Surah Saba · Ayah 29·Makkī

29

مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا إِن ﴿٢٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?"

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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 7 words

Recitation · 11 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 29 letters · āyah 29 of 54

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 32:28 · As-Sajdavery close

    وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلْفَتْحُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ

    And they say, "When will be this conquest, if you should be truthful?"

  • Quran 21:109 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَقُلْ ءَاذَنتُكُمْ عَلَىٰ سَوَآءٍ وَإِنْ أَدْرِىٓ أَقَرِيبٌ أَم بَعِيدٌ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ

    But if they turn away, then say, "I have announced to [all of] you equally. And I know not whether near or far is that which you are promised.

  • Quran 38:53 · Saadclose

    هَٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِيَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ

    This is what you, [the righteous], are promised for the Day of Account.

  • Quran 50:32 · Qaafclose

    هَٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِكُلِّ أَوَّابٍ حَفِيظٍ

    [It will be said], "This is what you were promised - for every returner [to Allah] and keeper [of His covenant]

  • Quran 6:134 · Al-An'aamclose

    إِنَّ مَا تُوعَدُونَ لَـَٔاتٍ وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ

    Indeed, what you are promised is coming, and you will not cause failure [to Allah].

  • Quran 23:93 · Al-Muminoonclose

    قُل رَّبِّ إِمَّا تُرِيَنِّى مَا يُوعَدُونَ

    Say, [O Muhammad], "My Lord, if You should show me that which they are promised,

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 34:29?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 34:29 include Quran 32:28 (Surah As-Sajda), Quran 21:109 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), Quran 38:53 (Surah Saad), and Quran 50:32 (Surah Qaaf). For example, 32:28 reads: “And they say, "When will be this conquest, if you should be truthful?"” 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 34:29 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 34:29 (Surah Saba, Sheba) reads: “And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?"”

Which surah is verse 34:29 in?

Quran 34:29 is āyah 29 of Surah Saba (Sheba), chapter 34 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 54 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 34:29?

Tartīl presents Quran 34:29 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.