Surah An-Nahl · Ayah 77·Makkī

77

وَمَآ إِلَّا أَوْ هُوَ إِنَّ عَلَىٰ ﴿٧٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And to Allah belongs the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth. And the command for the Hour is not but as a glance of the eye or even nearer. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

قیامت» به آسانی یک چشم برهم زدن

هدف از این جملهء بیان آسان بودن برپایی قیامت - با همة اوصافش - برای خدا است. اگر چه به فرمودهٌ خداوند در آَیةٌ ۱۸۷ سور اعراف» رستاخیز در آسمان‌ها و زمین. سنگین و بسیار پراهمیت است و نزد مخلوقات کاری بسیار سخت و دشوار استء برای خداوند به آسانی چشم بر هم زدن است. البته این تشبیه» کنایه از آسانی کار است؛ زیرا چشم بر هم زدن برای انسان‌ها از آسان‌ترین کارهاست. برای خداوند اما از این هم آسان‌تر است و اصلاً سختی و آسانی برای او مفمومی ندارد؛ چرا که «فرمان او چنین است که هرگاه چیزی را اراده کند. تنها به آن می‌گوید موجود باش. آن نیز بی‌درنگ موجود می‌شود.» (یس - ۸۲) به همین جهت بلافاصله فرموده است: «آو هو اقرب» (یا از آن هم نزدیک‌تر)! > **پانوشت صفحه (منابع):** > ۱- نمونه ج۱۱ ص ۳۲۲ > ۴- پیشین» ص ۳۰۵ > ۲ المیزانء ج۰۱۲ ص ۲۹۸ > ۱- نمونهء چ۱۱ ص ۳۲۲ ۲ المیزان» ج۰۱۲ ص ۲۹۸ ۳ پیشین» ص ۲۹۹ > **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 · 12 roots in 13 of 19 words

Rarest here: ل-م-ح 2× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 21 points across 8 rule families

  • Lām shamsiyyah5
  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Heavy rāʾ4
  • Qalqalah1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

19 words · 69 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 77 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.

  • إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلسَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ ٱلْغَيْثَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلْأَرْحَامِ وَمَا تَدْرِى نَفْسٌ مَّاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًا وَمَا تَدْرِى نَفْسٌۢ بِأَىِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌۢ

    Indeed, Allah [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in…

  • وَلِلَّهِ غَيْبُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِلَيْهِ يُرْجَعُ ٱلْأَمْرُ كُلُّهُۥ فَٱعْبُدْهُ وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَيْهِ وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِغَٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ

    And to Allah belong the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth and to Him will be returned the matter, all of it, so worship Him and rely upon Him. And your Lord is not…

  • ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى رَفَعَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ بِغَيْرِ عَمَدٍ تَرَوْنَهَا ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِى لِأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى يُدَبِّرُ ٱلْأَمْرَ يُفَصِّلُ ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ لَعَلَّكُم بِلِقَآءِ رَبِّكُمْ تُوقِنُونَ

    It is Allah who erected the heavens without pillars that you [can] see; then He established Himself above the Throne and made subject the sun and the moon, each running [its…

  • ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ

    To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, over all things, is Witness.

  • وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَخْسَرُ ٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ

    And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And the Day the Hour appears - that Day the falsifiers will lose.

  • ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ

    Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and…

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 16:77?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 16:77 include Quran 31:34 (Surah Luqman), Quran 11:123 (Surah Hud), Quran 13:2 (Surah Ar-Ra'd), and Quran 85:9 (Surah Al-Burooj). For example, 31:34 reads: “Indeed, Allah [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in…” 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 16:77 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 16:77 (Surah An-Nahl, The Bee) reads: “And to Allah belongs the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth. And the command for the Hour is not but as a glance of the eye or even nearer. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.”

Which surah is verse 16:77 in?

Quran 16:77 is āyah 77 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 16:77?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 16:77 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 16:77?

Tartīl presents Quran 16:77 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.