Surah Qaaf · Ayah 14·Makkī

14

ٱلْأَيْكَةِ تُبَّعٍ ﴿١٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And the companions of the thicket and the people of Tubba'. All denied the messengers, so My threat was justly fulfilled.

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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 · 7 roots in 7 of 9 words

Recitation · 7 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 35 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 14 of 45

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.

  • إِن كُلٌّ إِلَّا كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ

    Each of them denied the messengers, so My penalty was justified.

  • إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ شُعَيْبٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

    When Shu'ayb said to them, "Will you not fear Allah?

  • كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَٱلْأَحْزَابُ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ وَهَمَّتْ كُلُّ أُمَّةٍۭ بِرَسُولِهِمْ لِيَأْخُذُوهُ وَجَٰدَلُوا۟ بِٱلْبَٰطِلِ لِيُدْحِضُوا۟ بِهِ ٱلْحَقَّ فَأَخَذْتُهُمْ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عِقَابِ

    The people of Noah denied before them and the [disbelieving] factions after them, and every nation intended [a plot] for their messenger to seize him, and they disputed by [using]…

  • وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ وَهُمْ ظَٰلِمُونَ

    And there had certainly come to them a Messenger from among themselves, but they denied him; so punishment overtook them while they were wrongdoers.

  • وَكَانُوا۟ يَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا ءَامِنِينَ

    And they used to carve from the mountains, houses, feeling secure.

  • فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

    And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 50:14?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 50:14 include Quran 38:14 (Surah Saad), Quran 26:177 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 40:5 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), and Quran 16:113 (Surah An-Nahl). For example, 38:14 reads: “Each of them denied the messengers, so My penalty was justified.” 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 50:14 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 50:14 (Surah Qaaf, The letter Qaaf) reads: “And the companions of the thicket and the people of Tubba'. All denied the messengers, so My threat was justly fulfilled.”

Which surah is verse 50:14 in?

Quran 50:14 is āyah 14 of Surah Qaaf (The letter Qaaf), chapter 50 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 45 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 50:14?

Tartīl presents Quran 50:14 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.