Surah Taa-Haa · Ayah 49·Makkī

49

فَمَن يَٰمُوسَىٰ﴿٤٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[Pharaoh] said, "So who is the Lord of you two, O Moses?"

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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 · 2 roots in 2 of 4 words

Recitation · 7 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 16 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 49 of 135

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 26:25 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    قَالَ لِمَنْ حَوْلَهُۥٓ أَلَا تَسْتَمِعُونَ

    [Pharaoh] said to those around him, "Do you not hear?"

  • Quran 26:23 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَا رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    Said Pharaoh, "And what is the Lord of the worlds?"

  • 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 26:26 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    [Moses] said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers."

  • Quran 7:143 · Al-A'raafvery close

    وَلَمَّا جَآءَ مُوسَىٰ لِمِيقَٰتِنَا وَكَلَّمَهُۥ رَبُّهُۥ قَالَ رَبِّ أَرِنِىٓ أَنظُرْ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ لَن تَرَىٰنِى وَلَٰكِنِ ٱنظُرْ إِلَى ٱلْجَبَلِ فَإِنِ ٱسْتَقَرَّ مَكَانَهُۥ فَسَوْفَ تَرَىٰنِى فَلَمَّا تَجَلَّىٰ رَبُّهُۥ لِلْجَبَلِ جَعَلَهُۥ دَكًّا وَخَرَّ مُوسَىٰ صَعِقًا فَلَمَّآ أَفَاقَ قَالَ سُبْحَٰنَكَ تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    And when Moses arrived at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he said, "My Lord, show me [Yourself] that I may look at You." [Allah] said, "You will not see Me, but look…

  • Quran 26:30 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    قَالَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكَ بِشَىْءٍ مُّبِينٍ

    [Moses] said, "Even if I brought you proof manifest?"

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 20:49?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 20:49 include Quran 26:25 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 26:23 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 7:104 (Surah Al-A'raaf), and Quran 26:26 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa). For example, 26:25 reads: “[Pharaoh] said to those around him, "Do you not hear?"” 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 20:49 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 20:49 (Surah Taa-Haa, Taa-Haa) reads: “[Pharaoh] said, "So who is the Lord of you two, O Moses?"”

Which surah is verse 20:49 in?

Quran 20:49 is āyah 49 of Surah Taa-Haa (Taa-Haa), chapter 20 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 135 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 20:49?

Tartīl presents Quran 20:49 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.