Surah Ash-Shu'araa · Ayah 164·Makkī

164

وَمَآ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ إِنْ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ ﴿١٦٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.

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Tafsīr

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Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 4 roots in 5 of 11 words

Recitation · 14 points across 6 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Iẓhār3
  • Qalqalah2
  • Light rāʾ3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

11 words · 39 letters · āyah 164 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 26:181 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    أَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْمُخْسِرِينَ

    Give full measure and do not be of those who cause loss.

  • Quran 26:146 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    أَتُتْرَكُونَ فِى مَا هَٰهُنَآ ءَامِنِينَ

    Will you be left in what is here, secure [from death],

  • Quran 25:57 · Al-Furqaanclose

    قُلْ مَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِلَّا مَن شَآءَ أَن يَتَّخِذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا

    Say, "I do not ask of you for it any payment - only that whoever wills might take to his Lord a way."

  • Quran 26:126 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

    So fear Allah and obey me.

  • Quran 11:51 · Hudclose

    يَٰقَوْمِ لَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَنِىٓ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

    O my people, I do not ask you for it any reward. My reward is only from the one who created me. Then will you not reason?

  • Quran 26:128 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    أَتَبْنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةً تَعْبَثُونَ

    Do you construct on every elevation a sign, amusing yourselves,

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 26:164?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 26:164 include Quran 26:181 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 26:146 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 25:57 (Surah Al-Furqaan), and Quran 26:126 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa). For example, 26:181 reads: “Give full measure and do not be of those who cause loss.” 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 26:164 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 26:164 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, The Poets) reads: “And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.”

Which surah is verse 26:164 in?

Quran 26:164 is āyah 164 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 26:164?

Tartīl presents Quran 26:164 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.