Surah Ash-Shu'araa · Ayah 12·Makkī

12

إِنِّىٓ أَن ﴿١٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

He said, "My Lord, indeed I fear that they will deny me

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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 · 7 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 20 letters · āyah 12 of 227

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 23:39 · Al-Muminoonvery close

    قَالَ رَبِّ ٱنصُرْنِى بِمَا كَذَّبُونِ

    He said, "My Lord, support me because they have denied me."

  • Quran 28:33 · Al-Qasasclose

    قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى قَتَلْتُ مِنْهُمْ نَفْسًا فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقْتُلُونِ

    He said, "My Lord, indeed, I killed from among them someone, and I fear they will kill me.

  • Quran 20:45 · Taa-Haaclose

    قَالَا رَبَّنَآ إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَن يَفْرُطَ عَلَيْنَآ أَوْ أَن يَطْغَىٰ

    They said, "Our Lord, indeed we are afraid that he will hasten [punishment] against us or that he will transgress."

  • Quran 79:20 · An-Naazi'aatclose

    فَأَرَىٰهُ ٱلْـَٔايَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

    And he showed him the greatest sign,

  • Quran 26:114 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    And I am not one to drive away the believers.

  • Quran 40:30 · Al-Ghaafirclose

    وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِىٓ ءَامَنَ يَٰقَوْمِ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُم مِّثْلَ يَوْمِ ٱلْأَحْزَابِ

    And he who believed said, "O my people, indeed I fear for you [a fate] like the day of the companies -

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 26:12?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 26:12 include Quran 23:39 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 28:33 (Surah Al-Qasas), Quran 20:45 (Surah Taa-Haa), and Quran 79:20 (Surah An-Naazi'aat). For example, 23:39 reads: “He said, "My Lord, support me because they have denied me."” 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 26:12 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 26:12 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, The Poets) reads: “He said, "My Lord, indeed I fear that they will deny me”

Which surah is verse 26:12 in?

Quran 26:12 is āyah 12 of Surah Ash-Shu'araa (The Poets), chapter 26 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 227 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 26:12?

Tartīl presents Quran 26:12 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.