Surah Ash-Shu'araa · Ayah 16·Makkī

16

فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّا ﴿١٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Go to Pharaoh and say, 'We are the messengers of the Lord of the worlds,

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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 · 5 roots in 5 of 7 words

Recitation · 10 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 31 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 16 of 227

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 43:46 · Az-Zukhrufvery close

    وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦ فَقَالَ إِنِّى رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    And certainly did We send Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his establishment, and he said, "Indeed, I am the messenger of the Lord of the worlds."

  • Quran 73:15 · Al-Muzzammilvery close

    إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولًا شَٰهِدًا عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ رَسُولًا

    Indeed, We have sent to you a Messenger as a witness upon you just as We sent to Pharaoh a messenger.

  • Quran 7:104 · Al-A'raafvery close

    وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ يَٰفِرْعَوْنُ إِنِّى رَسُولٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    And Moses said, "O Pharaoh, I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds

  • Quran 20:47 · Taa-Haavery close

    فَأْتِيَاهُ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولَا رَبِّكَ فَأَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَلَا تُعَذِّبْهُمْ قَدْ جِئْنَٰكَ بِـَٔايَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَٱلسَّلَٰمُ عَلَىٰ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

    So go to him and say, 'Indeed, we are messengers of your Lord, so send with us the Children of Israel and do not torment them. We have come to you with a sign from your Lord. And…

  • Quran 20:43 · Taa-Haavery close

    ٱذْهَبَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ

    Go, both of you, to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.

  • Quran 7:122 · Al-A'raafvery close

    رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

    The Lord of Moses and Aaron."

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.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 26:16?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 26:16 include Quran 43:46 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), Quran 73:15 (Surah Al-Muzzammil), Quran 7:104 (Surah Al-A'raaf), and Quran 20:47 (Surah Taa-Haa). For example, 43:46 reads: “And certainly did We send Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his establishment, and he said, "Indeed, I am the messenger of the Lord of the worlds."” 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 26:16 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 26:16 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, The Poets) reads: “Go to Pharaoh and say, 'We are the messengers of the Lord of the worlds,”

Which surah is verse 26:16 in?

Quran 26:16 is āyah 16 of Surah Ash-Shu'araa (The Poets), chapter 26 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 227 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 26:16?

Tartīl presents Quran 26:16 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.