| Order | Occurrence | Arabic | Without diacritics | Pronunciation | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Baqarah Verse 64 (2:64:6) | فَلَوْلَا | فلولا | fe-levlâ | So if not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | But ye turned back thereafter: Had it not been for the Grace and Mercy of Allah to you, ye had surely been among the lost. | |||||
| 2 | Al-Baqarah Verse 118 (2:118:5) | لَوْلَا | لولا | levlâ | Why not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Say those without knowledge: "Why speaketh not Allah unto us? or why cometh not unto us a Sign?" So said the people before them words of similar import. Their hearts are alike. We have indeed made clear the Signs unto any people who hold firmly to Faith (in their hearts). | |||||
| 3 | Al-Baqarah Verse 251 (2:251:14) | وَلَوْلَا | ولولا | ve levlâ | And if not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | By Allah.s will they routed them; and David(286) slew Goliath; and Allah gave him power and wisdom and taught him whatever (else) He willed(287). And did not Allah Check one set of people by means of another, the earth would indeed be full of mischief: But Allah is full of bounty to all the worlds(288).* | |||||
| 4 | An-Nisa Verse 83 (4:83:22) | وَلَوْلَا | ولولا | ve levlâ | And if not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | When there comes to them some matter touching (Public) safety or fear, they divulge it. If they had only referred it to the Messenger, or to those charged with authority among them, the proper investigators would have Tested it from them (direct). Were it not for the Grace and Mercy of Allah unto you, all but a few of you would have fallen into the clutches of Satan.(602)* | |||||
| 5 | An-Nisa Verse 113 (4:113:1) | وَلَوْلَا | ولولا | ve levlâ | And if not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | But for the Grace of Allah to thee and his Mercy, a party of them would certainly have plotted to lead thee astray. But (in fact) they will only Lead their own souls astray, and to thee they can do no harm in the least. For Allah hath sent down to thee the Book and wisdom and taught thee what thou Knewest not (before): And great is the Grace of Allah unto thee. | |||||
| 6 | Al-Ma'idah Verse 63 (5:63:1) | لَوْلَا | لولا | levlâ | Why (do) not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Why do not the rabbis and the doctors of Law forbid them from their (habit of) uttering sinful words and eating things forbidden? Evil indeed are their works. | |||||
| 7 | Al-An'am Verse 37 (6:37:2) | لَوْلَا | لولا | levlâ | Why (is) not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | They say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?" Say: "(Allah) hath certainly power to send down a sign: but most of them understand not.(858)* | |||||
| 8 | Al-A'raf Verse 203 (7:203:0) | لَوْلَا | لولا | levlâ | Why (have) not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | If thou bring them not a revelation,(1174) they say: "Why hast thou not got it together?" Say: "I but follow what is revealed to me from my Lord: this is (nothing but) lights from your Lord,(1175) and Guidance, and mercy, for any who have faith."* | |||||
| 9 | Al-Anfal Verse 68 (8:68:0) | لَوْلَا | لولا | levlâ | Had not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Had it not been for a previous ordainment(1235) from Allah, a severe penalty would have reached you for the (ransom) that ye took.* | |||||
| 10 | At-Tawbah Verse 122 (9:122:0) | فَلَوْلَا | فلولا | fe-levlâ | So if not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Nor should the Believers all go forth together: if a contingent from every expedition remained behind, they could devote themselves to studies in religion, and admonish the people when they return to them,- that thus they (may learn)(1373) to guard themselves (against evil).* | |||||
| 11 | Yunus Verse 19 (10:19:0) | وَلَوْلَا | ولولا | ve levlâ | And had (it) not been | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Mankind was but one nation,(1406) but differed (later). Had it not been for a Word(1407) that went forth before from thy Lord, their differences would have been settled between them.* | |||||
| 12 | Yunus Verse 98 (10:98:0) | فَلَوْلَا | فلولا | fe-levlâ | So why not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Why was there not a single township (among those We warned), which believed,- so its faith should have profited it,- except the People(1478) of Jonah? When they believed, We removed from them the penalty of ignominy in the life of the present, and permitted them to enjoy (their life) for a while.(1479)* | |||||
| 13 | Hud Verse 91 (11:91:13) | وَلَوْلَا | ولولا | ve levlâ | And if not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | They said: "O Shu´aib! much of what thou sayest we do not understand!(1591) In fact among us we see that thou hast no strength! Were it not for thy family, we should certainly have stoned thee! for thou hast among us no great position!"(1592)* | |||||
| 14 | Hud Verse 110 (11:110:7) | وَلَوْلَا | ولولا | ve levlâ | And if not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | We certainly gave the Book to Moses, but differences arose therein: had it not been that a word had gone forth before from thy Lord, the matter would have been decided(1613) between them, but they are in suspicious doubt concerning it.(1614)* | |||||
| 15 | Hud Verse 116 (11:116:1) | فَلَوْلَا | فلولا | fe-levlâ | So why not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Why were there not, among the generations before you, persons possessed of balanced(1619) good sense, prohibiting (men) from mischief in the earth - except a few among them whom We saved (from harm)?(1620) But the wrong-doers pursued the enjoyment of the good things of life which were given them, and persisted in sin.* | |||||
| 16 | Al-Kahf Verse 15 (18:15:7) | لَوْلَا | لولا | levlâ | Why not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | "These our people have taken(2345) for worship gods other than Him: why do they not bring forward an authority clear (and convincing) for what they do? Who doth more wrong than such as invent a falsehood against Allah.* | |||||
| 17 | Ta-Ha Verse 129 (20:129:1) | وَلَوْلَا | ولولا | ve levlâ | And if not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Had it not been for a Word that went forth before from thy Lord,(2653) (their punishment) must necessarily have come; but there is a Term appointed (for respite).* | |||||
| 18 | Ta-Ha Verse 133 (20:133:2) | لَوْلَا | لولا | levlâ | Why not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | They say: "Why does he not(2658) bring us a sign from his Lord?" Has not a Clear Sign come to them of all that was in the former Books of revelation?* | |||||
| 19 | Al-Hajj Verse 40 (22:40:12) | وَلَوْلَا | ولولا | ve levlâ | And if not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | (They are) those who have been expelled from their homes in defiance of right,- (for no cause) except that they say, "our Lord is Allah.. Did not Allah check one set of people by means of another,(2817) there would surely have been pulled down monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques, in which the name of Allah is commemorated in abundant measure. Allah will certainly aid those who aid his (cause);- for verily Allah is full of Strength, Exalted in Might,(2818) (able to enforce His Will).* | |||||
| 20 | An-Nur Verse 10 (24:10:1) | وَلَوْلَا | ولولا | ve levlâ | And if not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | If it were not for Allah.s grace and mercy on you, and that Allah is Oft- Returning, full of Wisdom,- (Ye would be ruined indeed).(2961)* | |||||
| 21 | An-Nur Verse 13 (24:13:1) | لَوْلَا | لولا | levlâ | Why (did) not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Why did they not bring four witnesses to prove it?(2966) When they have not brought the witnesses, such men, in the sight of Allah, (stand forth) themselves as liars!* | |||||
| 22 | An-Nur Verse 14 (24:14:1) | وَلَوْلَا | ولولا | ve levlâ | And if not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Were it not for the grace and mercy of Allah on you, in this world and the Hereafter, a grievous penalty would have seized you in that ye rushed glibly into this affair.(2967)* | |||||
| 23 | An-Nur Verse 20 (24:20:1) | وَلَوْلَا | ولولا | ve levlâ | And if not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Were it not for the grace and mercy of Allah on you, and that Allah is full of kindness and mercy, (ye would be ruined indeed).(2971)* | |||||
| 24 | An-Nur Verse 21 (24:21:17) | وَلَوْلَا | ولولا | ve levlâ | And if not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | O ye who believe! follow not Satan´s footsteps: if any will follow the footsteps of Satan, he will (but) command what is shameful and wrong: and were it not for the grace and mercy of Allah on you, not one of you would(2972) ever have been pure: but Allah doth purify whom He pleases:(2973) and Allah is One Who hears and knows (all things).* | |||||
| 25 | Al-Furqan Verse 32 (25:32:4) | لَوْلَا | لولا | levlâ | Why not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Those who reject Faith say: "Why is not the Qur´an revealed to him all at once? Thus (is it revealed), that We may strengthen thy heart(3088) thereby, and We have rehearsed it to thee in slow, well-arranged stages, gradually.* | |||||
| 26 | Al-Furqan Verse 77 (25:77:6) | لَوْلَا | لولا | levlâ | if not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Say (to the Rejecters): "My Lord is not uneasy because of you if ye call not on Him:(3136) But ye have indeed rejected (Him), and soon will come the inevitable (punishment)!"* | |||||
| 27 | An-Naml Verse 46 (27:46:9) | لَوْلَا | لولا | levlâ | Why not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | He said: "O my people! why ask ye to hasten on the evil in preference to the good?(3284) If only ye ask Allah for forgiveness, ye may hope to receive mercy.* | |||||
| 28 | As-Saffat Verse 57 (37:57:1) | وَلَوْلَا | ولولا | ve levlâ | And if not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | "Had it not been for the Grace of my Lord,(4069) I should certainly have been among those brought (there)!* | |||||
| 29 | Fussilat Verse 44 (41:44:6) | لَوْلَا | لولا | levlâ | Why not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Had We sent this as a Qur´an (in the language)(4516) other than Arabic, they would have said: "Why are not its verses explained in detail? What! (a Book) not in Arabic and (a Messenger an Arab?" Say: "It is a Guide and a Healing to those who believe; and for those who believe not, there is a deafness in their ears,(4517) and it is blindness in their (eyes): They are (as it were) being called from a place far distant!"* | |||||
| 30 | Fussilat Verse 45 (41:45:7) | وَلَوْلَا | ولولا | ve levlâ | And had it not been | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | We certainly gave Moses the Book aforetime: but disputes arose therein. Had it not been for a Word(4518) that went forth before from thy Lord, (their differences) would have been settled between them: but they remained in suspicious disquieting doubt thereon.* | |||||
| 31 | Ash-Shura Verse 14 (42:14:11) | وَلَوْلَا | ولولا | ve levlâ | And if not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And they became divided(4544) only after Knowledge reached them,- through selfish envy as between themselves. Had it not been for a Word that went forth before(4545) from thy Lord, (tending) to a Term appointed, the matter would have been settled between them: But truly those who have inherited the Book after them are in suspicious (disquieting)(4546) doubt concerning it.* | |||||
| 32 | Ash-Shura Verse 21 (42:21:13) | وَلَوْلَا | ولولا | ve levlâ | And if not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | What! have they partners(4556) (in godhead), who have established for them some religion without the permission of Allah. Had it not been for the Decree of Judgment, the matter would have been decided between them (at once). But verily the Wrong- doers will have a grievous Penalty.* | |||||
| 33 | Az-Zukhruf Verse 31 (43:31:2) | لَوْلَا | لولا | levlâ | Why not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Also, they say: "Why is not this Qur´an sent down to some leading man in either of the two(4634) (Chief) cities?"* | |||||
| 34 | Al-Ahqaf Verse 28 (46:28:1) | فَلَوْلَا | فلولا | fe-levlâ | Then why (did) not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Why then was no help forthcoming to them from those whom they worshipped as gods, besides Allah, as a means of access (to Allah.? Nay, they left them in the lurch: but that was their falsehood and their invention.(4808)* | |||||
| 35 | Muhammad Verse 20 (47:20:4) | لَوْلَا | لولا | levlâ | Why not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Those who believe say,(4843) "Why is not a sura sent down (for us)?" But when a sura of basic or categorical(4844) meaning is revealed, and fighting is mentioned therein, thou wilt see those in whose hearts is a disease(4845) looking at thee with a look of one in swoon at the approach of death. But more fitting for them-* | |||||
| 36 | Al-Fath Verse 25 (48:25:13) | وَلَوْلَا | ولولا | ve levlâ | And if not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | They are the ones who denied Revelation and hindered you from the Sacred Mosque and the sacrificial animals,(4903) detained from reaching their place of sacrifice. Had there not been believing men and believing women whom ye did not know that(4904) ye were trampling down and on whose account a crime would have accrued to you without (your) knowledge, ((Allah) would have allowed you to force your way, but He held back your hands) that He may admit to His Mercy whom He will.(4905) If they had been(4906) apart, We should certainly have punished the Unbelievers among them with a grievous Punishment.* | |||||
| 37 | Al-Waqi'ah Verse 57 (56:57:3) | فَلَوْلَا | فلولا | fe-levlâ | so why (do) not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | It is We Who have created you: why do ye(5249) not testify to this truth?* | |||||
| 38 | Al-Waqi'ah Verse 62 (56:62:5) | فَلَوْلَا | فلولا | fe-levlâ | so why not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And ye certainly know already the first form of creation: why then do ye not celebrate His praises? | |||||
| 39 | Al-Waqi'ah Verse 70 (56:70:5) | فَلَوْلَا | فلولا | fe-levlâ | then why are you not grateful | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Were it Our Will, We could make it salt (and unpalatable):(5253) then why do ye not give thanks?* | |||||
| 40 | Al-Mujadila Verse 8 (58:8:29) | لَوْلَا | لولا | levlâ | Why (does) not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Turnest thou not thy sight towards those who were forbidden secret counsels(5342) yet revert to that which they were forbidden (to do)? And they hold secret counsels among themselves for iniquity and hostility, and disobedience to the Messenger. And when they come to thee, they salute thee,(5343) not as Allah salutes thee, (but in crooked ways): And they say to themselves, "Why does not Allah punish us for our words?"(5344) Enough for them is Hell: In it will they burn, and evil is that destination!* | |||||
| 41 | Al-Qalam Verse 28 (68:28:6) | لَوْلَا | لولا | levlâ | -Why not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Said one of them, more just (than the rest):(5613) "Did I not say to you, ´Why not glorify ((Allah))?´"* | |||||