Surah An-Naml · Ayah 57·Makkī

57

إِلَّا مِنَ ﴿٥٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

So We saved him and his family, except for his wife; We destined her to be of those who remained behind.

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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

Rarest here: غ-ب-ر — 8× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 11 points across 5 rule families

  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 36 letters · āyah 57 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 26:171 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِى ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ

    Except an old woman among those who remained behind.

  • Quran 37:135 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِى ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ

    Except his wife among those who remained [with the evildoers].

  • Quran 37:77 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَجَعَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلْبَاقِينَ

    And We made his descendants those remaining [on the earth]

  • Quran 37:134 · As-Saaffaatclose

    إِذْ نَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ

    [So mention] when We saved him and his family, all,

  • Quran 26:170 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    فَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ

    So We saved him and his family, all,

  • Quran 15:60 · Al-Hijrclose

    إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ قَدَّرْنَآ إِنَّهَا لَمِنَ ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ

    Except his wife." Allah decreed that she is of those who remain behind.

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-A'raaf 7:834 shared roots

    فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ كَانَتْ مِنَ ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ

    غ-ب-رم-ر-أن-ج-وأ-ه-ل

  • Al-Ankaboot 29:324 shared roots

    قَالَ إِنَّ فِيهَا لُوطًا قَالُوا۟ نَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن فِيهَا لَنُنَجِّيَنَّهُۥ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ كَانَتْ مِنَ ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ

    غ-ب-رم-ر-أن-ج-وأ-ه-ل

  • Al-Hijr 15:603 shared roots

    إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ قَدَّرْنَآ إِنَّهَا لَمِنَ ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ

    غ-ب-رم-ر-أق-د-ر

  • Al-Ankaboot 29:334 shared roots

    وَلَمَّآ أَن جَآءَتْ رُسُلُنَا لُوطًا سِىٓءَ بِهِمْ وَضَاقَ بِهِمْ ذَرْعًا وَقَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّا مُنَجُّوكَ وَأَهْلَكَ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَكَ كَانَتْ مِنَ ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ

    غ-ب-رم-ر-أن-ج-وأ-ه-ل

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1692 shared roots

    رَبِّ نَجِّنِى وَأَهْلِى مِمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ

    ن-ج-وأ-ه-ل

  • As-Saaffaat 37:1342 shared roots

    إِذْ نَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ

    ن-ج-وأ-ه-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 27:57?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 27:57 include Quran 26:171 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 37:135 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 37:77 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 37:134 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 26:171 reads: “Except an old woman among those who remained behind.” 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 27:57 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 27:57 (Surah An-Naml, The Ant) reads: “So We saved him and his family, except for his wife; We destined her to be of those who remained behind.”

Which surah is verse 27:57 in?

Quran 27:57 is āyah 57 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 27:57?

Tartīl presents Quran 27:57 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.