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نَفْس

نفس in the Quran

Meaning: yourselves

نفس occurs 295 times in 268 verses across 62 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
295
Verses
268
Surahs
62

نَفْس

Noun · 295 times

Meaning: yourselves · Also translated as: themselves, soul, any soul, a man

Forms in the Quran

  • أَنفُسَهُمْ ×72
  • نَفْسٌ ×47
  • أَنفُسَكُمْ ×38
  • نَفْسَهُۥ ×26
  • نَفْسًا ×14
  • وَأَنفُسِهِمْ ×10
  • لِنَفْسِهِۦ ×10
  • نَّفْسِكَ ×9

Its root in the classical dictionaries

النفس: الروح في قوله تعالى: أخرجوا أنفسكم

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿كل نفس ذائقة الموت﴾ [آل عمران: 185] النفس هنا ذات الشيء وجملته، فقيل: المراد بها الروح، والناس مختلفون فيها اختلافا شديدا. قال الراغب: النفس: الروح في قوله تعالى: ﴿أخرجوا أنفسكم﴾ [الأنعام: 93] وقال أهل اللغة: النفس في كلام العرب على وجهين: أحدهما قولك: خرجت نفس فلان، أي روحه، وفي نفسه أن يفعل كذا، أي في…

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

Verses with نفس

Verses 21–40 of 268

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    When ye divorce Women, and they fulfil The term of their (’Iddat), Either take them back On equitable terms Or set them free On equitable terms; But do not take them back To injure them, (or) to take Undue advantage; If any one does that, He wrongs his own soul. Do not treat God's Signs As a jest, But solemnly rehearse God's favours on you, And the fact that He Sent down to you The Book And Wisdom, For your instruction. And fear God, And know that God Is well acquainted With all things.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:231
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    The mothers shall give suck To their offspring For two whole years, If the father desires To complete the term. But he shall bear the cost Of their food and clothing On equitable terms. No soul shall have A burden laid on it Greater than it can bear. No mother shall be Treated unfairly On account of her child. Nor father On account of his child, An heir shall be chargeable In the same way. If they both decide On weaning, By mutual consent, And after due consultation, There is no blame on them. If ye decide On a foster-mother For your offspring, There is no blame on you, Provided ye pay (the mother) What ye offered, On equitable terms. But fear God and know That God sees well What ye do.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:233
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    If any of you die And leave widows behind, They shall wait concerning themselves Four months and ten days: When they have fulfilled Their term, there is no blame On you if they dispose Of themselves in a just And reasonable manner. And God is well acquainted With what ye do.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:234
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    There is no blame On you if ye make An offer of betrothal Or hold it in your hearts. God knows that ye Cherish them in your hearts: But do not make a secret contract With them except in terms Honourable, nor resolve on the tie Of marriage till the term Prescribed is fulfilled. And know that God Knoweth what is in your hearts, And take heed of Him; And know that God is Oft-forgiving, Most Forbearing.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:235
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those of you Who die and leave widows Should bequeath For their widows A year's maintenance And residence; But if they leave (The residence), There is no blame on you For what they do With themselves, Provided it is reasonable. And God is Exalted in Power, Wise.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:240
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the likeness of those Who spend their substance, Seeking to please God And to strengthen their souls, Is as a garden, high And fertile: heavy rain Falls on it but makes it yield A double increase Of harvest, and if it receives not Heavy rain, light moisture Sufficeth it. God seeth well Whatever ye do.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:265
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is not required Of thee (O Apostle), To set them on the right path, But God sets on the right path Whom He pleaseth. Whatever of good ye give Benefits your own souls, And ye shall only do so Seeking the "Face" Of God. Whatever good Ye give, shall be Rendered back to you, And ye shall not Be dealt with unjustly.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:272
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    And fear the Day When ye shall be Brought back to God. Then shall every soul Be paid what it earned, And none shall be Dealt with unjustly.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:281
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    To God belongeth all That is in the heavens And on earth. Whether Ye show what is in your minds Or conceal it, God Calleth you to account for it. He forgiveth whom He pleaseth, And punisheth whom He pleaseth. For God hath power Over all things.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:284
  10. 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
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    But how (will they fare) When We gather them together Against a Day about which There is no doubt, And each soul will be paid out Just what it has earned, Without (favour or) injustice?

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:25
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    let not the Believers Take for friends or helpers Unbelievers rather than Believers: if any do that, In nothing will there be help From God: except by way Of precaution, that ye may Guard yourselves from them, But God cautions you (To remember) Himself; For the final goal Is to God.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:28
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    "On the Day when every soul Will be confronted With all the good it has done, And all the evil it has done, It will wish there were A great distance Between it and its evil. But God cautions you (To remember) Himself. And God is full of kindness To those that serve Him."

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:30
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    If any one disputes In this matter with thee, Now after (full) knowledge Hath come to thee, Say: "Come! let us Gather together, Our sons and your sons, Our women and your women, Ourselves and yourselves: Then let us earnestly pray, And invoke the curse Of God on those who lie!"

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:61
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is the wish of a section Of the People of the Book To lead you astray. But they shall lead astray (Not you), but themselves, And they do not perceive!

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:69
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    All food was lawful To the Children of Israel, Except what Israel Made unlawful for itself, Before the Law (of Moses) Was revealed. Say: "Bring ye the Law And study it, If ye be men of truth."

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:93
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    What they spend In the life Of this (material) world May be likened to a Wind Which brings a nipping frost: It strikes and destroys the harvest Of men who have wronged Their own souls: it is not God That hath wronged them, but They wrong themselves.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:117
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    And those who, Having done something To be ashamed of, Or wronged their own souls, Earnestly bring God to mind, And ask for forgiveness For their sins, And who can forgive Sins except God?— And are never obstinate In persisting knowingly In (the wrong) they have done

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:135
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nor can a soul die Except by God's leave, The term being fixed As by writing. If any Do desire a reward In this life, We shall give it To him; and if any Do desire a reward In the Hereafter, We shall Give it to him. And swiftly shall We reward Those that (serve us with) gratitude.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:145
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    After (the excitement) Of the distress, He sent down Calm on a band of you Overcome with slumber, While another band Was stirred to anxiety By their own feelings, Moved by wrong suspicions Of God—suspicions due To Ignorance. They said: "What affair is this of ours?" Say thou: "Indeed, this affair Is wholly God's." They hide In their minds what they Dare not reveal to thee. They say (to themselves): "If we had had anything To do with this affair, We should not have been In the slaughter here." Say: "Even if you had remained In your homes, those For whom death was decreed Would certainly have gone forth To the place of their death"; But (all this was) That God might test What is in your breasts And purge what is In your hearts. For God knoweth well The secrets of your hearts.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:154