Surah Ar-Rahmaan · Ayah 37·Madanī

37

فَإِذَا ﴿٣٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And when the heaven is split open and becomes rose-colored like oil -

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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 6 words

Rarest here: د-ه-ن — 5× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 7 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Lām shamsiyyah2

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 31 letters · āyah 37 of 78

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 81:12 · At-Takwirclose

    وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ

    And when Hellfire is set ablaze

  • Quran 69:16 · Al-Haaqqaclose

    وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِىَ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاهِيَةٌ

    And the heaven will split [open], for that Day it is infirm.

  • Quran 84:2 · Al-Inshiqaaqclose

    وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

    And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]

  • Quran 82:1 · Al-Infitaarclose

    إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتْ

    When the sky breaks apart

  • Quran 78:20 · An-Nabaclose

    وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا

    And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.

  • Quran 25:25 · Al-Furqaanclose

    وَيَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِٱلْغَمَٰمِ وَنُزِّلَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ تَنزِيلًا

    And [mention] the Day when the heaven will split open with [emerging] clouds, and the angels will be sent down in successive descent.

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 84:12 shared roots

    إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتْ

    ش-ق-قس-م-و

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:992 shared roots

    لَوْ كَانَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ءَالِهَةً مَّا وَرَدُوهَا وَكُلٌّ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ

    و-ر-دك-و-ن

  • Maryam 19:712 shared roots

    وَإِن مِّنكُمْ إِلَّا وَارِدُهَا كَانَ عَلَىٰ رَبِّكَ حَتْمًا مَّقْضِيًّا

    و-ر-دك-و-ن

  • Al-Furqaan 25:252 shared roots

    وَيَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِٱلْغَمَٰمِ وَنُزِّلَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ تَنزِيلًا

    ش-ق-قس-م-و

  • Fussilat 41:522 shared roots

    قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِن كَانَ مِنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ كَفَرْتُم بِهِۦ مَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّنْ هُوَ فِى شِقَاقٍۭ بَعِيدٍ

    ش-ق-قك-و-ن

  • Al-Haaqqa 69:162 shared roots

    وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِىَ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاهِيَةٌ

    ش-ق-قس-م-و

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 55:37?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 55:37 include Quran 81:12 (Surah At-Takwir), Quran 69:16 (Surah Al-Haaqqa), Quran 84:2 (Surah Al-Inshiqaaq), and Quran 82:1 (Surah Al-Infitaar). For example, 81:12 reads: “And when Hellfire is set ablaze” 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 55:37 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 55:37 (Surah Ar-Rahmaan, The Beneficent) reads: “And when the heaven is split open and becomes rose-colored like oil -”

Which surah is verse 55:37 in?

Quran 55:37 is āyah 37 of Surah Ar-Rahmaan (The Beneficent), chapter 55 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 78 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 55:37?

Tartīl presents Quran 55:37 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.