Surah Al-Inshiqaaq · Ayah 16·Makkī

16

فَلَآ ﴿١٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

So I swear by the twilight glow

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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 · 2 points across 2 rule families

  • Qalqalah1
  • Lām shamsiyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 13 letters · āyah 16 of 25

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 25:46 · Al-Furqaanclose

    ثُمَّ قَبَضْنَٰهُ إِلَيْنَا قَبْضًا يَسِيرًا

    Then We hold it in hand for a brief grasp.

  • Quran 6:96 · Al-An'aamclose

    فَالِقُ ٱلْإِصْبَاحِ وَجَعَلَ ٱلَّيْلَ سَكَنًا وَٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ حُسْبَانًا ذَٰلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْعَلِيمِ

    [He is] the cleaver of daybreak and has made the night for rest and the sun and moon for calculation. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.

  • Quran 52:49 · At-Turclose

    وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَإِدْبَٰرَ ٱلنُّجُومِ

    And in a part of the night exalt Him and after [the setting of] the stars.

  • Quran 6:76 · Al-An'aamclose

    فَلَمَّا جَنَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلَّيْلُ رَءَا كَوْكَبًا قَالَ هَٰذَا رَبِّى فَلَمَّآ أَفَلَ قَالَ لَآ أُحِبُّ ٱلْـَٔافِلِينَ

    So when the night covered him [with darkness], he saw a star. He said, "This is my lord." But when it set, he said, "I like not those that disappear."

  • Quran 10:67 · Yunusclose

    هُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ لِتَسْكُنُوا۟ فِيهِ وَٱلنَّهَارَ مُبْصِرًا إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَسْمَعُونَ

    It is He who made for you the night to rest therein and the day, giving sight. Indeed in that are signs for a people who listen.

  • Quran 81:24 · At-Takwirclose

    وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ

    And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 84:16?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 84:16 include Quran 25:46 (Surah Al-Furqaan), Quran 6:96 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 52:49 (Surah At-Tur), and Quran 6:76 (Surah Al-An'aam). For example, 25:46 reads: “Then We hold it in hand for a brief grasp.” 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 84:16 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 84:16 (Surah Al-Inshiqaaq, The Splitting Open) reads: “So I swear by the twilight glow”

Which surah is verse 84:16 in?

Quran 84:16 is āyah 16 of Surah Al-Inshiqaaq (The Splitting Open), chapter 84 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 25 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 84:16?

Tartīl presents Quran 84:16 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.