Surah An-Nahl · Ayah 48·Makkī

48

أَوَلَمْ إِلَىٰ مَا مِن عَنِ وَهُمْ ﴿٤٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Have they not considered what things Allah has created? Their shadows incline to the right and to the left, prostrating to Allah, while they are humble.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)also covers 49

آنچه در آسمان و زمین استء برای خدا سجده می‌کند

حقیقت سجده» نهایت خضوع و تواضع و پرستش استء و این سجدهٌ معمولی که ما با هفت عضو انجام می‌دهیم - اگر حقیقتا با خضوع و تواضع همراه باشد - مصداقی از این مفهوم عام است. از آَنْ رو که همةٌ موجودات و مخلوقات خدا در چهان آفرینش, تسلیم قوانین عمومی عالم هستی هستند و از مسیر این قوانین منحرف نمی‌شوند و این قوانین همگی از ناحیةٌ خدا از آن وجود نامتناهی است. قدرتمند و بی‌انتها و بی‌نیاز هستند. حتی سایةٌ اجسام که هر روز با طلوع و غروب آفتاب جابه‌جا می‌شود و به راست و چپ حرکت می‌کند نیز با زبان حال» بندگی و تواضع خویش را در مقابل خداوند اعلام می‌کند و نشانه‌ای ۱- المیزان» جچ۰۱۲ ص ۲۵۶ ٣- بیشین، ص ٢٥٣ ٢- پیشین، ص ٢. > **پانوشت صفحه (منابع):** > ۳ نمونهء چ۱۱ ص ۲۴۹ > **Cited sources** (grade before any load-bearing use): Tafsīr Nemūneh, al-Mīzān.

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 · 10 roots in 11 of 17 words

Rarest here: د-خ-ر 4× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 19 points across 6 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Lām shamsiyyah4
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Heavy Allāh2

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

17 words · 66 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 48 of 128

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.

  • أَفَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِن نَّشَأْ نَخْسِفْ بِهِمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ أَوْ نُسْقِطْ عَلَيْهِمْ كِسَفًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً لِّكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُّنِيبٍ

    Then, do they not look at what is before them and what is behind them of the heaven and earth? If We should will, We could cause the earth to swallow them or [could] let fall upon…

  • وَمَا قَدَرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِۦ وَٱلْأَرْضُ جَمِيعًا قَبْضَتُهُۥ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ مَطْوِيَّٰتٌۢ بِيَمِينِهِۦ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

    They have not appraised Allah with true appraisal, while the earth entirely will be [within] His grip on the Day of Resurrection, and the heavens will be folded in His right hand…

  • أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقْدِرُ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    Do they not see that Allah extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it]? Indeed, in that are signs for a people who believe.

  • أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ بَدَّلُوا۟ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ كُفْرًا وَأَحَلُّوا۟ قَوْمَهُمْ دَارَ ٱلْبَوَارِ

    Have you not considered those who exchanged the favor of Allah for disbelief and settled their people [in] the home of ruin?

  • أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ قَادِرٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَخْلُقَ مِثْلَهُمْ وَجَعَلَ لَهُمْ أَجَلًا لَّا رَيْبَ فِيهِ فَأَبَى ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ إِلَّا كُفُورًا

    Do they not see that Allah, who created the heavens and earth, is [the one] Able to create the likes of them? And He has appointed for them a term, about which there is no doubt…

  • وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يُنصَرُونَ

    But they have taken besides Allah [false] deities that perhaps they would be helped.

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.

  • Qaaf 50:172 shared roots

    إِذْ يَتَلَقَّى ٱلْمُتَلَقِّيَانِ عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ قَعِيدٌ

    ش-م-لي-م-ن

  • Al-Ma'aarij 70:372 shared roots

    عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ

    ش-م-لي-م-ن

  • Al-A'raaf 7:172 shared roots

    ثُمَّ لَـَٔاتِيَنَّهُم مِّنۢ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ وَعَنْ أَيْمَٰنِهِمْ وَعَن شَمَآئِلِهِمْ وَلَا تَجِدُ أَكْثَرَهُمْ شَٰكِرِينَ

    ش-م-لي-م-ن

  • An-Naml 27:873 shared roots

    وَيَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَفَزِعَ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّا مَن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ وَكُلٌّ أَتَوْهُ دَٰخِرِينَ

    د-خ-رش-ي-أأ-ل-ه

  • Abasa 80:182 shared roots

    مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ

    خ-ل-قش-ي-أ

  • An-Najm 53:622 shared roots

    فَٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟

    س-ج-دأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 16:48?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 16:48 include Quran 34:9 (Surah Saba), Quran 39:67 (Surah Az-Zumar), Quran 30:37 (Surah Ar-Room), and Quran 14:28 (Surah Ibrahim). For example, 34:9 reads: “Then, do they not look at what is before them and what is behind them of the heaven and earth? If We should will, We could cause the earth to swallow them or [could] let fall upon…” 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 16:48 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 16:48 (Surah An-Nahl, The Bee) reads: “Have they not considered what things Allah has created? Their shadows incline to the right and to the left, prostrating to Allah, while they are humble.”

Which surah is verse 16:48 in?

Quran 16:48 is āyah 48 of Surah An-Nahl (The Bee), chapter 16 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 128 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 16:48?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 16:48 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 16:48?

Tartīl presents Quran 16:48 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.