Surah Al-Burooj · Ayah 16·Makkī

16

لِّمَا ﴿١٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Effecter of what He intends.

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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 3 words

Recitation · 7 points across 5 rule families

  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)1
  • Light rāʾ1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 11 letters · āyah 16 of 22

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 40:15 · Al-Ghaafirclose

    رَفِيعُ ٱلدَّرَجَٰتِ ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ يُلْقِى ٱلرُّوحَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِۦ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ لِيُنذِرَ يَوْمَ ٱلتَّلَاقِ

    [He is] the Exalted above [all] degrees, Owner of the Throne; He places the inspiration of His command upon whom He wills of His servants to warn of the Day of Meeting.

  • Quran 36:83 · Yaseenclose

    فَسُبْحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِى بِيَدِهِۦ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

    So exalted is He in whose hand is the realm of all things, and to Him you will be returned.

  • Quran 81:19 · At-Takwirclose

    إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ

    [That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger

  • Quran 55:27 · Ar-Rahmaanclose

    وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلْجَلَٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ

    And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.

  • Quran 27:38 · An-Namlclose

    قَالَ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ أَيُّكُمْ يَأْتِينِى بِعَرْشِهَا قَبْلَ أَن يَأْتُونِى مُسْلِمِينَ

    [Solomon] said, "O assembly [of jinn], which of you will bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?"

  • Quran 84:5 · Al-Inshiqaaqclose

    وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

    And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -

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.

  • Yusuf 12:612 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ سَنُرَٰوِدُ عَنْهُ أَبَاهُ وَإِنَّا لَفَٰعِلُونَ

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  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:172 shared roots

    لَوْ أَرَدْنَآ أَن نَّتَّخِذَ لَهْوًا لَّٱتَّخَذْنَٰهُ مِن لَّدُنَّآ إِن كُنَّا فَٰعِلِينَ

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  • Hud 11:1072 shared roots

    خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا مَا دَامَتِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ رَبُّكَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ

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  • Al-Hajj 22:142 shared roots

    إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُدْخِلُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ جَنَّٰتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَفْعَلُ مَا يُرِيدُ

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  • Yusuf 12:322 shared roots

    قَالَتْ فَذَٰلِكُنَّ ٱلَّذِى لُمْتُنَّنِى فِيهِ وَلَقَدْ رَٰوَدتُّهُۥ عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ فَٱسْتَعْصَمَ وَلَئِن لَّمْ يَفْعَلْ مَآ ءَامُرُهُۥ لَيُسْجَنَنَّ وَلَيَكُونًا مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰغِرِينَ

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  • Al-Baqara 2:2532 shared roots

    تِلْكَ ٱلرُّسُلُ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ مِّنْهُم مَّن كَلَّمَ ٱللَّهُ وَرَفَعَ بَعْضَهُمْ دَرَجَٰتٍ وَءَاتَيْنَا عِيسَى ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ وَأَيَّدْنَٰهُ بِرُوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا ٱقْتَتَلَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتُ وَلَٰكِنِ ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ ءَامَنَ وَمِنْهُم مَّن كَفَرَ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا ٱقْتَتَلُوا۟ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَفْعَلُ مَا يُرِيدُ

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 85:16?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 85:16 include Quran 40:15 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), Quran 36:83 (Surah Yaseen), Quran 81:19 (Surah At-Takwir), and Quran 55:27 (Surah Ar-Rahmaan). For example, 40:15 reads: “[He is] the Exalted above [all] degrees, Owner of the Throne; He places the inspiration of His command upon whom He wills of His servants to warn of the Day of Meeting.” 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 85:16 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 85:16 (Surah Al-Burooj, The Constellations) reads: “Effecter of what He intends.”

Which surah is verse 85:16 in?

Quran 85:16 is āyah 16 of Surah Al-Burooj (The Constellations), chapter 85 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 22 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 85:16?

Tartīl presents Quran 85:16 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.