Surah Al-Qalam · Ayah 16·Makkī

16

عَلَى ﴿١٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

We will brand him upon the snout.

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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

Rarest here: خ-ر-ط-م — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 3 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 15 letters · āyah 16 of 52

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 83:13 · Al-Mutaffifinvery close

    إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."

  • Quran 74:17 · Al-Muddaththirclose

    سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا

    I will cover him with arduous torment.

  • Quran 7:129 · Al-A'raafclose

    قَالُوٓا۟ أُوذِينَا مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَأْتِيَنَا وَمِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جِئْتَنَا قَالَ عَسَىٰ رَبُّكُمْ أَن يُهْلِكَ عَدُوَّكُمْ وَيَسْتَخْلِفَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرَ كَيْفَ تَعْمَلُونَ

    They said, "We have been harmed before you came to us and after you have come to us." He said, "Perhaps your Lord will destroy your enemy and grant you succession in the land and…

  • Quran 37:18 · As-Saaffaatclose

    قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَنتُمْ دَٰخِرُونَ

    Say, "Yes, and you will be [rendered] contemptible."

  • Quran 54:38 · Al-Qamarclose

    وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُم بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ

    And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.

  • Quran 45:9 · Al-Jaathiyaclose

    وَإِذَا عَلِمَ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِنَا شَيْـًٔا ٱتَّخَذَهَا هُزُوًا أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ

    And when he knows anything of Our verses, he takes them in ridicule. Those will have a humiliating punishment.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 68:16?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 68:16 include Quran 83:13 (Surah Al-Mutaffifin), Quran 74:17 (Surah Al-Muddaththir), Quran 7:129 (Surah Al-A'raaf), and Quran 37:18 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 83:13 reads: “When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."” 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 68:16 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 68:16 (Surah Al-Qalam, The Pen) reads: “We will brand him upon the snout.”

Which surah is verse 68:16 in?

Quran 68:16 is āyah 16 of Surah Al-Qalam (The Pen), chapter 68 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 52 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 68:16?

Tartīl presents Quran 68:16 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.