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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 41–60 of 268

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    No prophet could (ever) Be false to his trust. If any person is so false, He shall, on the Day Of Judgment, restore What he misappropriated; Then shall every soul Receive its due,— Whatever it earned,— And none shall be Dealt with unjustly.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:161
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    God did confer A great favour On the Believers When He sent among them An Apostle from among Themselves, rehearsing Unto them the Signs Of God, sanctifying them, And instructing them In Scripture and Wisdom, While, before that, They had been In manifest error.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:164
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    What! When a single Disaster smites you, Although ye smote (your enemies) With one twice as great, Do ye say?— "Whence is this?" Say (to them): "It is from yourselves: For God hath power Over all things."

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:165
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    (They are) the ones that say, (Of their brethren slain), While they themselves Sit (at ease): "If only They had listened to us, They would not have been slain." Say: "Avert death From your own selves, If ye speak the truth."

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:168
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Let not the Unbelievers Think that Our respite To them is good for themselves: We grant them respite That they may grow In their iniquity: But they will have A shameful punishment.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:178
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Every soul shall have A taste of death: And only on the Day Of Judgment shall you Be paid your full recompense. Only he who is saved Far from the Fire And admitted to the Garden Will have attained The object (of Life): For the life of this world Is but goods and chattels Of deception.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:185
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Ye shall certainly Be tried and tested In your possessions And in your personal selves; And ye shall certainly Hear much that will grieve you, From those who received The Book before you: And from those who Worship many gods. But if ye persevere Patiently, and guard Against evil,—then That will be A determining factor In all affairs.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:186
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    O mankind! reverence Your Guardian-Lord, Who created you From a single Person, Created, of like nature, His mate, and from them twain Scattered (like seeds) Countless men and women;— Reverence God, through Whom Ye demand your mutual (rights), And (reverence) the wombs (That bore you): for God Ever watches over you.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:1
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    And give the women (On marriage) their dower As a free gift; but if they, Of their own good pleasure, Remit any part of it to you, Take it and enjoy it With right good cheer.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:4
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Eat not up your property Among yourselves in vanities: But let there be amongst you Traffic and trade By mutual good-will: Nor kill (or destroy) Yourselves: for verily God hath been to you Most Merciful!

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:29
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those Who claim sanctity For themselves? Nay—but God Doth sanctify Whom He pleaseth. But never will they Fail to receive justice In the least little thing.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:49
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those men,—God knows What is in their hearts; So keep clear of them, But admonish them, And speak to them a word To reach their very souls.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:63
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    We sent not an Apostle, But to be obeyed, in accordance With the Will of God. If they had only, When they were unjust To themselves, Come unto thee And asked God's forgiveness, And the Apostle had asked Forgiveness for them, They would have found God indeed Oft-returning, Most Merciful.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:64
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    But no, by thy Lord, They can have No (real) Faith, Until they make thee judge In all disputes between them, And find in their souls No resistance against Thy decisions, but accept Them with the fullest conviction.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:65
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    If We had ordered them To sacrifice their lives Or to leave their homes, Very few of them Would have done it: But if they had done What they were (actually) told, It would have been best For them, and would have gone Farthest to strengthen their (faith);

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:66
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Whatever good, (O man!) Happens to thee, is from God; But whatever evil happens To thee, is from thy (own) soul. And We have sent thee As an Apostle To (instruct) mankind. And enough is God For a witness.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:79
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then fight in God's cause— Thou art held responsible Only for thyself— And rouse the Believers. It may be that God Will restrain the fury Of the Unbelievers; For God is the strongest In might and in punishment.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:84
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Not equal are those Believers who sit (at home) And receive no hurt, And those who strive And fight in the cause Of God with their goods And their persons. God hath granted A grade higher to those Who strive and fight With their goods and persons Than to those who sit (at home). Unto all (in Faith) Hath God promised good: But those who strive and fight Hath He distinguished Above those who sit (at home) By a special reward,—

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:95
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    When angels take The souls of those Who die in sin Against their souls, They say: "In what (plight) Were ye?" They reply: "Weak and oppressed Were we in the earth." They say: "Was not The earth of God Spacious enough for you To move yourselves away (From evil)?" Such men Will find their abode In Hell,—What an evil Refuge!—

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:97
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Contend not on behalf Of such as betray Their own souls; For God loveth not One given to perfidy And crime;

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:107