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حَياة

حياة in the Quran

Meaning: the life

حياة occurs 76 times in 73 verses across 37 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
76
Verses
73
Surahs
37

حَياة

Noun · 76 times

Meaning: the life · Also translated as: life, [the] life, our life

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ×63
  • حَيَوٰةٍ ×4
  • حَيَاتُنَا ×3
  • بِٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ×3
  • حَيَاتِكُمُ ×1
  • وَٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ×1
  • لِحَيَاتِى ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الحياة تستعمل على أوجه:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿وما الحياة الدنيا إلا متاع الغرور﴾ [آل عمران: 185] سماها دنيا باعتبار الحياة في الدار الآخرة؛ فإنها عليا لأن هذه تنقطع وتيك لا تنقطع.

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ح ي ي

Verses with حياة

Verses 21–40 of 73

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Let not their wealth Nor their (following in) sons Dazzle thee: in reality God's Plan is to punish them With these things in this life, And that their souls may perish In their (very) denial of God.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:55
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who rest not their hope On their meeting with Us, But are pleased and satisfied With the life of the Present, And those who heed not Our Signs,—

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:7
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    But when he delivereth them, Behold! they transgress Insolently through the earth In defiance of right! O mankind! your insolence Is against your own souls,— An enjoyment of the life Of the Present: in the end, To Us is your return, And We shall show you The truth of all that ye did.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:23
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    The likeness of the life Of the Present is As the rain which We Send down from the skies: By its mingling arises The produce of the earth— Which provides food For men and animals: (It grows) till the earth Is clad with its golden Ornaments and is decked out (In beauty): the people to whom It belongs think they have All powers of disposal over it: There reaches it Our command By night or by day, And We make it Like a harvest clean-mown, As if it had not flourished Only the day before! Thus do We explain The Signs in detail For those who reflect.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:24
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    For them are Glad Tidings, In the life of the Present And in the Hereafter: No change can there be In the Words of God. This is indeed The supreme Felicity.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:64
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Moses prayed: "Our Lord! Thou hast indeed bestowed On Pharaoh and his Chiefs Splendour and wealth in the life Of the Present, and so, Our Lord, they mislead (men) From Thy Path. Deface. Our Lord, the features of their wealth, And send hardness to their hearts, So they will not believe Until they see The grievous Penalty."

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:88
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Why was there not A single township (among those We warned), which believed,— So its Faith should have Profited it,—except the People Of Jonah? When they believed, We removed from them The Penalty of Ignominy In the life of the Present, And permitted them to enjoy (Their life) for a while.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:98
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who desire The life of the Present And its glitter,—to them We shall pay (the price Of) their deeds therein,— Without diminution.

    Surah Hud, verse 11:15
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    God doth enlarge, or grant By (strict) measure, the Sustenance (Which He giveth) to whomso He pleaseth. (The worldly) rejoice In the life of this world: But the life of this world Is but little comfort In the Hereafter.

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:26
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    For them is a Penalty In the life of this world, But harder, truly, is the Penalty Of the Hereafter: and defender Have they none against God.

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:34
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who love the life Of this world more than The Hereafter, who hinder (men) From the Path of God And seek therein something crooked: They are astray By a long distance.

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:3
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    God will establish in strength Those who believe, with the Word That stands firm, in this world And in the Hereafter; but God Will leave, to stray, those Who do wrong: God doeth What He willeth.

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:27
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Whoever works righteousness, Man or woman, and has Faith, Verily, to him will We give A new Life, a life That is good and pure, and We Will bestow on such their reward According to the best Of their actions.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:97
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    This because they love The life of this world Better than the Hereafter: And God will not guide Those who reject Faith.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:107
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    In that case We should Have made thee taste An equal portion (of punishment) In this life, and an equal portion In death: and moreover Thou wouldst have found None to help thee against Us!

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:75
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    And keep thy soul content With those who call On their Lord morning And evening, seeking His Face; and let not Thine eyes pass beyond them, Seeking the pomp and glitter Of this Life; nor obey Any whose heart We Have permitted to neglect The remembrance of Us, One who follows his own Desires, whose case has Gone beyond all bounds.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:28
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Set forth to them The similitude of the life Of this world: it is like The rain which We send Down from the skies: The earth's vegetation absorbs it, But soon it becomes Dry stubble, which the winds Do scatter: it is (only) God Who prevails over all things.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:45
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Wealth and sons are allurements Of the life of this world: But the things that endure, Good Deeds, are best In the sight of thy Lord, As rewards, and best As (the foundation for) hopes.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:46
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Those whose efforts have Been wasted in this life, While they thought that They were acquiring good By their works?"

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:104
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "Never shall we Regard thee as more than The Clear Signs that have Come to us; or than Him Who created us! So decree whatever thou Desirest to decree: for thou Canst only decree (touching) The life of this world.

    Surah Taha, verse 20:72