Surah Al-Jinn · Ayah 21·Makkī

21

إِنِّى لَآ لَكُمْ وَلَا ﴿٢١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Say, "Indeed, I do not possess for you [the power of] harm or right direction."

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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 8 words

Recitation · 9 points across 5 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Heavy rāʾ2

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 24 letters · āyah 21 of 28

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 17:56 · Al-Israaclose

    قُلِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ فَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ كَشْفَ ٱلضُّرِّ عَنكُمْ وَلَا تَحْوِيلًا

    Say, "Invoke those you have claimed [as gods] besides Him, for they do not possess the [ability for] removal of adversity from you or [for its] transfer [to someone else]."

  • Quran 34:25 · Sabaclose

    قُل لَّا تُسْـَٔلُونَ عَمَّآ أَجْرَمْنَا وَلَا نُسْـَٔلُ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ

    Say, "You will not be asked about what we committed, and we will not be asked about what you do."

  • Quran 6:66 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَكَذَّبَ بِهِۦ قَوْمُكَ وَهُوَ ٱلْحَقُّ قُل لَّسْتُ عَلَيْكُم بِوَكِيلٍ

    But your people have denied it while it is the truth. Say, "I am not over you a manager."

  • Quran 38:86 · Saadclose

    قُلْ مَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلْمُتَكَلِّفِينَ

    Say, [O Muhammad], "I do not ask you for the Qur'an any payment, and I am not of the pretentious

  • Quran 50:29 · Qaafclose

    مَا يُبَدَّلُ ٱلْقَوْلُ لَدَىَّ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِظَلَّٰمٍ لِّلْعَبِيدِ

    The word will not be changed with Me, and never will I be unjust to the servants."

  • Quran 23:108 · Al-Muminoonclose

    قَالَ ٱخْسَـُٔوا۟ فِيهَا وَلَا تُكَلِّمُونِ

    He will say, "Remain despised therein and do not speak to Me.

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-Kahf 18:662 shared roots

    قَالَ لَهُۥ مُوسَىٰ هَلْ أَتَّبِعُكَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تُعَلِّمَنِ مِمَّا عُلِّمْتَ رُشْدًا

    ر-ش-دق-و-ل

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:382 shared roots

    وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِىٓ ءَامَنَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱتَّبِعُونِ أَهْدِكُمْ سَبِيلَ ٱلرَّشَادِ

    ر-ش-دق-و-ل

  • Taa-Haa 20:893 shared roots

    أَفَلَا يَرَوْنَ أَلَّا يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِمْ قَوْلًا وَلَا يَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا

    ض-ر-رم-ل-كق-و-ل

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:293 shared roots

    يَٰقَوْمِ لَكُمُ ٱلْمُلْكُ ٱلْيَوْمَ ظَٰهِرِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَمَن يَنصُرُنَا مِنۢ بَأْسِ ٱللَّهِ إِن جَآءَنَا قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ مَآ أُرِيكُمْ إِلَّا مَآ أَرَىٰ وَمَآ أَهْدِيكُمْ إِلَّا سَبِيلَ ٱلرَّشَادِ

    ر-ش-دم-ل-كق-و-ل

  • Al-Maaida 5:763 shared roots

    قُلْ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا وَٱللَّهُ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

    ض-ر-رم-ل-كق-و-ل

  • Al-Kahf 18:242 shared roots

    إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ وَٱذْكُر رَّبَّكَ إِذَا نَسِيتَ وَقُلْ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَهْدِيَنِ رَبِّى لِأَقْرَبَ مِنْ هَٰذَا رَشَدًا

    ر-ش-دق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 72:21?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 72:21 include Quran 17:56 (Surah Al-Israa), Quran 34:25 (Surah Saba), Quran 6:66 (Surah Al-An'aam), and Quran 38:86 (Surah Saad). For example, 17:56 reads: “Say, "Invoke those you have claimed [as gods] besides Him, for they do not possess the [ability for] removal of adversity from you or [for its] transfer [to someone else]."” 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 72:21 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 72:21 (Surah Al-Jinn, The Jinn) reads: “Say, "Indeed, I do not possess for you [the power of] harm or right direction."”

Which surah is verse 72:21 in?

Quran 72:21 is āyah 21 of Surah Al-Jinn (The Jinn), chapter 72 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 28 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 72:21?

Tartīl presents Quran 72:21 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.