Surah As-Saaffaat · Ayah 14·Makkī

14

وَإِذَا ﴿١٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And when they see a sign, they ridicule

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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 · 3 roots in 3 of 4 words

Recitation · 6 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 20 letters · āyah 14 of 182

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 54:2 · Al-Qamarvery close

    وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ ءَايَةً يُعْرِضُوا۟ وَيَقُولُوا۟ سِحْرٌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ

    And if they see a miracle, they turn away and say, "Passing magic."

  • Quran 34:43 · Sabaclose

    وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا بَيِّنَٰتٍ قَالُوا۟ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ يُرِيدُ أَن يَصُدَّكُمْ عَمَّا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُكُمْ وَقَالُوا۟ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ إِفْكٌ مُّفْتَرًى وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    And when our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, they say, "This is not but a man who wishes to avert you from that which your fathers were worshipping." And they say…

  • Quran 26:152 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    ٱلَّذِينَ يُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ

    Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend."

  • Quran 15:6 · Al-Hijrclose

    وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِى نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلذِّكْرُ إِنَّكَ لَمَجْنُونٌ

    And they say, "O you upon whom the message has been sent down, indeed you are mad.

  • Quran 26:6 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوا۟ فَسَيَأْتِيهِمْ أَنۢبَٰٓؤُا۟ مَا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

    For they have already denied, but there will come to them the news of that which they used to ridicule.

  • Quran 28:55 · Al-Qasasclose

    وَإِذَا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱللَّغْوَ أَعْرَضُوا۟ عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا۟ لَنَآ أَعْمَٰلُنَا وَلَكُمْ أَعْمَٰلُكُمْ سَلَٰمٌ عَلَيْكُمْ لَا نَبْتَغِى ٱلْجَٰهِلِينَ

    And when they hear ill speech, they turn away from it and say, "For us are our deeds, and for you are your deeds. Peace will be upon you; we seek not the ignorant."

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-Jaathiya 45:132 shared roots

    وَسَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا مِّنْهُ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

    س-خ-رأ-ي-ي

  • An-Nahl 16:793 shared roots

    أَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ إِلَى ٱلطَّيْرِ مُسَخَّرَٰتٍ فِى جَوِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَا يُمْسِكُهُنَّ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    س-خ-رر-أ-يأ-ي-ي

  • An-Naazi'aat 79:202 shared roots

    فَأَرَىٰهُ ٱلْـَٔايَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

    ر-أ-يأ-ي-ي

  • Taa-Haa 20:232 shared roots

    لِنُرِيَكَ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِنَا ٱلْكُبْرَى

    ر-أ-يأ-ي-ي

  • An-Najm 53:182 shared roots

    لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ

    ر-أ-يأ-ي-ي

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:812 shared roots

    وَيُرِيكُمْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ فَأَىَّ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ تُنكِرُونَ

    ر-أ-يأ-ي-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 37:14?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 37:14 include Quran 54:2 (Surah Al-Qamar), Quran 34:43 (Surah Saba), Quran 26:152 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 15:6 (Surah Al-Hijr). For example, 54:2 reads: “And if they see a miracle, they turn away and say, "Passing magic."” 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 37:14 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 37:14 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Those drawn up in Ranks) reads: “And when they see a sign, they ridicule”

Which surah is verse 37:14 in?

Quran 37:14 is āyah 14 of Surah As-Saaffaat (Those drawn up in Ranks), chapter 37 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 182 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 37:14?

Tartīl presents Quran 37:14 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.