Surah Saad · Ayah 37·Makkī

37

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Translation

Saheeh International

And [also] the devils [of jinn] - every builder and diver

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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 · 4 roots in 4 of 4 words

Rarest here: غ-و-ص — 2× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 6 points across 4 rule families

  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Ghunnah1
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 19 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 37 of 88

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 21:82 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    وَمِنَ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ مَن يَغُوصُونَ لَهُۥ وَيَعْمَلُونَ عَمَلًا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ وَكُنَّا لَهُمْ حَٰفِظِينَ

    And of the devils were those who dived for him and did work other than that. And We were of them a guardian.

  • Quran 34:12 · Sabaclose

    وَلِسُلَيْمَٰنَ ٱلرِّيحَ غُدُوُّهَا شَهْرٌ وَرَوَاحُهَا شَهْرٌ وَأَسَلْنَا لَهُۥ عَيْنَ ٱلْقِطْرِ وَمِنَ ٱلْجِنِّ مَن يَعْمَلُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِۦ وَمَن يَزِغْ مِنْهُمْ عَنْ أَمْرِنَا نُذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ

    And to Solomon [We subjected] the wind - its morning [journey was that of] a month - and its afternoon [journey was that of] a month, and We made flow for him a spring of [liquid]…

  • Quran 21:81 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    وَلِسُلَيْمَٰنَ ٱلرِّيحَ عَاصِفَةً تَجْرِى بِأَمْرِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِى بَٰرَكْنَا فِيهَا وَكُنَّا بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَٰلِمِينَ

    And to Solomon [We subjected] the wind, blowing forcefully, proceeding by his command toward the land which We had blessed. And We are ever, of all things, Knowing.

  • Quran 18:85 · Al-Kahfclose

    فَأَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا

    So he followed a way

  • Quran 54:19 · Al-Qamarclose

    إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُّسْتَمِرٍّ

    Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune,

  • Quran 25:48 · Al-Furqaanclose

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَرْسَلَ ٱلرِّيَٰحَ بُشْرًۢا بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَحْمَتِهِۦ وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً طَهُورًا

    And it is He who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy, and We send down from the sky pure water

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 21:822 shared roots

    وَمِنَ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ مَن يَغُوصُونَ لَهُۥ وَيَعْمَلُونَ عَمَلًا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ وَكُنَّا لَهُمْ حَٰفِظِينَ

    غ-و-صش-ط-ن

  • Yaseen 36:602 shared roots

    أَلَمْ أَعْهَدْ إِلَيْكُمْ يَٰبَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ أَن لَّا تَعْبُدُوا۟ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ

    ش-ط-نب-ن-ي

  • Al-Hijr 15:172 shared roots

    وَحَفِظْنَٰهَا مِن كُلِّ شَيْطَٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ

    ش-ط-نك-ل-ل

  • As-Saaffaat 37:72 shared roots

    وَحِفْظًا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَٰنٍ مَّارِدٍ

    ش-ط-نك-ل-ل

  • Yusuf 12:52 shared roots

    قَالَ يَٰبُنَىَّ لَا تَقْصُصْ رُءْيَاكَ عَلَىٰٓ إِخْوَتِكَ فَيَكِيدُوا۟ لَكَ كَيْدًا إِنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ

    ش-ط-نب-ن-ي

  • Al-Hajj 22:32 shared roots

    وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يُجَٰدِلُ فِى ٱللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَيَتَّبِعُ كُلَّ شَيْطَٰنٍ مَّرِيدٍ

    ش-ط-نك-ل-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 38:37?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 38:37 include Quran 21:82 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), Quran 34:12 (Surah Saba), Quran 21:81 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), and Quran 18:85 (Surah Al-Kahf). For example, 21:82 reads: “And of the devils were those who dived for him and did work other than that. And We were of them a guardian.” 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 38:37 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 38:37 (Surah Saad, The letter Saad) reads: “And [also] the devils [of jinn] - every builder and diver”

Which surah is verse 38:37 in?

Quran 38:37 is āyah 37 of Surah Saad (The letter Saad), chapter 38 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 88 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 38:37?

Tartīl presents Quran 38:37 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.