Surah Al-Anbiyaa · Ayah 20·Makkī

20

لَا ﴿٢٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

They exalt [Him] night and day [and] do not slacken.

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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 5 words

Rarest here: ف-ت-ر — 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 8 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy rāʾ2

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 25 letters · āyah 20 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 30:26 · Ar-Roomclose

    وَلَهُۥ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ كُلٌّ لَّهُۥ قَٰنِتُونَ

    And to Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and earth. All are to Him devoutly obedient.

  • Quran 45:37 · Al-Jaathiyaclose

    وَلَهُ ٱلْكِبْرِيَآءُ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    And to Him belongs [all] grandeur within the heavens and the earth, and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

  • Quran 43:85 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    وَتَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَعِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلسَّاعَةِ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

    And blessed is He to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them and with whom is knowledge of the Hour and to whom you will be returned.

  • Quran 19:65 · Maryamclose

    رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَٱعْبُدْهُ وَٱصْطَبِرْ لِعِبَٰدَتِهِۦ هَلْ تَعْلَمُ لَهُۥ سَمِيًّا

    Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them - so worship Him and have patience for His worship. Do you know of any similarity to Him?"

  • Quran 17:43 · Al-Israaclose

    سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يَقُولُونَ عُلُوًّا كَبِيرًا

    Exalted is He and high above what they say by great sublimity.

  • Quran 25:43 · Al-Furqaanclose

    أَرَءَيْتَ مَنِ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَٰهَهُۥ هَوَىٰهُ أَفَأَنتَ تَكُونُ عَلَيْهِ وَكِيلًا

    Have you seen the one who takes as his god his own desire? Then would you be responsible for him?

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.

  • Nooh 71:52 shared roots

    قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِى لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا

    ل-ي-لن-ه-ر

  • Fussilat 41:383 shared roots

    فَإِنِ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ فَٱلَّذِينَ عِندَ رَبِّكَ يُسَبِّحُونَ لَهُۥ بِٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ وَهُمْ لَا يَسْـَٔمُونَ

    ل-ي-لس-ب-حن-ه-ر

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:333 shared roots

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ وَٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ فِى فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ

    ل-ي-لس-ب-حن-ه-ر

  • Al-An'aam 6:132 shared roots

    وَلَهُۥ مَا سَكَنَ فِى ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

    ل-ي-لن-ه-ر

  • Qaaf 50:402 shared roots

    وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَأَدْبَٰرَ ٱلسُّجُودِ

    ل-ي-لس-ب-ح

  • Al-Muzzammil 73:72 shared roots

    إِنَّ لَكَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ سَبْحًا طَوِيلًا

    س-ب-حن-ه-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 21:20?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 21:20 include Quran 30:26 (Surah Ar-Room), Quran 45:37 (Surah Al-Jaathiya), Quran 43:85 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), and Quran 19:65 (Surah Maryam). For example, 30:26 reads: “And to Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and earth. All are to Him devoutly obedient.” 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 21:20 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 21:20 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, The Prophets) reads: “They exalt [Him] night and day [and] do not slacken.”

Which surah is verse 21:20 in?

Quran 21:20 is āyah 20 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 21:20?

Tartīl presents Quran 21:20 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.