Surah Ash-Shu'araa · Ayah 158·Makkī

158

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ وَمَا ﴿١٥٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

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Tafsīr

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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 · 6 roots in 6 of 10 words

Recitation · 13 points across 6 rule families

  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Ghunnah2
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Idghām shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

10 words · 42 letters · āyah 158 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 26:8 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

    Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

  • Quran 36:7 · Yaseenclose

    لَقَدْ حَقَّ ٱلْقَوْلُ عَلَىٰٓ أَكْثَرِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

    Already the word has come into effect upon most of them, so they do not believe.

  • Quran 16:113 · An-Nahlclose

    وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ وَهُمْ ظَٰلِمُونَ

    And there had certainly come to them a Messenger from among themselves, but they denied him; so punishment overtook them while they were wrongdoers.

  • Quran 83:33 · Al-Mutaffifinclose

    وَمَآ أُرْسِلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ حَٰفِظِينَ

    But they had not been sent as guardians over them.

  • Quran 30:16 · Ar-Roomclose

    وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَلِقَآئِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ مُحْضَرُونَ

    But as for those who disbelieved and denied Our verses and the meeting of the Hereafter, those will be brought into the punishment [to remain].

  • Quran 42:45 · Ash-Shuraclose

    وَتَرَىٰهُمْ يُعْرَضُونَ عَلَيْهَا خَٰشِعِينَ مِنَ ٱلذُّلِّ يَنظُرُونَ مِن طَرْفٍ خَفِىٍّ وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَأَهْلِيهِمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ أَلَآ إِنَّ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ فِى عَذَابٍ مُّقِيمٍ

    And you will see them being exposed to the Fire, humbled from humiliation, looking from [behind] a covert glance. And those who had believed will say, "Indeed, the [true] losers…

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 26:158?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 26:158 include Quran 26:8 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 36:7 (Surah Yaseen), Quran 16:113 (Surah An-Nahl), and Quran 83:33 (Surah Al-Mutaffifin). For example, 26:8 reads: “Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.” 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 26:158 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 26:158 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, The Poets) reads: “And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.”

Which surah is verse 26:158 in?

Quran 26:158 is āyah 158 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 26:158?

Tartīl presents Quran 26:158 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.