Surah At-Takwir · Ayah 16·Makkī

16

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Translation

Saheeh International

Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

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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 · 2 roots in 2 of 2 words

Rarest here: ك-ن-س — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 5 points across 4 rule families

  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī1
  • Light rāʾ1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

2 words · 11 letters · āyah 16 of 29

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 74:33 · Al-Muddaththirclose

    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ

    And [by] the night when it departs

  • Quran 81:1 · At-Takwirclose

    إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ

    When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

  • Quran 81:2 · At-Takwirclose

    وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ

    And when the stars fall, dispersing,

  • Quran 84:17 · Al-Inshiqaaqclose

    وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ

    And [by] the night and what it envelops

  • Quran 74:34 · Al-Muddaththirclose

    وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَآ أَسْفَرَ

    And [by] the morning when it brightens,

  • Quran 12:105 · Yusufclose

    وَكَأَيِّن مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ يَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهَا وَهُمْ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضُونَ

    And how many a sign within the heavens and earth do they pass over while they, therefrom, are turning away.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 81:16?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 81:16 include Quran 74:33 (Surah Al-Muddaththir), Quran 81:1 (Surah At-Takwir), Quran 81:2 (Surah At-Takwir), and Quran 84:17 (Surah Al-Inshiqaaq). For example, 74:33 reads: “And [by] the night when it departs” 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 81:16 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 81:16 (Surah At-Takwir, The Overthrowing) reads: “Those that run [their courses] and disappear -”

Which surah is verse 81:16 in?

Quran 81:16 is āyah 16 of Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing), chapter 81 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 29 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 81:16?

Tartīl presents Quran 81:16 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.