Surah An-Naml · Ayah 46·Makkī

46

لِمَ لَوْلَا لَعَلَّكُمْ ﴿٤٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

He said, "O my people, why are you impatient for evil instead of good? Why do you not seek forgiveness of Allah that you may receive mercy?"

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

حقیقت استغفار

در این آیه خواندیم که حضرت صالح(ع) استغفار را عاملی برای جلب رحمت المی بیان می‌فرماید. باید توجه داشت که حقیقت استغفار» چیزی فراتر از استغفار زبانی است. در رواینی از امیرالمژژمنین علی(ع) آمده که شخصی در حضور او (با بی‌توجهی) گفت: «استغفر اللّه.» آن حضرت به او فرمود: «مادرت به عزایت بنشیند؛ می‌دانی استغفار چیست؟ استغفار, مقام بلندمرتبگان, و اسمی است که آن را شش معناست: یکم. پشیمانی بر گذشته؛ دوم» عزم بر ترک بازگشت به گناه برای همیشه؛ سوم این‌که حقوق مردم را ادا کنی تا با خدا عاری از هر گناهی دیدار کنی؛ چهارم, هر واجبی را که بر عهدة تو بوده و انجامش نداده‌ای» به جای آوری؛ پنجم این‌که گوشتی را که در گناه بر پیکرت روییده» در غم و اندوه آب کنی تا پوستت به استخوانت بچسبد و میان پوست و استخوان گوشت تازه بروید؛ ششم, جسم خود را رنج طاعت بچشانی؛ همچنان که بر او حلاوت معصیت چشانده بودی. در این هنگام بگو «استغفر ال».»

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 12 words

Recitation · 13 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Lām shamsiyyah3
  • Qalqalah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

12 words · 60 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 46 of 93

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 11:63 · Hudvery close

    قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّى وَءَاتَىٰنِى مِنْهُ رَحْمَةً فَمَن يَنصُرُنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهِ إِنْ عَصَيْتُهُۥ فَمَا تَزِيدُونَنِى غَيْرَ تَخْسِيرٍ

    He said, "O my people, have you considered: if I should be upon clear evidence from my Lord and He has given me mercy from Himself, who would protect me from Allah if I disobeyed…

  • Quran 7:56 · Al-A'raafvery close

    وَلَا تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بَعْدَ إِصْلَٰحِهَا وَٱدْعُوهُ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا إِنَّ رَحْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ قَرِيبٌ مِّنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

    And cause not corruption upon the earth after its reformation. And invoke Him in fear and aspiration. Indeed, the mercy of Allah is near to the doers of good.

  • Quran 12:92 · Yusufvery close

    قَالَ لَا تَثْرِيبَ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ يَغْفِرُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

    He said, "No blame will there be upon you today. Allah will forgive you; and He is the most merciful of the merciful."

  • Quran 24:22 · An-Noorclose

    وَلَا يَأْتَلِ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْفَضْلِ مِنكُمْ وَٱلسَّعَةِ أَن يُؤْتُوٓا۟ أُو۟لِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينَ وَٱلْمُهَٰجِرِينَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَلْيَعْفُوا۟ وَلْيَصْفَحُوٓا۟ أَلَا تُحِبُّونَ أَن يَغْفِرَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    And let not those of virtue among you and wealth swear not to give [aid] to their relatives and the needy and the emigrants for the cause of Allah, and let them pardon and…

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    قَالَ أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمْ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمْ

    He said, "Then do you worship instead of Allah that which does not benefit you at all or harm you?

  • Quran 24:14 · An-Noorclose

    وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِى مَآ أَفَضْتُمْ فِيهِ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ

    And if it had not been for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy in this world and the Hereafter, you would have been touched for that [lie] in which you were involved by a…

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 20:832 shared roots

    وَمَآ أَعْجَلَكَ عَن قَوْمِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ

    ع-ج-لق-و-م

  • Ar-Ra'd 13:65 shared roots

    وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ قَبْلَ ٱلْحَسَنَةِ وَقَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِمُ ٱلْمَثُلَٰتُ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُو مَغْفِرَةٍ لِّلنَّاسِ عَلَىٰ ظُلْمِهِمْ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَشَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ

    ع-ج-لس-و-أح-س-نغ-ف-رق-ب-ل

  • An-Naml 27:114 shared roots

    إِلَّا مَن ظَلَمَ ثُمَّ بَدَّلَ حُسْنًۢا بَعْدَ سُوٓءٍ فَإِنِّى غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    س-و-أح-س-نغ-ف-رر-ح-م

  • An-Naml 27:114 shared roots

    إِلَّا مَن ظَلَمَ ثُمَّ بَدَّلَ حُسْنًۢا بَعْدَ سُوٓءٍ فَإِنِّى غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    س-و-أح-س-نغ-ف-رر-ح-م

  • An-Nisaa 4:1063 shared roots

    وَٱسْتَغْفِرِ ٱللَّهَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

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  • Yusuf 12:983 shared roots

    قَالَ سَوْفَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكُمْ رَبِّىٓ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    غ-ف-رر-ح-مق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 27:46?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 27:46 include Quran 11:63 (Surah Hud), Quran 7:56 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 12:92 (Surah Yusuf), and Quran 24:22 (Surah An-Noor). For example, 11:63 reads: “He said, "O my people, have you considered: if I should be upon clear evidence from my Lord and He has given me mercy from Himself, who would protect me from Allah if I disobeyed…” 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 27:46 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 27:46 (Surah An-Naml, The Ant) reads: “He said, "O my people, why are you impatient for evil instead of good? Why do you not seek forgiveness of Allah that you may receive mercy?"”

Which surah is verse 27:46 in?

Quran 27:46 is āyah 46 of Surah An-Naml (The Ant), chapter 27 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 93 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 27:46?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 27:46 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 27:46?

Tartīl presents Quran 27:46 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.