Surah An-Nahl · Ayah 37·Makkī

37

إِن عَلَىٰ فَإِنَّ لَا مَن وَمَا لَهُم مِّن ﴿٣٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[Even] if you should strive for their guidance, [O Muhammad], indeed, Allah does not guide those He sends astray, and they will have no helpers.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

چه کسانی لیاقت هدایت شدن ندارند؟

«خداوند کسی را که گمراه ساخت. هدایت نمی‌کند.» بدیهی است که این جمله در حق همه منحرفان نیست؛ زیرا وظیفة پیامبر(ص)» تبلیغ و هدایت است و تاریخ نیز گواهی داده که این تبلیغ و هدایت در مورد بسیاری از گمراهان اثر می‌گذارد و آنان به آیین حق می‌پیوندند و عاشقانه از آن دفاع می‌کنند. بنابر این» چنین جمله‌ای مخصوص آن گروه است که خیره‌سری و لجاجت را به حد اعلا رسانده و چنان در استکبار و غرور و غفلت و گناه غرق‌اند که دیگر درهای هدایت به روی آنها گشوده نخواهد شد. اینها هستند که هر چند پیامبر خدا برای هدایت آنها بکوشدء نتیجه‌ای ندارد؛ زیرا به خاطر اعمالشان چنان گمراه شده‌اند که دیگر لایق هدایت نیستند.

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 · 5 roots in 6 of 14 words

Rarest here: ح-ر-ص — 5× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 19 points across 7 rule families

  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Light rāʾ2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Ghunnah3
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

14 words · 45 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 37 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 30:29 · Ar-Roomvery close

    بَلِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَهُم بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ فَمَن يَهْدِى مَنْ أَضَلَّ ٱللَّهُ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن نَّٰصِرِينَ

    But those who wrong follow their [own] desires without knowledge. Then who can guide one whom Allah has sent astray? And for them there are no helpers.

  • Quran 28:50 · Al-Qasasvery close

    فَإِن لَّمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لَكَ فَٱعْلَمْ أَنَّمَا يَتَّبِعُونَ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ وَمَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّنِ ٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ بِغَيْرِ هُدًى مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    But if they do not respond to you - then know that they only follow their [own] desires. And who is more astray than one who follows his desire without guidance from Allah?…

  • Quran 42:46 · Ash-Shuravery close

    وَمَا كَانَ لَهُم مِّنْ أَوْلِيَآءَ يَنصُرُونَهُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن سَبِيلٍ

    And there will not be for them any allies to aid them other than Allah. And whoever Allah sends astray - for him there is no way.

  • Quran 39:36 · Az-Zumarvery close

    أَلَيْسَ ٱللَّهُ بِكَافٍ عَبْدَهُۥ وَيُخَوِّفُونَكَ بِٱلَّذِينَ مِن دُونِهِۦ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِنْ هَادٍ

    Is not Allah sufficient for His Servant [Prophet Muhammad]? And [yet], they threaten you with those [they worship] other than Him. And whoever Allah leaves astray - for him there…

  • Quran 22:71 · Al-Hajjvery close

    وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِۦ سُلْطَٰنًا وَمَا لَيْسَ لَهُم بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ وَمَا لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ مِن نَّصِيرٍ

    And they worship besides Allah that for which He has not sent down authority and that of which they have no knowledge. And there will not be for the wrongdoers any helper.

  • Quran 4:143 · An-Nisaavery close

    مُّذَبْذَبِينَ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ لَآ إِلَىٰ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَلَآ إِلَىٰ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُۥ سَبِيلًا

    Wavering between them, [belonging] neither to the believers nor to the disbelievers. And whoever Allah leaves astray - never will you find for him a way.

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.

  • Taa-Haa 20:792 shared roots

    وَأَضَلَّ فِرْعَوْنُ قَوْمَهُۥ وَمَا هَدَىٰ

    ض-ل-له-د-ي

  • Ar-Room 30:294 shared roots

    بَلِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَهُم بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ فَمَن يَهْدِى مَنْ أَضَلَّ ٱللَّهُ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن نَّٰصِرِينَ

    ن-ص-رض-ل-له-د-يأ-ل-ه

  • Ad-Dhuhaa 93:72 shared roots

    وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدَىٰ

    ض-ل-له-د-ي

  • Al-A'raaf 7:1783 shared roots

    مَن يَهْدِ ٱللَّهُ فَهُوَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِى وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰسِرُونَ

    ض-ل-له-د-يأ-ل-ه

  • Ash-Shura 42:463 shared roots

    وَمَا كَانَ لَهُم مِّنْ أَوْلِيَآءَ يَنصُرُونَهُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن سَبِيلٍ

    ن-ص-رض-ل-لأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Qalam 68:72 shared roots

    إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

    ض-ل-له-د-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 16:37?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 16:37 include Quran 30:29 (Surah Ar-Room), Quran 28:50 (Surah Al-Qasas), Quran 42:46 (Surah Ash-Shura), and Quran 39:36 (Surah Az-Zumar). For example, 30:29 reads: “But those who wrong follow their [own] desires without knowledge. Then who can guide one whom Allah has sent astray? And for them there are no helpers.” 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 16:37 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 16:37 (Surah An-Nahl, The Bee) reads: “[Even] if you should strive for their guidance, [O Muhammad], indeed, Allah does not guide those He sends astray, and they will have no helpers.”

Which surah is verse 16:37 in?

Quran 16:37 is āyah 37 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 16:37?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 16:37 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 16:37?

Tartīl presents Quran 16:37 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.