Surah At-Takwir · Ayah 15·Makkī

15

فَلَآ ﴿١٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

So I swear by the retreating stars -

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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 · 2 roots in 2 of 3 words

Rarest here: خ-ن-س — 2× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 3 points across 3 rule families

  • Qalqalah1
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 13 letters · āyah 15 of 29

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 82:5 · Al-Infitaarclose

    عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ

    A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.

  • Quran 82:4 · Al-Infitaarclose

    وَإِذَا ٱلْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ

    And when the [contents of] graves are scattered,

  • Quran 77:8 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ

    So when the stars are obliterated

  • Quran 38:88 · Saadclose

    وَلَتَعْلَمُنَّ نَبَأَهُۥ بَعْدَ حِينٍۭ

    And you will surely know [the truth of] its information after a time."

  • Quran 20:15 · Taa-Haaclose

    إِنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ ءَاتِيَةٌ أَكَادُ أُخْفِيهَا لِتُجْزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا تَسْعَىٰ

    Indeed, the Hour is coming - I almost conceal it - so that every soul may be recompensed according to that for which it strives.

  • Quran 78:5 · An-Nabaclose

    ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ

    Then, no! They are going to know.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 81:15?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 81:15 include Quran 82:5 (Surah Al-Infitaar), Quran 82:4 (Surah Al-Infitaar), Quran 77:8 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), and Quran 38:88 (Surah Saad). For example, 82:5 reads: “A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.” 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 81:15 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 81:15 (Surah At-Takwir, The Overthrowing) reads: “So I swear by the retreating stars -”

Which surah is verse 81:15 in?

Quran 81:15 is āyah 15 of Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing), chapter 81 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 29 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 81:15?

Tartīl presents Quran 81:15 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.