Surah Al-Qasas · Ayah 16·Makkī

16

إِنِّى لِى لَهُۥٓ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ﴿١٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

He said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me," and He forgave him. Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.

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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 · 6 roots in 8 of 13 words

Recitation · 15 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Heavy rāʾ4
  • Ghunnah2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Lām qamariyyah2

Commentary

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

Shape

13 words · 46 letters · āyah 16 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 12:98 · Yusufvery close

    قَالَ سَوْفَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكُمْ رَبِّىٓ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    He said, "I will ask forgiveness for you from my Lord. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful."

  • Quran 71:10 · Noohvery close

    فَقُلْتُ ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ غَفَّارًا

    And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver.

  • Quran 20:82 · Taa-Haavery close

    وَإِنِّى لَغَفَّارٌ لِّمَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا ثُمَّ ٱهْتَدَىٰ

    But indeed, I am the Perpetual Forgiver of whoever repents and believes and does righteousness and then continues in guidance.

  • Quran 38:35 · Saadvery close

    قَالَ رَبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَهَبْ لِى مُلْكًا لَّا يَنۢبَغِى لِأَحَدٍ مِّنۢ بَعْدِىٓ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْوَهَّابُ

    He said, "My Lord, forgive me and grant me a kingdom such as will not belong to anyone after me. Indeed, You are the Bestower."

  • Quran 36:27 · Yaseenvery close

    بِمَا غَفَرَ لِى رَبِّى وَجَعَلَنِى مِنَ ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ

    Of how my Lord has forgiven me and placed me among the honored."

  • Quran 27:11 · An-Namlvery close

    إِلَّا مَن ظَلَمَ ثُمَّ بَدَّلَ حُسْنًۢا بَعْدَ سُوٓءٍ فَإِنِّى غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    Otherwise, he who wrongs, then substitutes good after evil - indeed, I am Forgiving and Merciful.

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.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 28:16?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 28:16 include Quran 12:98 (Surah Yusuf), Quran 71:10 (Surah Nooh), Quran 20:82 (Surah Taa-Haa), and Quran 38:35 (Surah Saad). For example, 12:98 reads: “He said, "I will ask forgiveness for you from my Lord. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful."” 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 28:16 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 28:16 (Surah Al-Qasas, The Stories) reads: “He said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me," and He forgave him. Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.”

Which surah is verse 28:16 in?

Quran 28:16 is āyah 16 of Surah Al-Qasas (The Stories), chapter 28 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 88 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 28:16?

Tartīl presents Quran 28:16 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.