Surah Hud · Ayah 104·Makkī

104

وَمَا إِلَّا ﴿١٠٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And We do not delay it except for a limited term.

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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 5 words

Recitation · 6 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • 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 · 20 letters · āyah 104 of 123

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 79:45 · An-Naazi'aatvery close

    إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰهَا

    You are only a warner for those who fear it.

  • Quran 52:8 · At-Turvery close

    مَّا لَهُۥ مِن دَافِعٍ

    Of it there is no preventer.

  • Quran 70:27 · Al-Ma'aarijvery close

    وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ

    And those who are fearful of the punishment of their Lord -

  • Quran 14:44 · Ibrahimvery close

    وَأَنذِرِ ٱلنَّاسَ يَوْمَ يَأْتِيهِمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ فَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ أَخِّرْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ نُّجِبْ دَعْوَتَكَ وَنَتَّبِعِ ٱلرُّسُلَ أَوَلَمْ تَكُونُوٓا۟ أَقْسَمْتُم مِّن قَبْلُ مَا لَكُم مِّن زَوَالٍ

    And, [O Muhammad], warn the people of a Day when the punishment will come to them and those who did wrong will say, "Our Lord, delay us for a short term; we will answer Your call…

  • Quran 40:32 · Al-Ghaafirvery close

    وَيَٰقَوْمِ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلتَّنَادِ

    And O my people, indeed I fear for you the Day of Calling -

  • Quran 37:20 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

    They will say, "O woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense."

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 23:432 shared roots

    مَا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ

    أ-ج-لأ-خ-ر

  • Al-Hijr 15:52 shared roots

    مَّا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ

    أ-ج-لأ-خ-ر

  • Al-Munaafiqoon 63:112 shared roots

    وَلَن يُؤَخِّرَ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهَا وَٱللَّهُ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

    أ-ج-لأ-خ-ر

  • Nooh 71:42 shared roots

    يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى إِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا جَآءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُ لَوْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

    أ-ج-لأ-خ-ر

  • Al-A'raaf 7:342 shared roots

    وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلٌ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمْ لَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ سَاعَةً وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ

    أ-ج-لأ-خ-ر

  • Al-Ahzaab 33:292 shared roots

    وَإِن كُنتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَٱلدَّارَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ أَعَدَّ لِلْمُحْسِنَٰتِ مِنكُنَّ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا

    ع-د-دأ-خ-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 11:104?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 11:104 include Quran 79:45 (Surah An-Naazi'aat), Quran 52:8 (Surah At-Tur), Quran 70:27 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij), and Quran 14:44 (Surah Ibrahim). For example, 79:45 reads: “You are only a warner for those who fear it.” 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 11:104 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 11:104 (Surah Hud, Hud) reads: “And We do not delay it except for a limited term.”

Which surah is verse 11:104 in?

Quran 11:104 is āyah 104 of Surah Hud (Hud), chapter 11 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 123 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 11:104?

Tartīl presents Quran 11:104 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.