Surah Al-A'raaf · Ayah 21·Makkī

21

إِنِّى لَكُمَا لَمِنَ ﴿٢١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And he swore [by Allah] to them, "Indeed, I am to you from among the sincere advisors."

Compare all 34 translations →

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 5 words

Recitation · 8 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Ghunnah2
  • Lām shamsiyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 25 letters · āyah 21 of 206

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 7:68 · Al-A'raafclose

    أُبَلِّغُكُمْ رِسَٰلَٰتِ رَبِّى وَأَنَا۠ لَكُمْ نَاصِحٌ أَمِينٌ

    I convey to you the messages of my Lord, and I am to you a trustworthy adviser.

  • Quran 81:22 · At-Takwirclose

    وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ

    And your companion is not [at all] mad.

  • Quran 12:64 · Yusufclose

    قَالَ هَلْ ءَامَنُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا كَمَآ أَمِنتُكُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَخِيهِ مِن قَبْلُ فَٱللَّهُ خَيْرٌ حَٰفِظًا وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

    He said, "Should I entrust you with him except [under coercion] as I entrusted you with his brother before? But Allah is the best guardian, and He is the most merciful of the…

  • Quran 7:79 · Al-A'raafclose

    فَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ لَقَدْ أَبْلَغْتُكُمْ رِسَالَةَ رَبِّى وَنَصَحْتُ لَكُمْ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُحِبُّونَ ٱلنَّٰصِحِينَ

    And he turned away from them and said, "O my people, I had certainly conveyed to you the message of my Lord and advised you, but you do not like advisors."

  • Quran 7:114 · Al-A'raafclose

    قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ

    He said, "Yes, and, [moreover], you will be among those made near [to me]."

  • Quran 27:49 · An-Namlclose

    قَالُوا۟ تَقَاسَمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ لَنُبَيِّتَنَّهُۥ وَأَهْلَهُۥ ثُمَّ لَنَقُولَنَّ لِوَلِيِّهِۦ مَا شَهِدْنَا مَهْلِكَ أَهْلِهِۦ وَإِنَّا لَصَٰدِقُونَ

    They said, "Take a mutual oath by Allah that we will kill him by night, he and his family. Then we will say to his executor, 'We did not witness the destruction of his family, and…

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 7:21?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 7:21 include Quran 7:68 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 81:22 (Surah At-Takwir), Quran 12:64 (Surah Yusuf), and Quran 7:79 (Surah Al-A'raaf). For example, 7:68 reads: “I convey to you the messages of my Lord, and I am to you a trustworthy adviser.” 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 7:21 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 7:21 (Surah Al-A'raaf, The Heights) reads: “And he swore [by Allah] to them, "Indeed, I am to you from among the sincere advisors."”

Which surah is verse 7:21 in?

Quran 7:21 is āyah 21 of Surah Al-A'raaf (The Heights), chapter 7 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 206 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 7:21?

Tartīl presents Quran 7:21 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.