Surah An-Naba · Ayah 16·Makkī

16

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Translation

Saheeh International

And gardens of entwined growth.

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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 2 words

Rarest here: ل-ف-ف — 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 5 points across 3 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Iẓhār2

Commentary

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

Shape

2 words · 10 letters · āyah 16 of 40

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 77:14 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ

    And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?

  • Quran 50:9 · Qaafclose

    وَنَزَّلْنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً مُّبَٰرَكًا فَأَنۢبَتْنَا بِهِۦ جَنَّٰتٍ وَحَبَّ ٱلْحَصِيدِ

    And We have sent down blessed rain from the sky and made grow thereby gardens and grain from the harvest

  • Quran 12:49 · Yusufrelated

    ثُمَّ يَأْتِى مِنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ عَامٌ فِيهِ يُغَاثُ ٱلنَّاسُ وَفِيهِ يَعْصِرُونَ

    Then will come after that a year in which the people will be given rain and in which they will press [olives and grapes]."

  • Quran 37:42 · As-Saaffaatrelated

    فَوَٰكِهُ وَهُم مُّكْرَمُونَ

    Fruits; and they will be honored

  • Quran 17:91 · Al-Israarelated

    أَوْ تَكُونَ لَكَ جَنَّةٌ مِّن نَّخِيلٍ وَعِنَبٍ فَتُفَجِّرَ ٱلْأَنْهَٰرَ خِلَٰلَهَا تَفْجِيرًا

    Or [until] you have a garden of palm tress and grapes and make rivers gush forth within them in force [and abundance]

  • Quran 81:14 · At-Takwirrelated

    عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ

    A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 78:16?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 78:16 include Quran 77:14 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), Quran 50:9 (Surah Qaaf), Quran 12:49 (Surah Yusuf), and Quran 37:42 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 77:14 reads: “And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?” 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 78:16 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 78:16 (Surah An-Naba, The Announcement) reads: “And gardens of entwined growth.”

Which surah is verse 78:16 in?

Quran 78:16 is āyah 16 of Surah An-Naba (The Announcement), chapter 78 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 40 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 78:16?

Tartīl presents Quran 78:16 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.