| Order | Occurrence | Arabic | Without diacritics | Pronunciation | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An-Nisa Verse 97 (4:97:11) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | We were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | When angels take the souls of those who die in sin against their souls,(615) they say: "In what (plight) Were ye?" They reply: "Weak and oppressed Were we in the earth." They say: "Was not the earth of Allah spacious enough for you to move yourselves away (From evil)?" Such men will find their abode in Hell,- What an evil refuge! -* | |||||
| 2 | Al-An'am Verse 23 (6:23:11) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | There will then be (left) no subterfuge for them(851) but to say: "By Allah our Lord, we were not those who joined gods with Allah."* | |||||
| 3 | Al-An'am Verse 156 (6:156:11) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Lest ye should say: "The Book was sent down to two Peoples before us, and for our part, we remained unacquainted(981) with all that they learned by assiduous study:"* | |||||
| 4 | Al-A'raf Verse 5 (7:5:11) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | When (thus) Our punishment took them, no cry did they utter but this: "Indeed we did wrong."(992)* | |||||
| 5 | Al-A'raf Verse 7 (7:7:5) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | were We | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And verily, We shall recount their whole story with knowledge, for We were never absent (at any time or place).(994)* | |||||
| 6 | Al-A'raf Verse 43 (7:43:18) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And We shall remove from their hearts any lurking sense of injury;-(1021) beneath them will be rivers flowing;- and they shall say: "Praise be to Allah, who hath guided us to this (felicity): never could we have found guidance, had it not been for the guidance of Allah. indeed it was the truth, that the messengers of our Lord brought unto us." And they shall hear the cry: "Behold! the garden before you! Ye have been made(1022) its inheritors, for your deeds (of righteousness)."* | |||||
| 7 | Al-A'raf Verse 53 (7:53:29) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we used to | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Do they just wait for the final fulfilment(1030) of the event? On the day the event is finally fulfilled, those who disregarded it before will say: "The messengers of our Lord did indeed bring true (tidings). Have we no intercessors now to intercede on our behalf? Or could we be sent back? then should we behave differently from our behaviour in the past." In fact they will have lost their souls, and the things they invented will leave them in the lurch.* | |||||
| 8 | Al-A'raf Verse 88 (7:88:21) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we are | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | The leaders, the arrogant party among his people, said:(1058) "O Shu´aib! we shall certainly drive thee out of our city - (thee) and those who believe with thee; or else ye (thou and they) shall have to return to our ways and religion." He said: "What! even though we do detest (them)?* | |||||
| 9 | Al-A'raf Verse 113 (7:113:9) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we are | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | So there came the sorcerers to Pharaoh: They said, "of course we shall have a (suitable) reward if we win!"(1079)* | |||||
| 10 | Al-A'raf Verse 172 (7:172:0) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | When thy Lord drew forth(1146) from the Children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants, and made them testify concerning themselves, (saying): "Am I not your Lord (who cherishes and sustains you)?"- They said: "Yea! We do testify!"(1147) (This), lest ye should say on the Day of Judgment: "Of this we were never mindful":* | |||||
| 11 | At-Tawbah Verse 65 (9:65:0) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | If thou dost question them, they declare (with emphasis): "We were only talking idly and in play." Say: "Was it at Allah, and His Signs, and His Messenger, that ye were mocking?" | |||||
| 12 | Yunus Verse 29 (10:29:0) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | "Enough is Allah for a witness between us and you: we certainly knew nothing of your worship of us!"(1419)* | |||||
| 13 | Yunus Verse 61 (10:61:0) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | We are | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | In whatever business thou mayest be, and whatever portion thou mayest be reciting from the Qur´an,- and whatever deed ye (mankind) may be doing,- We are witnesses thereof when ye are deeply engrossed therein. Nor is hidden from thy Lord (so much as) the weight of an atom on the earth or in heaven. And not the least and not the greatest of these things but are recorded in a clear Record.(1450)* | |||||
| 14 | Yusuf Verse 17 (12:17:18) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we are | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | They said: "O our father! We went racing with one another,(1649) and left Joseph with our things; and the wolf devoured him.... But thou wilt never believe us even though we tell the truth."(1650)* | |||||
| 15 | Yusuf Verse 73 (12:73:11) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we are | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | (The brothers) said: "By Allah. well ye know that we came not to make mischief in the land, and we are no thieves!"(1738)* | |||||
| 16 | Yusuf Verse 81 (12:81:16) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | "Turn ye back to your father, and say, ´O our father! behold! thy son committed theft! we bear witness only to what we know, and we could not well guard against the unseen!(1754)* | |||||
| 17 | Yusuf Verse 82 (12:82:4) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | "´Ask at the town where we have been and the caravan in which we returned, and (you will find) we are indeed telling the truth.´"(1755)* | |||||
| 18 | Yusuf Verse 91 (12:91:8) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we have been | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | They said: "By Allah. indeed has Allah preferred thee above us, and we certainly have been guilty of sin!"(1767)* | |||||
| 19 | Yusuf Verse 97 (12:97:8) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | have been | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | They said: "O our father! ask for us forgiveness for our sins, for we were truly at fault." | |||||
| 20 | Ar-Ra'd Verse 5 (13:5:6) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we are | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | If thou dost marvel (at their want of faith), strange is their saying: "When we are (actually) dust,(1808) shall we indeed then be in a creation renewed?" They are those who deny their Lord! They are those round whose necks will be yokes (of servitude):(1809) they will be Companions of the Fire, to dwell therein (for aye)!* | |||||
| 21 | Ibrahim Verse 21 (14:21:9) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | They will all be marshalled before Allah together: then will the weak say to those(1895) who were arrogant, "For us, we but followed you; can ye then avail us to all against the wrath of Allah." They will reply, "If we had received the Guidance(1896) of Allah, we should have given it to you: to us it makes no difference (now) whether we rage, or bear (these torments) with patience: for ourselves there is no way of escape."* | |||||
| 22 | An-Nahl Verse 28 (16:28:9) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | "(Namely) those whose lives the angels take in a state of wrong-doing to their own souls."(2051) Then would they offer submission (with the pretence), "We did(2052) no evil (knowingly)." (The angels will reply), "Nay, but verily Allah knoweth all that ye did;* | |||||
| 23 | An-Nahl Verse 86 (16:86:11) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we used to | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | When those who gave partners to Allah will see their "partners", they will say: "Our Lord! these are our ´partners,´ those whom we used to invoke(2124) besides Thee." But they will throw back their word at them (and say): "Indeed ye are liars!"* | |||||
| 24 | Al-Isra Verse 15 (17:15:17) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | We | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Who receiveth guidance, receiveth it for his own benefit: who goeth astray doth so to his own loss:(2190) No bearer of burdens can bear the burden(2191) of another: nor would We visit with Our Wrath until We had sent a messenger (to give warning).* | |||||
| 25 | Al-Isra Verse 49 (17:49:3) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we are | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | They say: "What! when we are reduced to bones and dust, should we really be raised up (to be) a new creation?"(2234)* | |||||
| 26 | Al-Isra Verse 98 (17:98:8) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we are | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | That is their recompense, because they rejected Our signs, and said, "When we are reduced to bones and broken dust, should we really be raised up (to be) a new Creation?"(2304)* | |||||
| 27 | Al-Kahf Verse 64 (18:64:4) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Moses said: "That was what we were seeking after:" So they went back on their footsteps, following (the path they had come). | |||||
| 28 | Al-Anbiya Verse 14 (21:14:5) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | They said: "Ah! woe to us! We were indeed wrongdoers!" | |||||
| 29 | Al-Anbiya Verse 17 (21:17:10) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | We were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | If it had been Our wish to take (just) a pastime, We should surely have taken it from the things nearest to Us, if We would do (such a thing)!(2677)* | |||||
| 30 | Al-Anbiya Verse 46 (21:46:11) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | [we] were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | If but a breath of the Wrath of thy Lord do touch them, they will then say, "Woe to us! we did wrong indeed!" | |||||
| 31 | Al-Anbiya Verse 97 (21:97:13) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we had been | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Then will the true promise draw nigh (of fulfilment): then behold! the eyes of the Unbelievers will(2754) fixedly stare in horror: "Ah! Woe to us! we were indeed heedless of this; nay, we truly did wrong!"* | |||||
| 32 | Al-Anbiya Verse 97 (21:97:19) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Then will the true promise draw nigh (of fulfilment): then behold! the eyes of the Unbelievers will(2754) fixedly stare in horror: "Ah! Woe to us! we were indeed heedless of this; nay, we truly did wrong!"* | |||||
| 33 | Al-Anbiya Verse 104 (21:104:15) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | We are | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | The Day that We roll up the heavens like a scroll rolled up for books (completed),- even as We produced the first creation, so shall We produce(2758) a new one: a promise We have undertaken: truly shall We fulfil it.* | |||||
| 34 | Al-Mu'minun Verse 17 (23:17:7) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | We are | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And We have made, above you, seven tracts;(2876) and We are never unmindful of (our) Creation.(2877)* | |||||
| 35 | Al-Mu'minun Verse 30 (23:30:6) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | We are | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Verily in this there are Signs (for men to understand); (thus) do We try (men).(2893)* | |||||
| 36 | Ash-Shu'ara Verse 41 (26:41:10) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we are | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | So when the sorcerers arrived, they said to Pharaoh: "Of course - shall we have a (suitable) reward(3161) if we win?* | |||||
| 37 | Ash-Shu'ara Verse 97 (26:97:3) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | "´By Allah, we were truly in an error manifest,(3183)* | |||||
| 38 | Ash-Shu'ara Verse 209 (26:209:3) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | We are | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | By way of reminder; and We never are unjust.(3231)* | |||||
| 39 | An-Naml Verse 67 (27:67:5) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we have become | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | The Unbelievers say: "What! when we become dust,- we and our fathers,- shall we really be raised (from the dead)? | |||||
| 40 | Al-Qasas Verse 45 (28:45:17) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | [We] were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | But We raised up (new) generations, and long were the ages(3377) that passed over them; but thou wast not a dweller among the people of Madyan, rehearsing Our Signs to them; but it is We Who send messengers (with inspiration).(3378)* | |||||
| 41 | Al-Qasas Verse 53 (28:53:12) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | [we] were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And when it is recited to them, they say: "We believe therein, for it is the Truth from our Lord: indeed we have been Muslims (bowing to Allah.s Will) from before this.(3385)* | |||||
| 42 | Al-Qasas Verse 59 (28:59:15) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | We would be | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Nor was thy Lord the one to destroy a population until He had sent to its centre a messenger, rehearsing to them Our Signs; nor are We going to destroy a population except when its members practise iniquity. | |||||
| 43 | Al-'Ankabut Verse 10 (29:10:23) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Then there are among men such as say, "We believe in Allah.; but when they suffer affliction in (the cause of) Allah, they treat men´s oppression as if it were the Wrath of Allah. And if help comes (to thee) from thy Lord, they are sure to say,(3433) "We have (always) been with you!" Does not Allah know best all that is in the hearts of all creation?* | |||||
| 44 | Fatir Verse 37 (35:37:10) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we used | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Therein will they cry aloud (for assistance): "Our Lord! Bring us out:(3926) we shall work righteousness,(3927) not the (deeds) we used to do!" - "Did We not give you long enough life so that he that would should receive admonition? and (moreover) the warner came to you. So taste ye(3928) (the fruits of your deeds): for the wrong-doers there is no helper."* | |||||
| 45 | Ya-Sin Verse 28 (36:28:12) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | were We | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And We sent not down against his People, after him, any hosts from heaven, nor was it needful for Us so to do. | |||||
| 46 | As-Saffat Verse 32 (37:32:3) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | "We led you astray: for truly(4055) we were ourselves astray."* | |||||
| 47 | Sad Verse 62 (38:62:7) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we used to | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And they will say: "What has happened to us that we see not men whom we used to number among the bad ones?(4217)* | |||||
| 48 | Ghafir Verse 47 (40:47:10) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | [we] were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Behold, they will dispute with each other in the Fire!(4420) The weak ones (who followed) will say to those who had been arrogant, "We but followed you: Can ye then take (on yourselves) from us some share of the Fire?* | |||||
| 49 | Ghafir Verse 84 (40:84:10) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we used to | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | But when they saw Our Punishment, they said: "We believe in Allah,- the one Allah - and we reject the partners we used to join with Him." | |||||
| 50 | Az-Zukhruf Verse 13 (43:13:18) | كُنَّا | كنا | kunnâ | we were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | In order that ye may sit firm and square on their backs, and when so seated, ye may celebrate the (kind) favour(4618) of your Lord, and say, "Glory to Him Who has subjected these to our (use), for we could never have accomplished this (by ourselves),* | |||||