Surah An-Nahl · Ayah 50·Makkī

50

مِّن مَا ﴿٥٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded.

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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 · 5 roots in 5 of 7 words

Recitation · 11 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Idghām shafawī2
  • Ghunnah1
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 32 letters · āyah 50 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 6:51 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَأَنذِرْ بِهِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ أَن يُحْشَرُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ لَيْسَ لَهُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ وَلِىٌّ وَلَا شَفِيعٌ لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ

    And warn by the Qur'an those who fear that they will be gathered before their Lord - for them besides Him will be no protector and no intercessor - that they might become…

  • Quran 23:58 · Al-Muminoonclose

    وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    And they who believe in the signs of their Lord

  • Quran 76:7 · Al-Insaanclose

    يُوفُونَ بِٱلنَّذْرِ وَيَخَافُونَ يَوْمًا كَانَ شَرُّهُۥ مُسْتَطِيرًا

    They [are those who] fulfill [their] vows and fear a Day whose evil will be widespread.

  • Quran 24:53 · An-Noorclose

    وَأَقْسَمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمَٰنِهِمْ لَئِنْ أَمَرْتَهُمْ لَيَخْرُجُنَّ قُل لَّا تُقْسِمُوا۟ طَاعَةٌ مَّعْرُوفَةٌ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

    And they swear by Allah their strongest oaths that if you ordered them, they would go forth [in Allah 's cause]. Say, "Do not swear. [Such] obedience is known. Indeed, Allah is…

  • Quran 38:6 · Saadclose

    وَٱنطَلَقَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِنْهُمْ أَنِ ٱمْشُوا۟ وَٱصْبِرُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِكُمْ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ يُرَادُ

    And the eminent among them went forth, [saying], "Continue, and be patient over [the defense of] your gods. Indeed, this is a thing intended.

  • Quran 6:132 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَلِكُلٍّ دَرَجَٰتٌ مِّمَّا عَمِلُوا۟ وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِغَٰفِلٍ عَمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ

    And for all are degrees from what they have done. And your Lord is not unaware of what they do.

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.

  • Az-Zumar 39:162 shared roots

    لَهُم مِّن فَوْقِهِمْ ظُلَلٌ مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ وَمِن تَحْتِهِمْ ظُلَلٌ ذَٰلِكَ يُخَوِّفُ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦ عِبَادَهُۥ يَٰعِبَادِ فَٱتَّقُونِ

    ف-و-قخ-و-ف

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:122 shared roots

    قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ

    خ-و-فر-ب-ب

  • Ar-Rahmaan 55:462 shared roots

    وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ جَنَّتَانِ

    خ-و-فر-ب-ب

  • An-Nahl 16:333 shared roots

    هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن تَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ أَوْ يَأْتِىَ أَمْرُ رَبِّكَ كَذَٰلِكَ فَعَلَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ وَمَا ظَلَمَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ

    ف-ع-لأ-م-رر-ب-ب

  • An-Nahl 16:333 shared roots

    هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن تَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ أَوْ يَأْتِىَ أَمْرُ رَبِّكَ كَذَٰلِكَ فَعَلَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ وَمَا ظَلَمَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ

    ف-ع-لأ-م-رر-ب-ب

  • Al-Qasas 28:332 shared roots

    قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى قَتَلْتُ مِنْهُمْ نَفْسًا فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقْتُلُونِ

    خ-و-فر-ب-ب

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 16:50?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 16:50 include Quran 6:51 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 23:58 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 76:7 (Surah Al-Insaan), and Quran 24:53 (Surah An-Noor). For example, 6:51 reads: “And warn by the Qur'an those who fear that they will be gathered before their Lord - for them besides Him will be no protector and no intercessor - that they might become…” 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 16:50 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 16:50 (Surah An-Nahl, The Bee) reads: “They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded.”

Which surah is verse 16:50 in?

Quran 16:50 is āyah 50 of Surah An-Nahl (The Bee), chapter 16 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 128 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 16:50?

Tartīl presents Quran 16:50 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.