Surah An-Nahl · Ayah 73·Makkī

73

مِن مَا لَا لَهُمْ مِّنَ وَلَا ﴿٧٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And they worship besides Allah that which does not possess for them [the power of] provision from the heavens and the earth at all, and [in fact], they are unable.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

رزق و روزی در اختیار بت‌ها نیست

مشرکان به این گمان به دنبال پرستش بت‌ها می‌رفتند که آتها را در سرنوشت و سود و زیان خود موّئْر می‌پنداشتند. می‌دانیم که یکی از مهم‌ترین مسائل زندگی انسان» رزق و روزی او است؛ اعم از روزی‌هایی که از آسمان نازل می‌شود (همچون قطرات حیاتبخش باران و اشعةٌ زنده کنندة آفتاب و مانند آن) یا آنها که از زمین می‌روید و استخراج می‌گردد. هیچ یک از اینها در اختیار بت‌ها نیست. آنها موجودات بی‌ارزشی هستند که هیچ اراده‌ای از خود ندارند و تنها خرافات و تعصب‌های جاهلانة مشرکان است که به آنان نقشی داده است.

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 · 9 roots in 9 of 15 words

Recitation · 20 points across 7 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī9
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Lām shamsiyyah3
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Light rāʾ1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Light Allāh1

Commentary

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Shape

15 words · 60 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 73 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.

  • 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.

  • أَمِ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ شُفَعَآءَ قُلْ أَوَلَوْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَعْقِلُونَ

    Or have they taken other than Allah as intercessors? Say, "Even though they do not possess [power over] anything, nor do they reason?"

  • أَفَغَيْرَ دِينِ ٱللَّهِ يَبْغُونَ وَلَهُۥٓ أَسْلَمَ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ طَوْعًا وَكَرْهًا وَإِلَيْهِ يُرْجَعُونَ

    So is it other than the religion of Allah they desire, while to Him have submitted [all] those within the heavens and earth, willingly or by compulsion, and to Him they will be…

  • قُلِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَلَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا لَهُمْ فِيهِمَا مِن شِرْكٍ وَمَا لَهُۥ مِنْهُم مِّن ظَهِيرٍ

    Say, [O Muhammad], "Invoke those you claim [as deities] besides Allah." They do not possess an atom's weight [of ability] in the heavens or on the earth, and they do not have…

  • وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةً لِّيَكُونُوا۟ لَهُمْ عِزًّا

    And they have taken besides Allah [false] deities that they would be for them [a source of] honor.

  • وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَلَا يَنفَعُهُمْ وَيَقُولُونَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ شُفَعَٰٓؤُنَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ قُلْ أَتُنَبِّـُٔونَ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا لَا يَعْلَمُ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَلَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

    And they worship other than Allah that which neither harms them nor benefits them, and they say, "These are our intercessors with Allah " Say, "Do you inform Allah of something He…

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 16:73?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 16:73 include Quran 22:71 (Surah Al-Hajj), Quran 39:43 (Surah Az-Zumar), Quran 3:83 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), and Quran 34:22 (Surah Saba). For example, 22:71 reads: “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.” 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 16:73 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 16:73 (Surah An-Nahl, The Bee) reads: “And they worship besides Allah that which does not possess for them [the power of] provision from the heavens and the earth at all, and [in fact], they are unable.”

Which surah is verse 16:73 in?

Quran 16:73 is āyah 73 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 16:73?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 16:73 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 16:73?

Tartīl presents Quran 16:73 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.