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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 121–140 of 268

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    But when Our Clear Signs Are rehearsed unto them, Those who rest not their hope On their meeting with Us, Say: "Bring us a Reading Other than this, or change this," Say: "It is not for me, Of my own accord, To change it: I follow Naught but what is revealed Unto me: if I were To disobey my Lord, I should myself fear the Penalty Of a Great Day (to come)."

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:15
  2. 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
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    There will every soul prove (The fruits of) the deeds It sent before : they will Be brought back to God Their rightful Lord, And their invented falsehoods Will leave them in the lurch.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:30
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Verily God will not deal Unjustly with man in aught: It is man that wrongs His own soul.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:44
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "I have no power Over any harm or profit To myself except as God Willeth. To every People Is a term appointed: When their term is reached, Not an hour can they cause Delay, nor (an hour) can they Advance (it in anticipation)."

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:49
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Every soul that hath sinned, If it possessed all That is on earth, Would fain give it in ransom: They would declare (their) repentance When they see the Penalty: But the judgment between them Will be with justice, And no wrong will be done Unto them.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:54
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    No soul can believe, except By the Will of God, And He will place Doubt (Or obscurity) on those Who will not understand.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:100
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "O ye men! Now Truth hath reached you From your Lord! Those who receive Guidance, do so for the good Of their own souls; those Who stray, do so to their own loss: And I am not (set) over you To arrange your affairs."

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:108
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    They are the ones who Have lost their own souls: And the (fancies) they invented Have left them in the lurch!

    Surah Hud, verse 11:21
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    "I tell you not that With me are the Treasures Of God, nor do I know What is hidden, Nor claim I to be An angel. Nor yet Do I say, of those whom Your eyes do despise That God will not grant them (All) that is good: God knoweth best What is in their souls: I should, if I did, Indeed be a wrong-doer."

    Surah Hud, verse 11:31
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    It was not We that wronged them: They wronged their own souls: The deities, other than God, Whom they invoked, profited them No whit when there issued The decree of thy Lord: Nor did they add aught (To their lot) but perdition!

    Surah Hud, verse 11:101
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    The day it arrives, No soul shall speak Except by His leave: Of those (gathered) some Will be wretched and some Will be blessed.

    Surah Hud, verse 11:105
  13. 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
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    But she in whose house He was, sought to seduce him From his (true) self: she fastened The doors, and said: "Now come, thou (dear one)!" He said: "God forbid! Truly (thy husband) is My lord! he made My sojourn agreeable! Truly to no good Come those who do wrong!"

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:23
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "It was she That sought to seduce me— From my (true) self." And one Of her household saw (this) And bore witness, (thus):— "If it be that his shirt Is rent from the front, then Is her tale true, And he is a liar!

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:26
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Ladies said in the City: "The wife of the (great) ’Aziz Is seeking to seduce her slave From his (true) self: Truly hath he inspired her With violent love: we see She is evidently going astray."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:30
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    She said: "There before you Is the man about whom Ye did blame me! I did seek to seduce him from His (true) self but he did Firmly save himself guiltless!… And now, if he doth not My bidding, he shall certainly Be cast into prison, And (what is more) Be of the company of the vilest!"

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:32
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    (The king) said (to the ladies): "What was your affair When ye did seek to seduce Joseph from his (true) self?" The ladies said: "God Preserve us! no evil Know we against him!" Said the ’Azīz's wife: "Now is the truth manifest (To all): it was I Who sought to seduce him From his (true) self: He is indeed of those Who are (ever) true (and virtuous).

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:51
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Nor do I absolve my own self (Of blame): the (human) soul Is certainly prone to evil, Unless my Lord do bestow His Mercy: but surely My Lord is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:53
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    So the king said: "Bring him unto me; I will take him specially To serve about my own person." Therefore when he had spoken To him, he said: "Be assured this day, Thou art, before our own Presence, With rank firmly established, And fidelity fully proved!

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:54