Surah Al-Baqara · Ayah 157·Madanī

157

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِّن وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ﴿١٥٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Those are the ones upon whom are blessings from their Lord and mercy. And it is those who are the [rightly] guided.

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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 9 words

Recitation · 13 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd muttaṣil4
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)3
  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 41 letters · āyah 157 of 286

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 · Luqmanvery close

    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 31:3 · Luqmanvery close

    هُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِّلْمُحْسِنِينَ

    As guidance and mercy for the doers of good

  • Quran 8:4 · Al-Anfaalclose

    أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ حَقًّا لَّهُمْ دَرَجَٰتٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ وَرِزْقٌ كَرِيمٌ

    Those are the believers, truly. For them are degrees [of high position] with their Lord and forgiveness and noble provision.

  • Quran 25:74 · Al-Furqaanclose

    وَٱلَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَٰجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّٰتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَٱجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا

    And those who say, "Our Lord, grant us from among our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us an example for the righteous."

  • Quran 42:38 · Ash-Shuraclose

    وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟ لِرَبِّهِمْ وَأَقَامُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَأَمْرُهُمْ شُورَىٰ بَيْنَهُمْ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ

    And those who have responded to their lord and established prayer and whose affair is [determined by] consultation among themselves, and from what We have provided them, they…

  • Quran 47:17 · Muhammadclose

    وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱهْتَدَوْا۟ زَادَهُمْ هُدًى وَءَاتَىٰهُمْ تَقْوَىٰهُمْ

    And those who are guided - He increases them in guidance and gives them their righteousness.

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 27:772 shared roots

    وَإِنَّهُۥ لَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    ه-د-ير-ح-م

  • Al-A'laa 87:152 shared roots

    وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ

    ص-ل-ور-ب-ب

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:622 shared roots

    قَالَ كَلَّآ إِنَّ مَعِىَ رَبِّى سَيَهْدِينِ

    ه-د-ير-ب-ب

  • Luqman 31:32 shared roots

    هُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِّلْمُحْسِنِينَ

    ه-د-ير-ح-م

  • Al-Ahzaab 33:432 shared roots

    هُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُصَلِّى عَلَيْكُمْ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتُهُۥ لِيُخْرِجَكُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ وَكَانَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَحِيمًا

    ص-ل-ور-ح-م

  • An-Noor 24:562 shared roots

    وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ

    ص-ل-ور-ح-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 2:157?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 2:157 include Quran 31:5 (Surah Luqman), Quran 31:3 (Surah Luqman), Quran 8:4 (Surah Al-Anfaal), and Quran 25:74 (Surah Al-Furqaan). 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 2:157 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 2:157 (Surah Al-Baqara, The Cow) reads: “Those are the ones upon whom are blessings from their Lord and mercy. And it is those who are the [rightly] guided.”

Which surah is verse 2:157 in?

Quran 2:157 is āyah 157 of Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow), chapter 2 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 286 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 2:157?

Tartīl presents Quran 2:157 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.