be like the ones who became divided and differed after the clear proofs had come to them. And those will have a great punishment.

  • Quran 3:178 · Aal-i-Imraanclose

    وَلَا يَحْسَبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَنَّمَا نُمْلِى لَهُمْ خَيْرٌ لِّأَنفُسِهِمْ إِنَّمَا نُمْلِى لَهُمْ لِيَزْدَادُوٓا۟ إِثْمًا وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ

    And let not those who disbelieve ever think that [because] We extend their time [of enjoyment] it is better for them. We only extend it for them so that they may increase in sin…

  • Quran 4:145 · An-Nisaaclose

    إِنَّ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ فِى ٱلدَّرْكِ ٱلْأَسْفَلِ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ وَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُمْ نَصِيرًا

    Indeed, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire - and never will you find for them a helper -

  • Quran 3:21 · Aal-i-Imraanclose

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَكْفُرُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَيَقْتُلُونَ ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ وَيَقْتُلُونَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَأْمُرُونَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

    Those who disbelieve in the signs of Allah and kill the prophets without right and kill those who order justice from among the people - give them tidings of a painful punishment.

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-Inshiqaaq 84:243 shared roots

    فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

    أ-ل-مب-ش-رع-ذ-ب

  • Al-Hijr 15:502 shared roots

    وَأَنَّ عَذَابِى هُوَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ٱلْأَلِيمُ

    أ-ل-مع-ذ-ب

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:2012 shared roots

    لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ

    أ-ل-مع-ذ-ب

  • As-Saaffaat 37:382 shared roots

    إِنَّكُمْ لَذَآئِقُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْأَلِيمِ

    أ-ل-مع-ذ-ب

  • An-Nahl 16:1042 shared roots

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ لَا يَهْدِيهِمُ ٱللَّهُ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

    أ-ل-مع-ذ-ب

  • Al-Jaathiya 45:83 shared roots

    يَسْمَعُ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ يُصِرُّ مُسْتَكْبِرًا كَأَن لَّمْ يَسْمَعْهَا فَبَشِّرْهُ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

    أ-ل-مب-ش-رع-ذ-ب

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 4:138?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 4:138 include Quran 33:60 (Surah Al-Ahzaab), Quran 29:54 (Surah Al-Ankaboot), Quran 3:105 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), and Quran 3:178 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan). For example, 33:60 reads: “If the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is disease and those who spread rumors in al-Madinah do not cease, We will surely incite you against them; then they will not remain…” 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 4:138 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 4:138 (Surah An-Nisaa, The Women) reads: “Give tidings to the hypocrites that there is for them a painful punishment -”

Which surah is verse 4:138 in?

Quran 4:138 is āyah 138 of Surah An-Nisaa (The Women), chapter 4 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 176 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 4:138?

Tartīl presents Quran 4:138 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.