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دُنْيا

دنيا in the Quran

Meaning: the world

دنيا occurs 115 times in 111 verses across 40 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
115
Verses
111
Surahs
40

دُنْيا

Noun · 115 times

Meaning: the world

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱلدُّنْيَا ×115

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الدنو: القرب بالذات، أو بالحكم، ويستعمل في المكان والزمان والمنزلة. قال تعالى: ومن النخل من طلعها قنوان دانية

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الدال والنون والحرف المعتل أصل واحد يقاس بعضه على بعض، وهو المقاربة. ومن ذلك الدني، وهو القريب، من دنا يدنو. وسميت الدنيا لدنوها، والنسبة إليها دنياوي. والدني من الرجال: الضعيف الدون، وهو من ذاك لأنه قريب المأخذ والمنزلة. ودانيت بين الأمرين: قاربت بينهما. وهو ابن عمه دنيا ودنية. والدني: الدون، مهموز. يقال رجل دنيء،…

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
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Verses with دنيا

Verses 41–60 of 111

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nor let their wealth Nor their (following in) sons Dazzle thee: God's Plan Is to punish them With these things in this world, And that their souls may perish In their (very) denial of God.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:85
  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.

    A little enjoyment In this world!— And then, to Us Will be their return. Then shall We make them Taste the severest Penalty For their blasphemies.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:70
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    And they were pursued By a Curse in this Life, And on the Day of Judgment. Ah! Behold! For the ’Ād Rejected their Lord and Cherisher Ah! Behold! Removed (from sight) Were ’Ād the People of Hūd!

    Surah Hud, verse 11:60
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    "O my Lord! Thou hast Indeed bestowed on me Some power, and taught me Something of the interpretation Of dreams and events,—O Thou Creator of the heavens And the earth! Thou art My Protector in this world And in the Hereafter. Take Thou my soul (at death) As one submitting to Thy Will (As a Muslim), and unite me With the righteous."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:101
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    To the righteous (When) it is said, "What Is it that your Lord Has revealed?" they say, "All that is good." To those Who do good, there is good In this world, and-the Home Of the Hereafter is even better And excellent indeed is the Home Of the righteous,—

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:30
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    To those who leave Their homes in the cause Of God, after suffering oppression,— We will assuredly give A goodly home in this world; But truly the reward Of the Hereafter will be greater. If they only realised (this)!

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:41
  18. 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
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We gave him Good In this world, and he will be, In the Hereafter, in the ranks Of the Righteous,

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:122
  20. 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