Surah Al-Anbiyaa · Ayah 17·Makkī

17

لَوْ أَن مِن إِن ﴿١٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Had We intended to take a diversion, We could have taken it from [what is] with Us - if [indeed] We were to do so.

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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 · 6 roots in 7 of 11 words

Recitation · 13 points across 5 rule families

  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)4
  • Ghunnah3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4

Commentary

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

Shape

11 words · 40 letters · āyah 17 of 112

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 56:65 · Al-Waaqiaclose

    لَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنَٰهُ حُطَٰمًا فَظَلْتُمْ تَفَكَّهُونَ

    If We willed, We could make it [dry] debris, and you would remain in wonder,

  • Quran 17:86 · Al-Israaclose

    وَلَئِن شِئْنَا لَنَذْهَبَنَّ بِٱلَّذِىٓ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُ لَكَ بِهِۦ عَلَيْنَا وَكِيلًا

    And if We willed, We could surely do away with that which We revealed to you. Then you would not find for yourself concerning it an advocate against Us.

  • Quran 36:67 · Yaseenrelated

    وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَمَسَخْنَٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِهِمْ فَمَا ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟ مُضِيًّا وَلَا يَرْجِعُونَ

    And if We willed, We could have deformed them, [paralyzing them] in their places so they would not be able to proceed, nor could they return.

  • Quran 27:50 · An-Namlrelated

    وَمَكَرُوا۟ مَكْرًا وَمَكَرْنَا مَكْرًا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

    And they planned a plan, and We planned a plan, while they perceived not.

  • Quran 26:102 · Ash-Shu'araarelated

    فَلَوْ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً فَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    Then if we only had a return [to the world] and could be of the believers... "

  • Quran 36:44 · Yaseenrelated

    إِلَّا رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا وَمَتَٰعًا إِلَىٰ حِينٍ

    Except as a mercy from Us and provision for a time.

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-Burooj 85:162 shared roots

    فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ

    ف-ع-لر-و-د

  • Al-Munaafiqoon 63:92 shared roots

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تُلْهِكُمْ أَمْوَٰلُكُمْ وَلَآ أَوْلَٰدُكُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰسِرُونَ

    ل-ه-وف-ع-ل

  • Yusuf 12:612 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ سَنُرَٰوِدُ عَنْهُ أَبَاهُ وَإِنَّا لَفَٰعِلُونَ

    ف-ع-لر-و-د

  • An-Nahl 16:402 shared roots

    إِنَّمَا قَوْلُنَا لِشَىْءٍ إِذَآ أَرَدْنَٰهُ أَن نَّقُولَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ

    ر-و-دك-و-ن

  • Al-Ankaboot 29:642 shared roots

    وَمَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَآ إِلَّا لَهْوٌ وَلَعِبٌ وَإِنَّ ٱلدَّارَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ لَهِىَ ٱلْحَيَوَانُ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ

    ل-ه-وك-و-ن

  • Al-Hijr 15:712 shared roots

    قَالَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ بَنَاتِىٓ إِن كُنتُمْ فَٰعِلِينَ

    ف-ع-لك-و-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 21:17?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 21:17 include Quran 56:65 (Surah Al-Waaqia), Quran 17:86 (Surah Al-Israa), Quran 36:67 (Surah Yaseen), and Quran 27:50 (Surah An-Naml). For example, 56:65 reads: “If We willed, We could make it [dry] debris, and you would remain in wonder,” 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 21:17 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 21:17 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, The Prophets) reads: “Had We intended to take a diversion, We could have taken it from [what is] with Us - if [indeed] We were to do so.”

Which surah is verse 21:17 in?

Quran 21:17 is āyah 17 of Surah Al-Anbiyaa (The Prophets), chapter 21 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 112 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 21:17?

Tartīl presents Quran 21:17 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.