Surah Ash-Shu'araa · Ayah 26·Makkī

26

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Translation

Saheeh International

[Moses] said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers."

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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 5 of 5 words

Recitation · 7 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 24 letters · āyah 26 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 20:49 · Taa-Haavery close

    قَالَ فَمَن رَّبُّكُمَا يَٰمُوسَىٰ

    [Pharaoh] said, "So who is the Lord of you two, O Moses?"

  • Quran 26:30 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    قَالَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكَ بِشَىْءٍ مُّبِينٍ

    [Moses] said, "Even if I brought you proof manifest?"

  • Quran 26:48 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

    The Lord of Moses and Aaron."

  • Quran 26:17 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    أَنْ أَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

    [Commanded to say], "Send with us the Children of Israel."'"

  • Quran 51:31 · Adh-Dhaariyatvery close

    قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ

    [Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"

  • Quran 20:95 · Taa-Haavery close

    قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكَ يَٰسَٰمِرِىُّ

    [Moses] said, "And what is your case, O Samiri?"

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.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 26:26?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 26:26 include Quran 20:49 (Surah Taa-Haa), Quran 26:30 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 26:48 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 26:17 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa). For example, 20:49 reads: “[Pharaoh] said, "So who is the Lord of you two, O Moses?"” 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 26:26 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 26:26 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, The Poets) reads: “[Moses] said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers."”

Which surah is verse 26:26 in?

Quran 26:26 is āyah 26 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 26:26?

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