Surah Yaseen · Ayah 21·Makkī

21

مَن لَّا وَهُم ﴿٢١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Follow those who do not ask of you [any] payment, and they are [rightly] guided.

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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 · 4 roots in 4 of 7 words

Recitation · 10 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)2
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Qalqalah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 29 letters · āyah 21 of 83

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 7:193 · Al-A'raafclose

    وَإِن تَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰ لَا يَتَّبِعُوكُمْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ أَدَعَوْتُمُوهُمْ أَمْ أَنتُمْ صَٰمِتُونَ

    And if you [believers] invite them to guidance, they will not follow you. It is all the same for you whether you invite them or you are silent.

  • Quran 6:90 · Al-An'aamclose

    أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ هَدَى ٱللَّهُ فَبِهُدَىٰهُمُ ٱقْتَدِهْ قُل لَّآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرَىٰ لِلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    Those are the ones whom Allah has guided, so from their guidance take an example. Say, "I ask of you for this message no payment. It is not but a reminder for the worlds."

  • Quran 1:7 · Al-Faatihaclose

    صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

    The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray.

  • Quran 7:3 · Al-A'raafclose

    ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ

    Follow, [O mankind], what has been revealed to you from your Lord and do not follow other than Him any allies. Little do you remember.

  • Quran 25:57 · Al-Furqaanclose

    قُلْ مَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِلَّا مَن شَآءَ أَن يَتَّخِذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا

    Say, "I do not ask of you for it any payment - only that whoever wills might take to his Lord a way."

  • Quran 6:82 · Al-An'aamclose

    ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَلَمْ يَلْبِسُوٓا۟ إِيمَٰنَهُم بِظُلْمٍ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمُ ٱلْأَمْنُ وَهُم مُّهْتَدُونَ

    They who believe and do not mix their belief with injustice - those will have security, and they are [rightly] guided.

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.

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1802 shared roots

    وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    أ-ج-رس-أ-ل

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1642 shared roots

    وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    أ-ج-رس-أ-ل

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1452 shared roots

    وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    أ-ج-رس-أ-ل

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1272 shared roots

    وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    أ-ج-رس-أ-ل

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1092 shared roots

    وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    أ-ج-رس-أ-ل

  • Yusuf 12:1042 shared roots

    وَمَا تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    أ-ج-رس-أ-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 36:21?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 36:21 include Quran 7:193 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 6:90 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 1:7 (Surah Al-Faatiha), and Quran 7:3 (Surah Al-A'raaf). For example, 7:193 reads: “And if you [believers] invite them to guidance, they will not follow you. It is all the same for you whether you invite them or you are silent.” 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 36:21 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 36:21 (Surah Yaseen, Yaseen) reads: “Follow those who do not ask of you [any] payment, and they are [rightly] guided.”

Which surah is verse 36:21 in?

Quran 36:21 is āyah 21 of Surah Yaseen (Yaseen), chapter 36 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 83 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 36:21?

Tartīl presents Quran 36:21 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.