Surah An-Naml · Ayah 51·Makkī

51

أَنَّا ﴿٥١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Then look how was the outcome of their plan - that We destroyed them and their people, all.

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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 · 8 roots in 8 of 9 words

Rarest here: د-م-ر — 10× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 13 points across 6 rule families

  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Light rāʾ1
  • Iẓhār shafawī3
  • Ghunnah2
  • Qalqalah1

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 41 letters · āyah 51 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 18:59 · Al-Kahfclose

    وَتِلْكَ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَهْلَكْنَٰهُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُوا۟ وَجَعَلْنَا لِمَهْلِكِهِم مَّوْعِدًا

    And those cities - We destroyed them when they wronged, and We made for their destruction an appointed time.

  • Quran 43:55 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    فَلَمَّآ ءَاسَفُونَا ٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    And when they angered Us, We took retribution from them and drowned them all.

  • Quran 43:25 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    So we took retribution from them; then see how was the end of the deniers.

  • Quran 17:103 · Al-Israaclose

    فَأَرَادَ أَن يَسْتَفِزَّهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ جَمِيعًا

    So he intended to drive them from the land, but We drowned him and those with him all together.

  • Quran 43:8 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    فَأَهْلَكْنَآ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا وَمَضَىٰ مَثَلُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    And We destroyed greater than them in [striking] power, and the example of the former peoples has preceded.

  • Quran 23:41 · Al-Muminoonclose

    فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ بِٱلْحَقِّ فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ غُثَآءً فَبُعْدًا لِّلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    So the shriek seized them in truth, and We made them as [plant] stubble. Then away with the wrongdoing people.

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.

  • Muhammad 47:105 shared roots

    أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ دَمَّرَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلِلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْثَٰلُهَا

    د-م-رع-ق-بك-ي-فن-ظ-رك-و-ن

  • As-Saaffaat 37:734 shared roots

    فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ

    ع-ق-بك-ي-فن-ظ-رك-و-ن

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:254 shared roots

    فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    ع-ق-بك-ي-فن-ظ-رك-و-ن

  • Al-An'aam 6:114 shared roots

    قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ ٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    ع-ق-بك-ي-فن-ظ-رك-و-ن

  • Ar-Ra'd 13:423 shared roots

    وَقَدْ مَكَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْمَكْرُ جَمِيعًا يَعْلَمُ مَا تَكْسِبُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ وَسَيَعْلَمُ ٱلْكُفَّٰرُ لِمَنْ عُقْبَى ٱلدَّارِ

    م-ك-رع-ق-بج-م-ع

  • An-Naml 27:694 shared roots

    قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

    ع-ق-بك-ي-فن-ظ-رك-و-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 27:51?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 27:51 include Quran 18:59 (Surah Al-Kahf), Quran 43:55 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), Quran 43:25 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), and Quran 17:103 (Surah Al-Israa). For example, 18:59 reads: “And those cities - We destroyed them when they wronged, and We made for their destruction an appointed time.” 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 27:51 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 27:51 (Surah An-Naml, The Ant) reads: “Then look how was the outcome of their plan - that We destroyed them and their people, all.”

Which surah is verse 27:51 in?

Quran 27:51 is āyah 51 of Surah An-Naml (The Ant), chapter 27 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 93 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 27:51?

Tartīl presents Quran 27:51 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.