Surah Qaaf · Ayah 43·Makkī

43

إِنَّا نَحْنُ وَإِلَيْنَا ﴿٤٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and to Us is the destination

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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 6 words

Recitation · 7 points across 4 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 26 letters · āyah 43 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.

  • Quran 15:23 · Al-Hijrvery close

    وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ نُحْىِۦ وَنُمِيتُ وَنَحْنُ ٱلْوَٰرِثُونَ

    And indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritor.

  • Quran 23:37 · Al-Muminoonclose

    إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا ٱلدُّنْيَا نَمُوتُ وَنَحْيَا وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَبْعُوثِينَ

    Life is not but our worldly life - we die and live, but we will not be resurrected.

  • Quran 53:43 · An-Najmclose

    وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَىٰ

    And that it is He who makes [one] laugh and weep

  • Quran 29:57 · Al-Ankabootclose

    كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ

    Every soul will taste death. Then to Us will you be returned.

  • Quran 37:59 · As-Saaffaatclose

    إِلَّا مَوْتَتَنَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

    Except for our first death, and we will not be punished?"

  • Quran 36:12 · Yaseenclose

    إِنَّا نَحْنُ نُحْىِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَنَكْتُبُ مَا قَدَّمُوا۟ وَءَاثَٰرَهُمْ وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ فِىٓ إِمَامٍ مُّبِينٍ

    Indeed, it is We who bring the dead to life and record what they have put forth and what they left behind, and all things We have enumerated in a clear register.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 50:43?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 50:43 include Quran 15:23 (Surah Al-Hijr), Quran 23:37 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 53:43 (Surah An-Najm), and Quran 29:57 (Surah Al-Ankaboot). For example, 15:23 reads: “And indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritor.” 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 50:43 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 50:43 (Surah Qaaf, The letter Qaaf) reads: “Indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and to Us is the destination”

Which surah is verse 50:43 in?

Quran 50:43 is āyah 43 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 50:43?

Tartīl presents Quran 50:43 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.