Surah Ash-Shu'araa · Ayah 38·Makkī

38

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Translation

Saheeh International

So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day.

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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 5 words

Recitation · 7 points across 5 rule families

  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 23 letters · āyah 38 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 56:50 · Al-Waaqiaclose

    لَمَجْمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَٰتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ

    Are to be gathered together for the appointment of a known Day."

  • Quran 77:12 · Al-Mursalaatrelated

    لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ

    For what Day was it postponed?

  • Quran 7:112 · Al-A'raafrelated

    يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَٰحِرٍ عَلِيمٍ

    Who will bring you every learned magician."

  • Quran 20:59 · Taa-Haarelated

    قَالَ مَوْعِدُكُمْ يَوْمُ ٱلزِّينَةِ وَأَن يُحْشَرَ ٱلنَّاسُ ضُحًى

    [Moses] said, "Your appointment is on the day of the festival when the people assemble at mid-morning."

  • Quran 79:46 · An-Naazi'aatrelated

    كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَىٰهَا

    It will be, on the Day they see it, as though they had not remained [in the world] except for an afternoon or a morning thereof.

  • Quran 38:31 · Saadrelated

    إِذْ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ ٱلصَّٰفِنَٰتُ ٱلْجِيَادُ

    [Mention] when there were exhibited before him in the afternoon the poised [standing] racehorses.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 26:38?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 26:38 include Quran 56:50 (Surah Al-Waaqia), Quran 77:12 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), Quran 7:112 (Surah Al-A'raaf), and Quran 20:59 (Surah Taa-Haa). For example, 56:50 reads: “Are to be gathered together for the appointment of a known Day."” 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 26:38 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 26:38 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, The Poets) reads: “So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day.”

Which surah is verse 26:38 in?

Quran 26:38 is āyah 38 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 26:38?

Tartīl presents Quran 26:38 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.