| Order | Occurrence | Arabic | Without diacritics | Pronunciation | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Baqarah Verse 181 (2:181:5) | سَمِعَهُ | سمعه | semi’ahu | he (has) heard [it] | س م ع |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | If anyone changes the bequest after hearing it, the guilt shall be on those who make the change. For Allah hears and knows (All things). | |||||
| 2 | Al-Baqarah Verse 285 (2:285:22) | سَمِعْنَا | سمعنا | semi’nâ | We heard | س م ع |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | The Messenger believeth in what hath been revealed to him from his Lord, as do the men of faith. Each one (of them) believeth in Allah, His angels, His books, and His Messengers(337). "We make no distinction (they say) between one and another(338) of His messengers." And they say: "We hear, and we obey: (We seek) Thy forgiveness(339), our Lord, and to Thee is the end of all journeys."* | |||||
| 3 | Ali 'Imran Verse 193 (3:193:3) | سَمِعْنَا | سمعنا | semi’nâ | [we] heard | س م ع |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | "Our Lord! we have heard the call of one calling (Us) to Faith, ´Believe ye in the Lord,´ and we have believed. Our Lord! Forgive us our sins, blot out from us our iniquities, and take to Thyself our souls in the company of the righteous. | |||||
| 4 | An-Nisa Verse 46 (4:46:9) | سَمِعْنَا | سمعنا | semi’nâ | We hear[d] | س م ع |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Of the Jews there are those who displace words from their (right) places, and say: "We hear and we disobey";(565) and "Hear what is not Heard"; and "Ra´ina";(566) with a twist of their tongues and a slander to Faith. If only they had said: "We hear and we obey"; and "Do hear"; and "Do look at us"; it would have been better for them, and more proper; but Allah hath cursed them for their Unbelief; and but few of them will believe.* | |||||
| 5 | An-Nisa Verse 46 (4:46:23) | سَمِعْنَا | سمعنا | semi’nâ | We hear[d] | س م ع |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Of the Jews there are those who displace words from their (right) places, and say: "We hear and we disobey";(565) and "Hear what is not Heard"; and "Ra´ina";(566) with a twist of their tongues and a slander to Faith. If only they had said: "We hear and we obey"; and "Do hear"; and "Do look at us"; it would have been better for them, and more proper; but Allah hath cursed them for their Unbelief; and but few of them will believe.* | |||||
| 6 | Al-Ma'idah Verse 7 (5:7:11) | سَمِعْنَا | سمعنا | semi’nâ | We heard | س م ع |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And call in remembrance the favour of Allah unto you, and His Covenant,(705) which He ratified with you, when ye said: "We hear and we obey": And fear Allah, for Allah knoweth well the secrets of your hearts.* | |||||
| 7 | Al-Anfal Verse 21 (8:21:0) | سَمِعْنَا | سمعنا | semi’nâ | We heard | س م ع |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Nor be like those who say, "We hear," but listen not:(1194)* | |||||
| 8 | Al-Anfal Verse 31 (8:31:0) | سَمِعْنَا | سمعنا | semi’nâ | we have heard | س م ع |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | When Our Signs are rehearsed to them, they say: "We have heard this (before): if we wished, we could say (words) like these: these are nothing but tales of the ancients."(1204)* | |||||
| 9 | Al-Anbiya Verse 60 (21:60:2) | سَمِعْنَا | سمعنا | semi’nâ | We heard | س م ع |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | They said, "We heard a youth talk of them:(2719) He is called Abraham."* | |||||
| 10 | An-Nur Verse 51 (24:51:14) | سَمِعْنَا | سمعنا | semi’nâ | We hear | س م ع |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | The answer of the Believers, when summoned to Allah and His Messenger, in order that He may judge between them, is no other than this: they say, "We hear and we obey":(3027) it is such as these that will attain felicity.(3028)* | |||||
| 11 | Al-Qasas Verse 55 (28:55:2) | سَمِعُوا | سمعوا | semi’û | they hear | س م ع |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And when they hear vain talk, they turn away therefrom and say: "To us our deeds, and to you yours;(3387) peace be to you: we seek not the ignorant."* | |||||
| 12 | As-Sajdah Verse 12 (32:12:11) | وَسَمِعْنَا | وسمعنا | ve semi’nâ | and we have heard | س م ع |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | If only thou couldst see when the guilty ones will bend low their heads before their Lord, (saying:) "Our Lord! We have seen and we have heard:(3643) Now then send us back (to the world): we will work righteousness: for we do indeed (now) believe."* | |||||
| 13 | Al-Qalam Verse 51 (68:51:8) | سَمِعُوا | سمعوا | semi’û | they hear | س م ع |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And the Unbelievers would almost trip thee up(5633) with their eyes when they hear the Message; and they say: "Surely he is possessed!"* | |||||