Surah Az-Zukhruf · Ayah 42·Makkī

42

أَوْ ٱلَّذِى فَإِنَّا عَلَيْهِم ﴿٤٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Or whether [or not] We show you that which We have promised them, indeed, We are Perfect in Ability.

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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 · 3 roots in 3 of 7 words

Recitation · 13 points across 5 rule families

  • Light rāʾ2
  • Ghunnah3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Qalqalah2
  • Iẓhār shafawī2

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 33 letters · āyah 42 of 89

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 23:95 · Al-Muminoonvery close

    وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّرِيَكَ مَا نَعِدُهُمْ لَقَٰدِرُونَ

    And indeed, We are able to show you what We have promised them.

  • Quran 13:40 · Ar-Ra'dvery close

    وَإِن مَّا نُرِيَنَّكَ بَعْضَ ٱلَّذِى نَعِدُهُمْ أَوْ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْبَلَٰغُ وَعَلَيْنَا ٱلْحِسَابُ

    And whether We show you part of what We promise them or take you in death, upon you is only the [duty of] notification, and upon Us is the account.

  • Quran 23:94 · Al-Muminoonclose

    رَبِّ فَلَا تَجْعَلْنِى فِى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    My Lord, then do not place me among the wrongdoing people."

  • Quran 37:172 · As-Saaffaatclose

    إِنَّهُمْ لَهُمُ ٱلْمَنصُورُونَ

    [That] indeed, they would be those given victory

  • Quran 21:109 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَقُلْ ءَاذَنتُكُمْ عَلَىٰ سَوَآءٍ وَإِنْ أَدْرِىٓ أَقَرِيبٌ أَم بَعِيدٌ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ

    But if they turn away, then say, "I have announced to [all of] you equally. And I know not whether near or far is that which you are promised.

  • Quran 27:33 · An-Namlclose

    قَالُوا۟ نَحْنُ أُو۟لُوا۟ قُوَّةٍ وَأُو۟لُوا۟ بَأْسٍ شَدِيدٍ وَٱلْأَمْرُ إِلَيْكِ فَٱنظُرِى مَاذَا تَأْمُرِينَ

    They said, "We are men of strength and of great military might, but the command is yours, so see what you will command."

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.

  • Al-Muminoon 23:953 shared roots

    وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّرِيَكَ مَا نَعِدُهُمْ لَقَٰدِرُونَ

    ق-د-رو-ع-در-أ-ي

  • Al-Muminoon 23:932 shared roots

    قُل رَّبِّ إِمَّا تُرِيَنِّى مَا يُوعَدُونَ

    و-ع-در-أ-ي

  • Ar-Room 30:372 shared roots

    أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقْدِرُ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    ق-د-رر-أ-ي

  • Ar-Ra'd 13:402 shared roots

    وَإِن مَّا نُرِيَنَّكَ بَعْضَ ٱلَّذِى نَعِدُهُمْ أَوْ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْبَلَٰغُ وَعَلَيْنَا ٱلْحِسَابُ

    و-ع-در-أ-ي

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:772 shared roots

    فَٱصْبِرْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ فَإِمَّا نُرِيَنَّكَ بَعْضَ ٱلَّذِى نَعِدُهُمْ أَوْ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ فَإِلَيْنَا يُرْجَعُونَ

    و-ع-در-أ-ي

  • Al-Jinn 72:242 shared roots

    حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَأَوْا۟ مَا يُوعَدُونَ فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ أَضْعَفُ نَاصِرًا وَأَقَلُّ عَدَدًا

    و-ع-در-أ-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 43:42?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 43:42 include Quran 23:95 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 13:40 (Surah Ar-Ra'd), Quran 23:94 (Surah Al-Muminoon), and Quran 37:172 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 23:95 reads: “And indeed, We are able to show you what We have promised them.” 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 43:42 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 43:42 (Surah Az-Zukhruf, Ornaments of gold) reads: “Or whether [or not] We show you that which We have promised them, indeed, We are Perfect in Ability.”

Which surah is verse 43:42 in?

Quran 43:42 is āyah 42 of Surah Az-Zukhruf (Ornaments of gold), chapter 43 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 89 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 43:42?

Tartīl presents Quran 43:42 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.