Surah Saad · Ayah 47·Makkī

47

وَإِنَّهُمْ لَمِنَ ﴿٤٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And indeed they are, to Us, among the chosen and outstanding.

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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 · 8 points across 6 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Light rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 28 letters · āyah 47 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 31:5 · Luqmanclose

    أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عَلَىٰ هُدًى مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ

    Those are on [right] guidance from their Lord, and it is those who are the successful.

  • Quran 23:111 · Al-Muminoonclose

    إِنِّى جَزَيْتُهُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ بِمَا صَبَرُوٓا۟ أَنَّهُمْ هُمُ ٱلْفَآئِزُونَ

    Indeed, I have rewarded them this Day for their patient endurance - that they are the attainers [of success]."

  • Quran 98:7 · Al-Bayyinaclose

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمْ خَيْرُ ٱلْبَرِيَّةِ

    Indeed, they who have believed and done righteous deeds - those are the best of creatures.

  • Quran 23:61 · Al-Muminoonclose

    أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يُسَٰرِعُونَ فِى ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ وَهُمْ لَهَا سَٰبِقُونَ

    It is those who hasten to good deeds, and they outstrip [others] therein.

  • Quran 44:54 · Ad-Dukhaanrelated

    كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجْنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ

    Thus. And We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes.

  • Quran 37:166 · As-Saaffaatrelated

    وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلْمُسَبِّحُونَ

    And indeed, we are those who exalt Allah."

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.

  • An-Naml 27:592 shared roots

    قُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَسَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ عِبَادِهِ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱصْطَفَىٰٓ ءَآللَّهُ خَيْرٌ أَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

    ص-ف-وخ-ي-ر

  • Faatir 35:322 shared roots

    ثُمَّ أَوْرَثْنَا ٱلْكِتَٰبَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱصْطَفَيْنَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا فَمِنْهُمْ ظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهِۦ وَمِنْهُم مُّقْتَصِدٌ وَمِنْهُمْ سَابِقٌۢ بِٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَضْلُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ

    ص-ف-وخ-ي-ر

  • Al-Baqara 2:1032 shared roots

    وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّقَوْا۟ لَمَثُوبَةٌ مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لَّوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ

    خ-ي-رع-ن-د

  • An-Nahl 16:952 shared roots

    وَلَا تَشْتَرُوا۟ بِعَهْدِ ٱللَّهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا إِنَّمَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

    خ-ي-رع-ن-د

  • Ash-Shura 42:362 shared roots

    فَمَآ أُوتِيتُم مِّن شَىْءٍ فَمَتَٰعُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَمَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ

    خ-ي-رع-ن-د

  • Al-An'aam 6:572 shared roots

    قُلْ إِنِّى عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّى وَكَذَّبْتُم بِهِۦ مَا عِندِى مَا تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ بِهِۦٓ إِنِ ٱلْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ يَقُصُّ ٱلْحَقَّ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ ٱلْفَٰصِلِينَ

    خ-ي-رع-ن-د

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 38:47?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 38:47 include Quran 31:5 (Surah Luqman), Quran 23:111 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 98:7 (Surah Al-Bayyina), and Quran 23:61 (Surah Al-Muminoon). For example, 31:5 reads: “Those are on [right] guidance from their Lord, and it is those who are the successful.” 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 38:47 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 38:47 (Surah Saad, The letter Saad) reads: “And indeed they are, to Us, among the chosen and outstanding.”

Which surah is verse 38:47 in?

Quran 38:47 is āyah 47 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 38:47?

Tartīl presents Quran 38:47 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.