| Order | Occurrence | Arabic | Without diacritics | Pronunciation | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Baqarah Verse 90 (2:90:1) | بِئْسَمَا | بئسما | bi/semâ | Evil (is) that | ب أ س |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Miserable is the price for which they have sold their souls, in that they deny (the revelation) which Allah has sent down, in insolent envy that Allah of His Grace should send it to any of His servants He pleases(95): Thus have they drawn on themselves Wrath upon Wrath. And humiliating is the punishment of those who reject Faith.* | |||||
| 2 | Al-Baqarah Verse 93 (2:93:21) | بِئْسَمَا | بئسما | bi/semâ | Evil (is) that | ب أ س |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And remember We took your covenant and We raised above you (the towering height) of Mount (Sinai): (Saying): "Hold firmly to what We have given you, and hearken (to the Law)(97)": They said:" We hear, and we disobey(98):" And they had to drink(99) into their hearts (of the taint) of the calf because of their Faithlessness. Say: "Vile indeed are the behests of your Faith if ye have any faith!"* | |||||
| 3 | Al-A'raf Verse 150 (7:150:0) | بِئْسَمَا | بئسما | bi/semâ | Evil is what | ب أ س |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | When Moses came back to his people, angry and grieved, he said: "Evil it is that ye have done in my place in my absence: did ye(1115) make haste to bring on the judgment of your Lord?" He put down the Tablets,(1116) seized his brother by (the hair of) his head, and dragged him(1117) to him. Aaron said: "Son of my mother! the people did indeed reckon me as naught, and went near to slaying me! Make not the enemies rejoice over my misfortune, nor count thou me amongst the people of sin."(1118)* | |||||