Surah An-Nahl · Ayah 49·Makkī

49

مَا فِى وَمَا فِى مِن وَهُمْ لَا ﴿٤٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And to Allah prostrates whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth of creatures, and the angels [as well], and they are not arrogant.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)also covers 48

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 · 7 roots in 7 of 14 words

Recitation · 16 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī9
  • Lām shamsiyyah3
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

14 words · 55 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 49 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.

  • Quran 22:18 · Al-Hajjvery close

    أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَسْجُدُ لَهُۥ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ وَٱلنُّجُومُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ وَٱلدَّوَآبُّ وَكَثِيرٌ مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَكَثِيرٌ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلْعَذَابُ وَمَن يُهِنِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن مُّكْرِمٍ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَآءُ

    Do you not see that to Allah prostrates whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth and the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees, the moving creatures and…

  • Quran 42:5 · Ash-Shuravery close

    تَكَادُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِن فَوْقِهِنَّ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لِمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَلَآ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    The heavens almost break from above them, and the angels exalt [Allah] with praise of their Lord and ask forgiveness for those on earth. Unquestionably, it is Allah who is the…

  • Quran 13:15 · Ar-Ra'dvery close

    وَلِلَّهِ يَسْجُدُ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ طَوْعًا وَكَرْهًا وَظِلَٰلُهُم بِٱلْغُدُوِّ وَٱلْـَٔاصَالِ

    And to Allah prostrates whoever is within the heavens and the earth, willingly or by compulsion, and their shadows [as well] in the mornings and the afternoons.

  • Quran 41:30 · Fussilatvery close

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ رَبُّنَا ٱللَّهُ ثُمَّ ٱسْتَقَٰمُوا۟ تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ أَلَّا تَخَافُوا۟ وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا۟ وَأَبْشِرُوا۟ بِٱلْجَنَّةِ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ

    Indeed, those who have said, "Our Lord is Allah " and then remained on a right course - the angels will descend upon them, [saying], "Do not fear and do not grieve but receive…

  • Quran 48:7 · Al-Fathclose

    وَلِلَّهِ جُنُودُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا

    And to Allah belong the soldiers of the heavens and the earth. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise.

  • Quran 2:112 · Al-Baqaraclose

    بَلَىٰ مَنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُۥ لِلَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ فَلَهُۥٓ أَجْرُهُۥ عِندَ رَبِّهِۦ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ

    Yes [on the contrary], whoever submits his face in Islam to Allah while being a doer of good will have his reward with his Lord. And no fear will there be concerning them, nor…

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.

  • Saad 38:732 shared roots

    فَسَجَدَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ كُلُّهُمْ أَجْمَعُونَ

    س-ج-دم-ل-ك

  • Al-Hijr 15:302 shared roots

    فَسَجَدَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ كُلُّهُمْ أَجْمَعُونَ

    س-ج-دم-ل-ك

  • Ash-Shura 42:293 shared roots

    وَمِنْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ خَلْقُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَثَّ فِيهِمَا مِن دَآبَّةٍ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ جَمْعِهِمْ إِذَا يَشَآءُ قَدِيرٌ

    د-ب-بس-م-وأ-ر-ض

  • Al-Baqara 2:343 shared roots

    وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    س-ج-دك-ب-رم-ل-ك

  • Al-Jaathiya 45:373 shared roots

    وَلَهُ ٱلْكِبْرِيَآءُ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    ك-ب-رس-م-وأ-ر-ض

  • Al-Hadid 57:54 shared roots

    لَّهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ ٱلْأُمُورُ

    م-ل-كس-م-وأ-ر-ضأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 16:49?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 16:49 include Quran 22:18 (Surah Al-Hajj), Quran 42:5 (Surah Ash-Shura), Quran 13:15 (Surah Ar-Ra'd), and Quran 41:30 (Surah Fussilat). For example, 22:18 reads: “Do you not see that to Allah prostrates whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth and the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees, the moving creatures and…” 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 16:49 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 16:49 (Surah An-Nahl, The Bee) reads: “And to Allah prostrates whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth of creatures, and the angels [as well], and they are not arrogant.”

Which surah is verse 16:49 in?

Quran 16:49 is āyah 49 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 16:49?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 16:49 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 16:49?

Tartīl presents Quran 16:49 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.