Surah Adh-Dhaariyat · Ayah 21·Makkī

21

وَفِىٓ أَفَلَا ﴿٢١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And in yourselves. Then will you not see?

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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 4 words

Recitation · 7 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd munfaṣil3
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 19 letters · āyah 21 of 60

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 2:4 · Al-Baqaraclose

    وَٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلِكَ وَبِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ

    And who believe in what has been revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what was revealed before you, and of the Hereafter they are certain [in faith].

  • Quran 51:6 · Adh-Dhaariyatclose

    وَإِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ لَوَٰقِعٌ

    And indeed, the recompense is to occur.

  • Quran 45:4 · Al-Jaathiyaclose

    وَفِى خَلْقِكُمْ وَمَا يَبُثُّ مِن دَآبَّةٍ ءَايَٰتٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ

    And in the creation of yourselves and what He disperses of moving creatures are signs for people who are certain [in faith].

  • Quran 44:7 · Ad-Dukhaanclose

    رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

    Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them, if you would be certain.

  • Quran 26:191 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

  • Quran 10:101 · Yunusclose

    قُلِ ٱنظُرُوا۟ مَاذَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا تُغْنِى ٱلْـَٔايَٰتُ وَٱلنُّذُرُ عَن قَوْمٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ

    Say, "Observe what is in the heavens and earth." But of no avail will be signs or warners to a people who do not believe

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-Qiyaama 75:142 shared roots

    بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌ

    ب-ص-رن-ف-س

  • Al-An'aam 6:1042 shared roots

    قَدْ جَآءَكُم بَصَآئِرُ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ فَمَنْ أَبْصَرَ فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ وَمَنْ عَمِىَ فَعَلَيْهَا وَمَآ أَنَا۠ عَلَيْكُم بِحَفِيظٍ

    ب-ص-رن-ف-س

  • Luqman 31:282 shared roots

    مَّا خَلْقُكُمْ وَلَا بَعْثُكُمْ إِلَّا كَنَفْسٍ وَٰحِدَةٍ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌۢ بَصِيرٌ

    ب-ص-رن-ف-س

  • Al-Baqara 2:1102 shared roots

    وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا۟ لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ

    ب-ص-رن-ف-س

  • Taa-Haa 20:962 shared roots

    قَالَ بَصُرْتُ بِمَا لَمْ يَبْصُرُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَقَبَضْتُ قَبْضَةً مِّنْ أَثَرِ ٱلرَّسُولِ فَنَبَذْتُهَا وَكَذَٰلِكَ سَوَّلَتْ لِى نَفْسِى

    ب-ص-رن-ف-س

  • Ash-Shura 42:112 shared roots

    فَاطِرُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا وَمِنَ ٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ أَزْوَٰجًا يَذْرَؤُكُمْ فِيهِ لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِۦ شَىْءٌ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْبَصِيرُ

    ب-ص-رن-ف-س

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 51:21?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 51:21 include Quran 2:4 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 51:6 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat), Quran 45:4 (Surah Al-Jaathiya), and Quran 44:7 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan). For example, 2:4 reads: “And who believe in what has been revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what was revealed before you, and of the Hereafter they are certain [in faith].” 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 51:21 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 51:21 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat, The Winnowing Winds) reads: “And in yourselves. Then will you not see?”

Which surah is verse 51:21 in?

Quran 51:21 is āyah 21 of Surah Adh-Dhaariyat (The Winnowing Winds), chapter 51 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 60 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 51:21?

Tartīl presents Quran 51:21 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.