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Quran Maqasid

صَبَرَ

صبر in the Quran

Meaning: and be patient

صبر occurs 73 times in 69 verses across 36 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
73
Verses
69
Surahs
36

صَبَرَ

Verb · 58 times

Meaning: and be patient · Also translated as: you are patient, we endure, their endurance, Be steadfast

Forms in the Quran

  • صَبَرُوا۟ ×13
  • فَٱصْبِرْ ×11
  • وَٱصْبِرْ ×7
  • تَصْبِرُوا۟ ×5
  • وَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ ×3
  • فَٱصْبِرُوا۟ ×2
  • صَبَرْتُمْ ×2
  • صَبَرْنَا ×2

صَبْر

Noun · 15 times

Meaning: through patience · Also translated as: patience

Forms in the Quran

  • صَبْرًا ×8
  • بِٱلصَّبْرِ ×4
  • فَصَبْرٌ ×2
  • صَبْرُكَ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الصبر: الإمساك في ضيق، يقال: صبرت الدابة: حبستها بلا علف، وصبرت فلانا: خلفته خلفة لا خروج له منها، والصبر: حبس النفس على ما يقتضيه العقل والشرع، أو عما يقتضيان حبسها عنه، فالصبر لفظ عام، وربما خولف بين أسمائه بحسب اختلاف مواقعه، فإن كان حبس النفس لمصيبة سمي صبرا لا غير، ويضاده الجزع، وإن كان في محاربة سمي شجاعة،…

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿ولمن صبر وغفر﴾ [الشورى: 43]. الصبر في الأصل: الحبس. ومنه قوله تعالى: ﴿واصبر نفسك﴾ [الكهف: 28] أي احسبها. وقال قطري بن الفجاءة: [من الوافر]

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ص ب ر

Verses with صبر

Verses 21–40 of 69

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    They stained his shirt With false blood. He said: "Nay, but your minds Have made up a tale (That may pass) with you. (For me) patience is most fitting: Against that which ye assert, It is God (alone) Whose help can be sought"…

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:18
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Jacob said: "Nay, but ye Have yourselves contrived A story (good enough) for you. So patience is most fitting (For me). Maybe God will Bring them (back) all To me (in the end). For He is indeed full Of knowledge and wisdom.

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:83
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "Art thou indeed Joseph?" He said . "I am Joseph, and this is my brother: God has indeed been gracious To us (all): behold, he that is Righteous and patient,—never Will God suffer the reward To be lost, of those Who do right."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:90
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who patiently persevere, Seeking the countenance of their Lord; Establish regular prayers; spend, Out of (the gifts) We have bestowed For their sustenance, secretly And openly; and turn off Evil With good: for such there is The final attainment Of the (Eternal) Home,—

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:22
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Peace unto you for that ye Persevered in patience! Now How excellent is the final Home!"

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:24
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    "No reason have we why We should not put our trust On God. Indeed He Has guided us to the Ways We (follow). We shall certainly Bear with patience all The hurt you may cause us. For those who put their trust Should put their trust on God."

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

    They will all be marshalled Before God together: then Will the weak say to those Who were arrogant, "For us, We but followed you; can ye Then avail us at all Against the Wrath of God?" They will reply, "If we Had received the guidance Of God, we should have Given it to you: to us It makes no difference (now) Whether we rage, or bear (These torments) with patience: For ourselves there is no way Of escape."

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:21
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    (They are) those who persevere In patience, and put Their trust on their Lord.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:42
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    What is with you must vanish: What is with God will endure. And We will certainly bestow, On those who patiently persevere, Their reward according to The best of their actions.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:96
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    But verily thy Lord,— To those who leave their homes After trials and persecutions,— And who thereafter strive And fight for the Faith And patiently persevere, Thy Lord, after all this Is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:110
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    And if ye do catch them out, Catch them out no worse Than they catch you out: But if ye show patience, That is indeed the best (course) For those who are patient.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:126
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    And do thou be patient, For thy patience is but From God; nor grieve over them: And distress not thyself Because of their plots.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:127
  13. 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
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    (The other) said: "Verily Thou wilt not be able To have patience with me!

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:67
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And how canst thou Have patience about things About which thy understanding Is not complete?"

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:68
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    He answered: "Did I not Tell thee that thou canst Have no patience with me?"

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:72
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    He answered, "Did I not Tell thee that thou canst Have no patience with me?"

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:75
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    He answered: "This is The parting between me And thee: now will I Tell thee the interpretation Of (those things) over which Thou wast unable To hold patience.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:78
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    "As for the wall, It belonged to two youths, Orphans, in the Town; There was, beneath it, A buried treasure, to which They were entitled; their father Had been a righteous man: So thy Lord desired that They should attain their age Of full strength and get out Their treasure—a mercy (And favour) from thy Lord. I did it not of my own Accord. Such is the interpretation Of (those things) over which Thou wast unable To hold patience."

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:82
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Therefore be patient with what They say, and celebrate (constantly) The praises of thy Lord, Before the rising of the sun, And before its setting; Yea, celebrate them For part of the hours Of the night, and at the sides Of the day: that thou Mayest have (spiritual) joy.

    Surah Taha, verse 20:130