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Quran Maqasid

يَئِسَ

يئس in the Quran

Meaning: despaired

يئس occurs 8 times in 6 verses across 6 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
8
Verses
6
Surahs
6

يَئِسَ

Verb · 8 times

Meaning: despaired · Also translated as: despair, despairs, know, they despair

Forms in the Quran

  • يَئِسَ ×2
  • يَا۟يْـَٔسُ ×2
  • يَئِسُوا۟ ×2
  • تَا۟يْـَٔسُوا۟ ×1
  • يَئِسْنَ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

اليأس: انتفاء الطمع، يقال: يئس واستيأس مثل: عجب واستعجب، وسخر واستسخر. قال تعالى: فلما استيأسوا منه خلصوا نجيا

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الياء والهمزة والسين. كلمتان: إحداهما اليأس: قطع الرجاء. ويقال إنه ليست ياء في صدر كلمة بعدها همزة إلا هذه. يقال منه: يئس ييأس وييئس، على يفعل ويفعل.

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
The full entries on the root ي أ س

Verses with يئس

Verses 1–6 of 6

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Forbidden to you (for food) Are: dead meat, blood, The flesh of swine, and that On which hath been invoked The name of other than God; That which hath been Killed by strangling, Or by a violent blow, Or by a headlong fall, Or by being gored to death; That which hath been (partly) Eaten by a wild animal; Unless ye are able To slaughter it (in due form); That which is sacrificed On stone (altars); (Forbidden) also is the division (Of meat) by raffling With arrows: that is impiety. This day have those who Reject Faith given up All hope of your religion: Yet fear them not But fear Me. This day have I Perfected your religion For you, completed My favour upon you, And have chosen for you Islam as your religion. But if any is forced By hunger, with no inclination To transgression, God is Indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:3
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    "O my sons! go ye And enquire about Joseph And his brother, and never Give up hope of God's Soothing Mercy: truly No one despairs of God's Soothing Mercy, except Those who have no faith."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:87
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    If there were a Qur-ān With which mountains were moved, Or the earth were cloven asunder, Or the dead were made to speak, (This would be the one!) But, truly, the Command is With God in all things!' Do not the Believers know, That, had God (so) willed, He could have guided All mankind (to the Right)? But the Unbelievers,—never Will disaster cease to seize Them for their (ill) deeds, Or to settle close to their homes, Until the promise of God Come to pass, for, verily, God will not fail In His promise.

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:31
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who reject the Signs Of God and the Meeting With Him (in the Hereafter), It is they who shall despair Of My mercy: it is they Who will (suffer) A most grievous Penalty.

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:23
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Turn not (for friendship) To people on whom Is the Wrath of God. Of the Hereafter they are Already in despair, just as The Unbelievers are In despair about those (Buried) in graves.

    Surah Al-Mumtahanah, verse 60:13
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Such of your women As have passed the age Of monthly courses, for them The prescribed period, if ye Have any doubts, is Three months, and for those Who have no courses (It is the same): For those who carry (Life within their wombs), Their period is until They deliver their burdens: And for those who Fear God, He will Make their path easy.

    Surah At-Talaq, verse 65:4