Surah An-Nahl · Ayah 23·Makkī

23

لَا أَنَّ مَا وَمَا إِنَّهُۥ لَا ﴿٢٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Assuredly, Allah knows what they conceal and what they declare. Indeed, He does not like the arrogant.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

استکبار؛ صفت ویژْةٌ کافران

در چندین آیه از یات قرآن» استکبار» صفتی است که ویژةٌ کافران به کار رفته و منظور از آن» تکبّر از قبول حق است. این نوع از تکبّره تمام راه‌های هدایت را به روی انسان می‌بندد و او را در سراسر عمرش در بدبختی و گناه و بی‌ایمانی نگه می‌دارد. در روایتی از امام علی(ع) می‌خوانیم: «ابلیس, دشمن خدا و پیشوای متعصبان و پیشرو گردنکشان است.» بنابر این هرکس از پذیرش حق سر باز زند - فقیر باشد یا ثروتمند - مستکبر است؛ اگرچه نمی‌توان انکار کرد که در بسیاری اوقات» ثروت زیاد سبب می‌شود که انسان از پذیرش حق خودداری کند.

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 · 7 roots in 7 of 13 words

Recitation · 15 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Heavy rāʾ3
  • Ghunnah2
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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Shape

13 words · 49 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 23 of 128

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 2:77 · Al-Baqaravery close

    أَوَلَا يَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ

    But do they not know that Allah knows what they conceal and what they declare?

  • Quran 27:25 · An-Namlvery close

    أَلَّا يَسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى يُخْرِجُ ٱلْخَبْءَ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تُخْفُونَ وَمَا تُعْلِنُونَ

    [And] so they do not prostrate to Allah, who brings forth what is hidden within the heavens and the earth and knows what you conceal and what you declare -

  • Quran 47:26 · Muhammadvery close

    ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ كَرِهُوا۟ مَا نَزَّلَ ٱللَّهُ سَنُطِيعُكُمْ فِى بَعْضِ ٱلْأَمْرِ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِسْرَارَهُمْ

    That is because they said to those who disliked what Allah sent down, "We will obey you in part of the matter." And Allah knows what they conceal.

  • Quran 14:38 · Ibrahimvery close

    رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ مَا نُخْفِى وَمَا نُعْلِنُ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ

    Our Lord, indeed You know what we conceal and what we declare, and nothing is hidden from Allah on the earth or in the heaven.

  • Quran 87:7 · Al-A'laavery close

    إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ

    Except what Allah should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.

  • Quran 84:24 · Al-Inshiqaaqclose

    فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

    So give them tidings of a painful punishment,

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 16:23?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 16:23 include Quran 2:77 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 27:25 (Surah An-Naml), Quran 47:26 (Surah Muhammad), and Quran 14:38 (Surah Ibrahim). For example, 2:77 reads: “But do they not know that Allah knows what they conceal and what they declare?” 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 16:23 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 16:23 (Surah An-Nahl, The Bee) reads: “Assuredly, Allah knows what they conceal and what they declare. Indeed, He does not like the arrogant.”

Which surah is verse 16:23 in?

Quran 16:23 is āyah 23 of Surah An-Nahl (The Bee), chapter 16 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 128 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 16:23?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 16:23 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 16:23?

Tartīl presents Quran 16:23 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.