Surah Al-Qasas · Ayah 17·Makkī

17

بِمَآ عَلَىَّ فَلَنْ ﴿١٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

He said, "My Lord, for the favor You bestowed upon me, I will never be an assistant to the criminals."

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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 · 6 roots in 6 of 9 words

Recitation · 12 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Heavy rāʾ3
  • Iẓhār3
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Qalqalah1

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 36 letters · āyah 17 of 88

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 38:35 · Saadclose

    قَالَ رَبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَهَبْ لِى مُلْكًا لَّا يَنۢبَغِى لِأَحَدٍ مِّنۢ بَعْدِىٓ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْوَهَّابُ

    He said, "My Lord, forgive me and grant me a kingdom such as will not belong to anyone after me. Indeed, You are the Bestower."

  • Quran 71:10 · Noohclose

    فَقُلْتُ ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ غَفَّارًا

    And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver.

  • Quran 50:27 · Qaafclose

    قَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ رَبَّنَا مَآ أَطْغَيْتُهُۥ وَلَٰكِن كَانَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍۭ بَعِيدٍ

    His [devil] companion will say, "Our Lord, I did not make him transgress, but he [himself] was in extreme error."

  • Quran 21:112 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    قَٰلَ رَبِّ ٱحْكُم بِٱلْحَقِّ وَرَبُّنَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ ٱلْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ

    [The Prophet] has said, "My Lord, judge [between us] in truth. And our Lord is the Most Merciful, the one whose help is sought against that which you describe."

  • Quran 15:56 · Al-Hijrclose

    قَالَ وَمَن يَقْنَطُ مِن رَّحْمَةِ رَبِّهِۦٓ إِلَّا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ

    He said, "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except for those astray?"

  • Quran 26:83 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    رَبِّ هَبْ لِى حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِى بِٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

    [And he said], "My Lord, grant me authority and join me with the righteous.

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.

  • Adh-Dhaariyat 51:322 shared roots

    قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ

    ج-ر-مق-و-ل

  • Al-Hijr 15:582 shared roots

    قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ

    ج-ر-مق-و-ل

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:135 shared roots

    لِتَسْتَوُۥا۟ عَلَىٰ ظُهُورِهِۦ ثُمَّ تَذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَةَ رَبِّكُمْ إِذَا ٱسْتَوَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَتَقُولُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُۥ مُقْرِنِينَ

    ظ-ه-رن-ع-مر-ب-بك-و-نق-و-ل

  • Ad-Dukhaan 44:222 shared roots

    فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌ مُّجْرِمُونَ

    ج-ر-مر-ب-ب

  • Al-Qalam 68:22 shared roots

    مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍ

    ن-ع-مر-ب-ب

  • Saba 34:252 shared roots

    قُل لَّا تُسْـَٔلُونَ عَمَّآ أَجْرَمْنَا وَلَا نُسْـَٔلُ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ

    ج-ر-مق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 28:17?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 28:17 include Quran 38:35 (Surah Saad), Quran 71:10 (Surah Nooh), Quran 50:27 (Surah Qaaf), and Quran 21:112 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa). For example, 38:35 reads: “He said, "My Lord, forgive me and grant me a kingdom such as will not belong to anyone after me. Indeed, You are the Bestower."” 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 28:17 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 28:17 (Surah Al-Qasas, The Stories) reads: “He said, "My Lord, for the favor You bestowed upon me, I will never be an assistant to the criminals."”

Which surah is verse 28:17 in?

Quran 28:17 is āyah 17 of Surah Al-Qasas (The Stories), chapter 28 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 88 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 28:17?

Tartīl presents Quran 28:17 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.