Surah Ash-Shu'araa · Ayah 21·Makkī

21

مِنكُمْ لَمَّا لِى مِنَ ﴿٢١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted me wisdom and prophethood and appointed me [as one] of the messengers.

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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 · 7 roots in 7 of 11 words

Recitation · 13 points across 6 rule families

  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

11 words · 46 letters · āyah 21 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 28:21 · Al-Qasasvery close

    فَخَرَجَ مِنْهَا خَآئِفًا يَتَرَقَّبُ قَالَ رَبِّ نَجِّنِى مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    So he left it, fearful and anticipating [apprehension]. He said, "My Lord, save me from the wrongdoing people."

  • Quran 11:57 · Hudclose

    فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَقَدْ أَبْلَغْتُكُم مَّآ أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَيْكُمْ وَيَسْتَخْلِفُ رَبِّى قَوْمًا غَيْرَكُمْ وَلَا تَضُرُّونَهُۥ شَيْـًٔا إِنَّ رَبِّى عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَفِيظٌ

    But if they turn away, [say], "I have already conveyed that with which I was sent to you. My Lord will give succession to a people other than you, and you will not harm Him at…

  • Quran 79:19 · An-Naazi'aatclose

    وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ

    And let me guide you to your Lord so you would fear [Him]?'"

  • Quran 13:32 · Ar-Ra'dclose

    وَلَقَدِ ٱسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَأَمْلَيْتُ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهُمْ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عِقَابِ

    And already were [other] messengers ridiculed before you, and I extended the time of those who disbelieved; then I seized them, and how [terrible] was My penalty.

  • Quran 79:20 · An-Naazi'aatclose

    فَأَرَىٰهُ ٱلْـَٔايَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

    And he showed him the greatest sign,

  • Quran 7:93 · Al-A'raafclose

    فَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ لَقَدْ أَبْلَغْتُكُمْ رِسَٰلَٰتِ رَبِّى وَنَصَحْتُ لَكُمْ فَكَيْفَ ءَاسَىٰ عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ كَٰفِرِينَ

    And he turned away from them and said, "O my people, I had certainly conveyed to you the messages of my Lord and advised you, so how could I grieve for a disbelieving people?"

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 26:21?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 26:21 include Quran 28:21 (Surah Al-Qasas), Quran 11:57 (Surah Hud), Quran 79:19 (Surah An-Naazi'aat), and Quran 13:32 (Surah Ar-Ra'd). For example, 28:21 reads: “So he left it, fearful and anticipating [apprehension]. He said, "My Lord, save me from the wrongdoing people."” 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 26:21 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 26:21 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, The Poets) reads: “So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted me wisdom and prophethood and appointed me [as one] of the messengers.”

Which surah is verse 26:21 in?

Quran 26:21 is āyah 21 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 26:21?

Tartīl presents Quran 26:21 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.