Surah Ibrahim · Ayah 42·Makkī

42

وَلَا عَمَّا إِنَّمَا فِيهِ ﴿٤٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And never think that Allah is unaware of what the wrongdoers do. He only delays them for a Day when eyes will stare [in horror].

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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 · 9 roots in 9 of 13 words

Rarest here: ش-خ-ص — 2× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 21 points across 8 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Ghunnah3
  • Lām shamsiyyah3
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

13 words · 57 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 42 of 52

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 3:176 · Aal-i-Imraanvery close

    وَلَا يَحْزُنكَ ٱلَّذِينَ يُسَٰرِعُونَ فِى ٱلْكُفْرِ إِنَّهُمْ لَن يَضُرُّوا۟ ٱللَّهَ شَيْـًٔا يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ أَلَّا يَجْعَلَ لَهُمْ حَظًّا فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ

    And do not be grieved, [O Muhammad], by those who hasten into disbelief. Indeed, they will never harm Allah at all. Allah intends that He should give them no share in the…

  • Quran 88:23 · Al-Ghaashiyavery close

    إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ

    However, he who turns away and disbelieves -

  • Quran 9:106 · At-Tawbavery close

    وَءَاخَرُونَ مُرْجَوْنَ لِأَمْرِ ٱللَّهِ إِمَّا يُعَذِّبُهُمْ وَإِمَّا يَتُوبُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ

    And [there are] others deferred until the command of Allah - whether He will punish them or whether He will forgive them. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.

  • Quran 74:56 · Al-Muddaththirvery close

    وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ هُوَ أَهْلُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ

    And they will not remember except that Allah wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.

  • Quran 35:8 · Faatirvery close

    أَفَمَن زُيِّنَ لَهُۥ سُوٓءُ عَمَلِهِۦ فَرَءَاهُ حَسَنًا فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُضِلُّ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ فَلَا تَذْهَبْ نَفْسُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسَرَٰتٍ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ

    Then is one to whom the evil of his deed has been made attractive so he considers it good [like one rightly guided]? For indeed, Allah sends astray whom He wills and guides whom…

  • Quran 45:19 · Al-Jaathiyavery close

    إِنَّهُمْ لَن يُغْنُوا۟ عَنكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيْـًٔا وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ بَعْضٍ وَٱللَّهُ وَلِىُّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ

    Indeed, they will never avail you against Allah at all. And indeed, the wrongdoers are allies of one another; but Allah is the protector of the righteous.

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-Anbiyaa 21:974 shared roots

    وَٱقْتَرَبَ ٱلْوَعْدُ ٱلْحَقُّ فَإِذَا هِىَ شَٰخِصَةٌ أَبْصَٰرُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَا قَدْ كُنَّا فِى غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَٰذَا بَلْ كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ

    ش-خ-صغ-ف-لب-ص-رظ-ل-م

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:12 shared roots

    ٱقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمْ وَهُمْ فِى غَفْلَةٍ مُّعْرِضُونَ

    غ-ف-لح-س-ب

  • An-Nahl 16:1083 shared roots

    أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ طَبَعَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَسَمْعِهِمْ وَأَبْصَٰرِهِمْ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْغَٰفِلُونَ

    غ-ف-لب-ص-رأ-ل-ه

  • Al-An'aam 6:1322 shared roots

    وَلِكُلٍّ دَرَجَٰتٌ مِّمَّا عَمِلُوا۟ وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِغَٰفِلٍ عَمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ

    غ-ف-لع-م-ل

  • Ar-Room 30:72 shared roots

    يَعْلَمُونَ ظَٰهِرًا مِّنَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ هُمْ غَٰفِلُونَ

    غ-ف-لأ-خ-ر

  • Saad 38:532 shared roots

    هَٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِيَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ

    ح-س-بي-و-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 14:42?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 14:42 include Quran 3:176 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), Quran 88:23 (Surah Al-Ghaashiya), Quran 9:106 (Surah At-Tawba), and Quran 74:56 (Surah Al-Muddaththir). For example, 3:176 reads: “And do not be grieved, [O Muhammad], by those who hasten into disbelief. Indeed, they will never harm Allah at all. Allah intends that He should give them no share in the…” 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 14:42 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 14:42 (Surah Ibrahim, Abraham) reads: “And never think that Allah is unaware of what the wrongdoers do. He only delays them for a Day when eyes will stare [in horror].”

Which surah is verse 14:42 in?

Quran 14:42 is āyah 42 of Surah Ibrahim (Abraham), chapter 14 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 52 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 14:42?

Tartīl presents Quran 14:42 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.