Surah An-Nahl · Ayah 63·Makkī

63

لَقَدْ إِلَىٰٓ مِّن لَهُمُ فَهُوَ وَلَهُمْ ﴿٦٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

By Allah, We did certainly send [messengers] to nations before you, but Satan made their deeds attractive to them. And he is the disbelievers' ally today [as well], and they will have a painful punishment.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

شیطان؛ سرپرست کافران

جملةٌ «مروز او (شیطان) ولی و سرپرستشان است» اشاره به مشرکان عرب در زمان پیامبر(ص) دارد که آنان نیز دنباله‌رو همان برنامه‌های انحرافی امت‌های پیشین‌اند که شیطان اعمالشان را در نظرشان تزیین کرده بود, و شیطان امروز سرپرست این گروه از مشرکان است. > **پانوشت صفحه (منابع):** > ۵ نمونه چ۱۱ ص ۲۸۴ > ۵- نمونهء ج۰۱۱ ص ۲۸۴ > ۳ المیزان» ج۰۱۲ ص ۲۷۶ > ۱و ۲-نمونه چ۱۱ ص ۲۶۷ ۳ المیزان» چ۱۲ ص ۲۷۶ ۴ پیشین» ص ۲۸۰ > **Cited sources** (grade before any load-bearing use): Tafsīr Nemūneh, al-Mīzān.

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 · 11 roots in 11 of 17 words

Recitation · 17 points across 7 rule families

  • Lām shamsiyyah3
  • Qalqalah2
  • Madd munfaṣil5
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)3
  • Ghunnah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

17 words · 70 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 63 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 8:48 · Al-Anfaalvery close

    وَإِذْ زَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ وَقَالَ لَا غَالِبَ لَكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَإِنِّى جَارٌ لَّكُمْ فَلَمَّا تَرَآءَتِ ٱلْفِئَتَانِ نَكَصَ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيْهِ وَقَالَ إِنِّى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّنكُمْ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ مَا لَا تَرَوْنَ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ ٱللَّهَ وَٱللَّهُ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ

    And [remember] when Satan made their deeds pleasing to them and said, "No one can overcome you today from among the people, and indeed, I am your protector." But when the two…

  • Quran 30:47 · Ar-Roomvery close

    وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ رُسُلًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِمْ فَجَآءُوهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا۟ وَكَانَ حَقًّا عَلَيْنَا نَصْرُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    And We have already sent messengers before you to their peoples, and they came to them with clear evidences; then We took retribution from those who committed crimes, and…

  • Quran 22:52 · Al-Hajjvery close

    وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ وَلَا نَبِىٍّ إِلَّآ إِذَا تَمَنَّىٰٓ أَلْقَى ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ فِىٓ أُمْنِيَّتِهِۦ فَيَنسَخُ ٱللَّهُ مَا يُلْقِى ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ ثُمَّ يُحْكِمُ ٱللَّهُ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ

    And We did not send before you any messenger or prophet except that when he spoke [or recited], Satan threw into it [some misunderstanding]. But Allah abolishes that which Satan…

  • Quran 4:119 · An-Nisaavery close

    وَلَأُضِلَّنَّهُمْ وَلَأُمَنِّيَنَّهُمْ وَلَـَٔامُرَنَّهُمْ فَلَيُبَتِّكُنَّ ءَاذَانَ ٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ وَلَـَٔامُرَنَّهُمْ فَلَيُغَيِّرُنَّ خَلْقَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَن يَتَّخِذِ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ وَلِيًّا مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَقَدْ خَسِرَ خُسْرَانًا مُّبِينًا

    And I will mislead them, and I will arouse in them [sinful] desires, and I will command them so they will slit the ears of cattle, and I will command them so they will change the…

  • Quran 4:115 · An-Nisaavery close

    وَمَن يُشَاقِقِ ٱلرَّسُولَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَيَتَّبِعْ غَيْرَ سَبِيلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ نُوَلِّهِۦ مَا تَوَلَّىٰ وَنُصْلِهِۦ جَهَنَّمَ وَسَآءَتْ مَصِيرًا

    And whoever opposes the Messenger after guidance has become clear to him and follows other than the way of the believers - We will give him what he has taken and drive him into…

  • Quran 23:32 · Al-Muminoonvery close

    فَأَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِمْ رَسُولًا مِّنْهُمْ أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥٓ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

    And We sent among them a messenger from themselves, [saying], "Worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him; then will you not fear Him?"

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.

  • Al-Hijr 15:502 shared roots

    وَأَنَّ عَذَابِى هُوَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ٱلْأَلِيمُ

    أ-ل-مع-ذ-ب

  • Nooh 71:14 shared roots

    إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦٓ أَنْ أَنذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

    أ-ل-مق-ب-لع-ذ-بر-س-ل

  • Hud 11:264 shared roots

    أَن لَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ أَلِيمٍ

    أ-ل-مع-ذ-بي-و-مأ-ل-ه

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:2012 shared roots

    لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ

    أ-ل-مع-ذ-ب

  • Al-Inshiqaaq 84:242 shared roots

    فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

    أ-ل-مع-ذ-ب

  • Fussilat 41:433 shared roots

    مَّا يُقَالُ لَكَ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ قِيلَ لِلرُّسُلِ مِن قَبْلِكَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُو مَغْفِرَةٍ وَذُو عِقَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

    أ-ل-مق-ب-لر-س-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 16:63?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 16:63 include Quran 8:48 (Surah Al-Anfaal), Quran 30:47 (Surah Ar-Room), Quran 22:52 (Surah Al-Hajj), and Quran 4:119 (Surah An-Nisaa). For example, 8:48 reads: “And [remember] when Satan made their deeds pleasing to them and said, "No one can overcome you today from among the people, and indeed, I am your protector." But when the two…” 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 16:63 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 16:63 (Surah An-Nahl, The Bee) reads: “By Allah, We did certainly send [messengers] to nations before you, but Satan made their deeds attractive to them. And he is the disbelievers' ally today [as well], and they will have a painful punishment.”

Which surah is verse 16:63 in?

Quran 16:63 is āyah 63 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 16:63?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 16:63 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 16:63?

Tartīl presents Quran 16:63 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.