Surah An-Nisaa · Ayah 53·Madanī

53

أَمْ لَهُمْ مِّنَ فَإِذًا لَّا ﴿٥٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Or have they a share of dominion? Then [if that were so], they would not give the people [even as much as] the speck on a date seed.

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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 · 5 roots in 5 of 10 words

Rarest here: ن-ق-ر — 4× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 15 points across 6 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)3
  • Ghunnah2
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

10 words · 37 letters · āyah 53 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 51:53 · Adh-Dhaariyatclose

    أَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِهِۦ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ

    Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people.

  • Quran 36:50 · Yaseenrelated

    فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ تَوْصِيَةً وَلَآ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

    And they will not be able [to give] any instruction, nor to their people can they return.

  • Quran 68:41 · Al-Qalamrelated

    أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَآءُ فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَٰدِقِينَ

    Or do they have partners? Then let them bring their partners, if they should be truthful.

  • Quran 38:10 · Saadrelated

    أَمْ لَهُم مُّلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَلْيَرْتَقُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَسْبَٰبِ

    Or is theirs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and what is between them? Then let them ascend through [any] ways of access.

  • Quran 23:6 · Al-Muminoonrelated

    إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ

    Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will not be blamed -

  • Quran 52:37 · At-Turrelated

    أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْمُصَۣيْطِرُونَ

    Or have they the depositories [containing the provision] of your Lord? Or are they the controllers [of them]?

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-Naas 114:22 shared roots

    مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ

    م-ل-كأ-ن-س

  • An-Nisaa 4:442 shared roots

    أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ نَصِيبًا مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ يَشْتَرُونَ ٱلضَّلَٰلَةَ وَيُرِيدُونَ أَن تَضِلُّوا۟ ٱلسَّبِيلَ

    ن-ص-بأ-ت-ي

  • Al-Hijr 15:72 shared roots

    لَّوْ مَا تَأْتِينَا بِٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

    م-ل-كأ-ت-ي

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:232 shared roots

    أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ نَصِيبًا مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَىٰ كِتَٰبِ ٱللَّهِ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ يَتَوَلَّىٰ فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُمْ وَهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ

    ن-ص-بأ-ت-ي

  • Ash-Shura 42:202 shared roots

    مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ حَرْثَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ نَزِدْ لَهُۥ فِى حَرْثِهِۦ وَمَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ حَرْثَ ٱلدُّنْيَا نُؤْتِهِۦ مِنْهَا وَمَا لَهُۥ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ مِن نَّصِيبٍ

    ن-ص-بأ-ت-ي

  • Al-Qasas 28:772 shared roots

    وَٱبْتَغِ فِيمَآ ءَاتَىٰكَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلدَّارَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَلَا تَنسَ نَصِيبَكَ مِنَ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَأَحْسِن كَمَآ أَحْسَنَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ وَلَا تَبْغِ ٱلْفَسَادَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ

    ن-ص-بأ-ت-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 4:53?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 4:53 include Quran 51:53 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat), Quran 36:50 (Surah Yaseen), Quran 68:41 (Surah Al-Qalam), and Quran 38:10 (Surah Saad). For example, 51:53 reads: “Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people.” 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 4:53 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 4:53 (Surah An-Nisaa, The Women) reads: “Or have they a share of dominion? Then [if that were so], they would not give the people [even as much as] the speck on a date seed.”

Which surah is verse 4:53 in?

Quran 4:53 is āyah 53 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 4:53?

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