| Order | Occurrence | Arabic | Without diacritics | Pronunciation | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Baqarah Verse 170 (2:170:15) | اَوَلَوْ | اولو | evelev | Even though | لَوْ |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | When it is said to them: "Follow what Allah hath revealed:" They say: "Nay! we shall follow the ways of our fathers." What! even though their fathers Were void of wisdom and guidance? | |||||
| 2 | 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. | |||||
| 3 | Al-An'am Verse 43 (6:43:1) | فَلَوْلَٓا | فلولا | fe-levlâ | Then why not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | When the suffering reached them from us, why then did they not learn humility?(861) On the contrary their hearts became hardened, and Satan made their (sinful) acts seem alluring to them.* | |||||
| 4 | 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).* | |||||
| 5 | 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)* | |||||
| 6 | 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.* | |||||
| 7 | As-Saffat Verse 143 (37:143:1) | فَلَوْلَٓا | فلولا | fe-levlâ | And if not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Had it not been that he (repented and) glorified Allah,(4124)* | |||||
| 8 | Az-Zukhruf Verse 53 (43:53:1) | فَلَوْلَٓا | فلولا | fe-levlâ | Then why not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | "Then why are not(4655) gold bracelets bestowed on him, or (why) come (not) with him angels accompanying him in procession?"* | |||||
| 9 | 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)* | |||||
| 10 | 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?* | |||||
| 11 | 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? | |||||
| 12 | 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?* | |||||
| 13 | Al-Waqi'ah Verse 83 (56:83:1) | فَلَوْلَٓا | فلولا | fe-levlâ | Then why not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Then why do ye not(5263) (intervene) when (the soul of the dying man) reaches the throat,-* | |||||
| 14 | Al-Waqi'ah Verse 86 (56:86:1) | فَلَوْلَٓا | فلولا | fe-levlâ | Then why not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Then why do ye not,-(5265) If you are exempt from (future) account,-* | |||||
| 15 | Al-Baqarah Verse 96 (2:96:11) | لَوْ | لو | lev | if | لَوْ |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Thou wilt indeed find them, of all people, most greedy of life,-even more than the idolaters: Each one of them wishes He could be given a life of a thousand years: But the grant of such life will not save him from (due) punishment. For Allah sees well all that they do. | |||||
| 16 | Al-Baqarah Verse 109 (2:109:6) | لَوْ | لو | lev | if | لَوْ |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Quite a number of the People of the Book wish they could Turn you (people) back to infidelity after ye have believed, from selfish envy, after the Truth hath become Manifest unto them: But forgive and overlook(110), Till Allah accomplish His purpose; for Allah Hath power over all things(112).* | |||||
| 17 | Ali 'Imran Verse 30 (3:30:15) | لَوْ | لو | lev | [if] | لَوْ |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | "On the Day when every soul will be confronted with all the good it has done, and all the evil it has done, it will wish there were a great distance between it and its evil. But Allah cautions you (To remember) Himself. And Allah is full of kindness to those that serve Him." | |||||
| 18 | Ali 'Imran Verse 69 (3:69:6) | لَوْ | لو | lev | if | لَوْ |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | It is the wish of a section of the People of the Book to lead you astray. But they shall lead astray (Not you), but themselves, and they do not perceive! | |||||
| 19 | An-Nisa Verse 42 (4:42:7) | لَوْ | لو | lev | if | لَوْ |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | On that day those who reject Faith and disobey the messenger will wish that the earth Were made one with them:(561) But never will they hide a single fact from Allah.* | |||||
| 20 | An-Nisa Verse 89 (4:89:2) | لَوْ | لو | lev | if | لَوْ |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | They but wish that ye should reject Faith, as they do, and thus be on the same footing (as they): But take not friends from their ranks until they flee(607) in the way of Allah (From what is forbidden). But if they turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever ye find them; and (in any case) take no friends or helpers from their ranks;-* | |||||
| 21 | An-Nisa Verse 102 (4:102:31) | لَوْ | لو | lev | if | لَوْ |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | When thou (O Messenger. art with them, and standest to lead them in prayer, Let one party of them stand up (in prayer) with thee, Taking their arms with them: When they finish their prostrations, let them Take their position in the rear. And let the other party come up which hath not yet prayed - and let them pray with thee, Taking all precaution, and bearing arms: the Unbelievers wish, if ye were negligent of your arms and your baggage, to assault you in a single rush.(618) But there is no blame on you if ye put away your arms because of the inconvenience of rain or because ye are ill; but take (every) precaution for yourselves. For the Unbelievers Allah hath prepared a humiliating punishment.* | |||||
| 22 | Al-Mumtahanah Verse 2 (60:2:12) | لَوْ | لو | lev | that | لَوْ |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | If they were to get(5411) the better of you, they would behave to you as enemies, and stretch forth their hands and their tongues against you for evil: and they desire that ye should reject the Truth.* | |||||
| 23 | Al-Qalam Verse 9 (68:9:2) | لَوْ | لو | lev | that | لَوْ |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Their desire is that thou shouldst be pliant: so would they be pliant. | |||||
| 24 | Al-Ma'arij Verse 11 (70:11:4) | لَوْ | لو | lev | if | لَوْ |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Though they will be put in sight of each other,- the sinner´s desire will be: Would that he could redeem himself from the Penalty of that Day(5684) by (sacrificing) his children,* | |||||
| 25 | 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). | |||||
| 26 | An-Nisa Verse 77 (4:77:33) | لَوْلَٓا | لولا | levlâ | Why not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who were told to hold back(595) their hands (from fight) but establish regular prayers and spend in regular charity? When (at length) the order for fighting was issued to them, behold! a section of them feared men as - or even more than - they should have feared Allah. They said: "Our Lord! Why hast Thou ordered us to fight? Wouldst Thou not Grant us respite to our (natural) term,(596) near (enough)?" Say: "Short is the enjoyment of this world: the Hereafter is the best for those who do right: Never will ye be dealt with unjustly in the very least!* | |||||
| 27 | 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. | |||||
| 28 | Al-An'am Verse 8 (6:8:2) | لَوْلَٓا | لولا | levlâ | Why has not been | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | They say: "Why is not an angel sent down to him?" If we did send down an angel, the matter would be settled at once, and no respite would be granted them.(841)* | |||||
| 29 | 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)* | |||||
| 30 | Al-A'raf Verse 43 (7:43:20) | لَوْلَٓا | لولا | levlâ | if not | لَوْلَا |
| 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)."* | |||||
| 31 | 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."* | |||||
| 32 | 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.* | |||||
| 33 | Yunus Verse 20 (10:20:0) | لَوْلَٓا | لولا | levlâ | Why not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | They say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?" Say: "The Unseen is only for Allah (to know), then wait ye: I too will wait with you."(1408)* | |||||
| 34 | Hud Verse 12 (11:12:12) | لَوْلَٓا | لولا | levlâ | Why not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Perchance thou mayest (feel the inclination) to give up a part of what is revealed(1509) unto thee, and thy heart feeleth straitened lest they say, "Why is not a treasure sent down unto him, or why does not an angel come down with him?" But thou art there only to warn! It is Allah that arrangeth all affairs!* | |||||
| 35 | Yusuf Verse 24 (12:24:6) | لَوْلَٓا | لولا | levlâ | if not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And (with passion) did she desire him, and he would have desired her, but that he saw the evidence(1668) of his Lord: thus (did We order) that We(1669) might turn away from him (all) evil and shameful deeds: for he was one of Our servants, sincere and purified.* | |||||
| 36 | Yusuf Verse 94 (12:94:10) | لَوْلَٓا | لولا | levlâ | if not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | When the caravan left (Egypt), their father said: "I do indeed scent the presence of Joseph:(1770) Nay, think me not a dotard."* | |||||
| 37 | Ar-Ra'd Verse 7 (13:7:4) | لَوْلَٓا | لولا | levlâ | Why not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And the Unbelievers say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?"(1811) But thou art truly a warner, and to every people a guide.(1812)* | |||||
| 38 | Ar-Ra'd Verse 27 (13:27:4) | لَوْلَٓا | لولا | levlâ | Why has not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | The Unbelievers say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?"(1842) Say: "Truly Allah leaveth, to stray, whom He will; But He guideth to Himself those who turn to Him in penitence,-* | |||||
| 39 | 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.* | |||||
| 40 | 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?* | |||||
| 41 | Ta-Ha Verse 134 (20:134:9) | لَوْلَٓا | لولا | levlâ | why not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And if We had inflicted on them a penalty before this,(2659) they would have said: "Our Lord! If only Thou hadst sent us a messenger, we should certainly have followed Thy Signs before we were humbled and put to shame."* | |||||
| 42 | An-Nur Verse 12 (24:12:1) | لَوْلَٓا | لولا | levlâ | Why not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Why did not the believers - men and women(2965) - when ye heard of the affair,- put the best construction on it in their own minds and say, "This (charge) is an obvious lie" ?* | |||||
| 43 | 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!* | |||||
| 44 | Al-Furqan Verse 7 (25:7:10) | لَوْلَٓا | لولا | levlâ | Why not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And they say: "What sort of a messenger is this, who eats food, and walks through the streets? Why has not an angel been sent down to him to give admonition with him?(3060)* | |||||
| 45 | Al-Furqan Verse 21 (25:21:6) | لَوْلَٓا | لولا | levlâ | Why not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Such as fear not the meeting with Us(3077) (for Judgment) say: "Why are not the angels sent down to us, or (why) do we not see(3078) our Lord?" Indeed they have an arrogant conceit of themselves, and mighty is the insolence of their impiety!* | |||||
| 46 | 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.* | |||||
| 47 | Al-Furqan Verse 42 (25:42:6) | لَوْلَٓا | لولا | levlâ | if not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | "He indeed would well-nigh have misled us from our gods, had it not been that we were constant to them!" - Soon will they know, when they see the Penalty, who it is that is most misled in Path!(3096)* | |||||
| 48 | 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)!"* | |||||
| 49 | 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.* | |||||
| 50 | Al-Qasas Verse 10 (28:10:10) | لَوْلَٓا | لولا | levlâ | if not | لَوْلَا |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | But there came to be a void in the heart of the mother of Moses: She was going almost to disclose his (case), had We not strengthened her heart (with faith), so that she might remain a (firm) believer.(3337)* | |||||