Skip to content
Quran Maqasid

نَسِيَ

نسي in the Quran

Meaning: they forgot

نسي occurs 37 times in 32 verses across 18 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
37
Verses
32
Surahs
18

نَسِيَ

Verb · 35 times

Meaning: they forgot · Also translated as: and you forget, forget, we forget, and forgot

Forms in the Quran

  • نَسُوا۟ ×7
  • نَسِيتَ ×3
  • وَتَنسَوْنَ ×2
  • وَنَسِىَ ×2
  • فَنَسِىَ ×2
  • تُنسَىٰ ×2
  • نَسِيتُمْ ×2
  • تَنسَوُا۟ ×1

نَسْي

Noun · 1 time

Meaning: oblivion

Forms in the Quran

  • نَسْيًا ×1

نَسِيّ

Noun · 1 time

Meaning: forgetful

Forms in the Quran

  • نَسِيًّا ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

النسيان: ترك الإنسان ضبط ما استودع، إما لضعف قلبه، وإما عن غفلة، وإما عن قصد حتى ينحذف عن القلب ذكره، يقال: نسيته نسيانا.

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿نسوا الله فنسيهم﴾ [التوبة: 67] أي تركوا أوامره ونواهيه فتركهم مخلدين في النار. والنسيان يعبر به عن الترك. وقال بعضهم: النسيان: ترك الإنسان ضبط ما استودع، إما لضعف قلبه، وإما عن غفلة، وإما عن قصد حتى ينحذف عن القلب ذكره.

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

Verses with نسي

Verses 1–20 of 32

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do ye enjoin right conduct On the people, and forget (To practise it) yourselves, And yet ye study the Scripture? Will ye not understand?

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:44
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    And if ye divorce them Before consummation, But after the fixation Of a dower for them, Then the half of the dower (Is due to them), unless They remit it Or (the man's half) is remitted By him in whose hands Is the marriage tie; And the remission (Of the man's half) Is the nearest to righteousness. And do not forget Liberality between yourselves. For God sees well All that ye do.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:237
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    On no soul doth God Place a burden greater Than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, And it suffers every ill that it earns. (Pray:) "Our Lord! Condemn us not If we forget or fall Into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden Like that which Thou Didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! lay not on us A burden greater than we Have strength to bear. Blot out our sins, And grant us forgiveness, Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; Help us against those Who stand against Faith"

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:286
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    But because of their breach Of their Covenant, We Cursed them, and made Their hearts grow hard: They change the words From their (right) places And forget a good part Of the Message that was Sent them, nor wilt thou Cease to find them Barring a few—ever Bent on (new) deceits: But forgive them, and overlook (Their misdeeds): for God Loveth those who are kind.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:13
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    From those, too, who call Themselves Christians, We did take a Covenant, But they forgot a good part Of the Message that was Sent them: so We estranged Them, with enmity and hatred Between the one and the other, To the Day of Judgment. And soon will God show Them what it is They have done.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:14
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Nay,—On Him would ye Call, and if it be His Will, He would remove (The distress) which occasioned Your call upon Him, And ye would forget (The false gods) which ye Join with Him!"

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:41
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    But when they forgot The warning they had received, We opened to them the gates Of all (good) things, Until, in the midst Of their enjoyment Of our gifts, On a sudden, We called Them to account, when lo! They were plunged in despair!

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:44
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Such as took their religion To be mere amusement And play, and were deceived By the life of the world." That day shall We forget them As they forgot the meeting Of this day of theirs, And as they were wont To reject Our Signs.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:51
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do they just wait For the final fulfilment Of the event? On the day The event is finally fulfilled, Those who disregarded it Before will say: "The apostles Of our Lord did indeed Bring true (tidings). Have we No intercessors now to intercede On our behalf? Or could we Be sent back? Then should we Behave differently from our Behaviour in the past." In fact they will have lost Their souls, and the things They invented will leave Them in the lurch.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:53
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    When they disregarded the warnings That had been given them, We rescued those who forbade Evil; but We visited The wrong-doers with a Grievous punishment, because They were given to transgression.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:165
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Hypocrites, men and women, (Have an understanding) with each other: They enjoin evil, and forbid What is just, and are close With their hands. They have Forgotten God; so He Hath forgotten them. Verily The Hypocrites are rebellious And perverse.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:67
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Without adding, "So please God!" And call thy Lord to mind When thou forgettest, and say, "I hope that my Lord Will guide me ever closer (Even) than this To the right road."

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:24
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    And who doth more wrong Than one who is reminded Of the Signs of his Lord, But turns away from them, Forgetting the (deeds) which his hands Have sent forth? Verily We Have set veils over their hearts Lest they should understand this, and over their ears, deafness. If thou callest them To guidance, even then Will they never accept guidance.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:57
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    But when they reached The Junction, they forgot (About) their Fish, which took Its course through the sea (Straight) as in a tunnel.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:61
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    He replied: "Sawest thou (What happened) when we Betook ourselves to the rock? I did indeed forget (About) the Fish: none but Satan made me forget To tell (you) about it: It took its course through The sea in a marvellous way!"

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:63
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Moses said: "Rebuke me not For forgetting, nor grieve me By raising difficulties In my case."

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:73
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the pains of childbirth Drove her to the trunk Of a palm-tree: She cried (in her anguish): "Ah! would that I had Died before this! would that I had been a thing Forgotten and out of sight!"

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:23
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    (The angels say:) "We descend not but By command of thy Lord: To Him belongeth what is Before us and what is Behind us, and what is Between: and thy Lord Never doth forget,—

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:64
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    He replied: "The knowledge Of that is with my Lord, Duly recorded: my Lord Never errs, nor forgets,—

    Surah Taha, verse 20:52
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Then he brought out (Of the fire) before the (people) The image of a calf: It seemed to low: So they said, "This is Your god, and the god Of Moses, but (Moses) Has forgotten!"

    Surah Taha, verse 20:88