Surah Taa-Haa · Ayah 68·Makkī

68

لَا إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ﴿٦٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Allah said, "Fear not. Indeed, it is you who are superior.

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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 · 6 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Ghunnah1
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 21 letters · āyah 68 of 135

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 28:31 · Al-Qasasvery close

    وَأَنْ أَلْقِ عَصَاكَ فَلَمَّا رَءَاهَا تَهْتَزُّ كَأَنَّهَا جَآنٌّ وَلَّىٰ مُدْبِرًا وَلَمْ يُعَقِّبْ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ أَقْبِلْ وَلَا تَخَفْ إِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْـَٔامِنِينَ

    And [he was told], "Throw down your staff." But when he saw it writhing as if it was a snake, he turned in flight and did not return. [Allah said], "O Moses, approach and fear…

  • Quran 10:79 · Yunusvery close

    وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ ٱئْتُونِى بِكُلِّ سَٰحِرٍ عَلِيمٍ

    And Pharaoh said, "Bring to me every learned magician."

  • Quran 26:11 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ أَلَا يَتَّقُونَ

    The people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear Allah?"

  • Quran 10:77 · Yunusclose

    قَالَ مُوسَىٰٓ أَتَقُولُونَ لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَكُمْ أَسِحْرٌ هَٰذَا وَلَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلسَّٰحِرُونَ

    Moses said, "Do you say [thus] about the truth when it has come to you? Is this magic? But magicians will not succeed."

  • Quran 20:17 · Taa-Haaclose

    وَمَا تِلْكَ بِيَمِينِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ

    And what is that in your right hand, O Moses?"

  • Quran 10:81 · Yunusclose

    فَلَمَّآ أَلْقَوْا۟ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ مَا جِئْتُم بِهِ ٱلسِّحْرُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَيُبْطِلُهُۥٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُصْلِحُ عَمَلَ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ

    And when they had thrown, Moses said, "What you have brought is [only] magic. Indeed, Allah will expose its worthlessness. Indeed, Allah does not amend the work of corrupters.

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-Naazi'aat 79:242 shared roots

    فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

    ع-ل-وق-و-ل

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:122 shared roots

    قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ

    خ-و-فق-و-ل

  • Al-Israa 17:432 shared roots

    سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يَقُولُونَ عُلُوًّا كَبِيرًا

    ع-ل-وق-و-ل

  • Yunus 10:832 shared roots

    فَمَآ ءَامَنَ لِمُوسَىٰٓ إِلَّا ذُرِّيَّةٌ مِّن قَوْمِهِۦ عَلَىٰ خَوْفٍ مِّن فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِمْ أَن يَفْتِنَهُمْ وَإِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ لَعَالٍ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ

    ع-ل-وخ-و-ف

  • Taa-Haa 20:462 shared roots

    قَالَ لَا تَخَافَآ إِنَّنِى مَعَكُمَآ أَسْمَعُ وَأَرَىٰ

    خ-و-فق-و-ل

  • Taa-Haa 20:462 shared roots

    قَالَ لَا تَخَافَآ إِنَّنِى مَعَكُمَآ أَسْمَعُ وَأَرَىٰ

    خ-و-فق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 20:68?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 20:68 include Quran 28:31 (Surah Al-Qasas), Quran 10:79 (Surah Yunus), Quran 26:11 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 10:77 (Surah Yunus). For example, 28:31 reads: “And [he was told], "Throw down your staff." But when he saw it writhing as if it was a snake, he turned in flight and did not return. [Allah said], "O Moses, approach and fear…” 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 20:68 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 20:68 (Surah Taa-Haa, Taa-Haa) reads: “Allah said, "Fear not. Indeed, it is you who are superior.”

Which surah is verse 20:68 in?

Quran 20:68 is āyah 68 of Surah Taa-Haa (Taa-Haa), chapter 20 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 135 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 20:68?

Tartīl presents Quran 20:68 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.