| Order | Occurrence | Arabic | Without diacritics | Pronunciation | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Ma'idah Verse 25 (5:25:7) | نَفْس۪ي | نفسي | nefsî | (over) myself | ن ف س |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | He said: "O my Lord! I have power only over myself and my brother:(728) so separate us from this rebellious people!"* | |||||
| 2 | Al-Ma'idah Verse 116 (5:116:36) | نَفْس۪ي | نفسي | nefsî | myself | ن ف س |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And behold! Allah will say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Didst thou say unto men, worship me and my mother as gods in derogation of Allah.?" He will say: "Glory to Thee! never could I say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou knowest what is in my heart, Thou I know not what is in Thine. For Thou knowest in full all that is hidden.(829)* | |||||
| 3 | Al-A'raf Verse 188 (7:188:0) | لِنَفْس۪ي | لنفسي | li-nefsî | for myself | ن ف س |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Say: "I have no power over any good or harm to myself except as Allah willeth. If I had knowledge of the unseen, I should have multiplied all good, and no evil should have touched me: I am but a warner, and a bringer of glad tidings to those who have faith."(1161)* | |||||
| 4 | Yunus Verse 15 (10:15:0) | نَفْس۪يۚ | نفسي | nefsî | my own accord | ن ف س |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | But when Our Clear Signs are rehearsed unto them, those who rest not their hope on their meeting with Us, Say: "Bring us a Reading(1402) other than this, or change this," Say: "It is not for me, of my own accord, to change it: I follow naught but what is revealed unto me: if I were to disobey my Lord, I should myself fear the penalty of a Great Day (to come)."* | |||||
| 5 | Yunus Verse 49 (10:49:0) | لِنَفْس۪ي | لنفسي | li-nefsî | for myself | ن ف س |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Say: "I have no power(1440) over any harm or profit to myself except as Allah willeth. To every People(1441) is a term appointed: when their term is reached, not an hour can they cause delay, nor (an hour) can they advance (it in anticipation)."* | |||||
| 6 | Yusuf Verse 26 (12:26:5) | نَفْس۪ي | نفسي | nefsî | myself | ن ف س |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | He said: "It was she that sought to seduce me - (1672) from my (true) self." And one of her household saw (this) and bore witness, (thus):-(1673) "If it be that his shirt is rent from the front, then is her tale true, and he is a liar!* | |||||
| 7 | Yusuf Verse 53 (12:53:3) | نَفْس۪يۚ | نفسي | nefsî | myself | ن ف س |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | "Nor do I absolve my own self (of blame): the (human) soul is certainly prone to evil,(1712-A) unless my Lord do bestow His Mercy: but surely my Lord is Oft- forgiving, Most Merciful."(1713)* | |||||
| 8 | Yusuf Verse 54 (12:54:6) | لِنَفْس۪يۚ | لنفسي | li-nefsî | for myself | ن ف س |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | So the king said: "Bring him unto me;(1714) I will take him specially to serve about my own person." Therefore when he had spoken to him, he said: "Be assured this day, thou art, before our own presence, with rank firmly established, and fidelity fully proved!(1715)* | |||||
| 9 | Ta-Ha Verse 41 (20:41:2) | لِنَفْس۪يۚ | لنفسي | li-nefsî | for Myself | ن ف س |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | "And I have prepared thee for Myself (for service)".. | |||||
| 10 | Ta-Ha Verse 96 (20:96:16) | نَفْس۪ي | نفسي | nefsî | my soul | ن ف س |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | He replied: "I saw what they saw not: so I took a handful (of dust) from the footprint of the Messenger, and threw it (into the calf): thus did my soul suggest to me."(2621)* | |||||
| 11 | An-Naml Verse 44 (27:44:22) | نَفْس۪ي | نفسي | nefsî | myself | ن ف س |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | She was asked to enter(3281) the lofty Palace: but when she saw it, she thought it was a lake of water, and she (tucked up her skirts), uncovering her legs. He said: "This is but a palace paved smooth with slabs of glass." She said: "O my Lord! I have indeed wronged(3282) my soul: I do (now) submit (in Islam), with Solomon, to the Lord of the Worlds."* | |||||
| 12 | Al-Qasas Verse 16 (28:16:5) | نَفْس۪ي | نفسي | nefsî | my soul | ن ف س |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | He prayed: "O my Lord! I have indeed wronged my soul! Do Thou then forgive me!" So ((Allah)) forgave him: for He is the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. | |||||
| 13 | Saba Verse 50 (34:50:7) | نَفْس۪يۚ | نفسي | nefsî | myself | ن ف س |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Say: "If I am astray, I only stray to the loss of my own soul: but if I receive guidance, it is(3862) because of the inspiration of my Lord to me: it is He Who hears all things, and is (ever) near."* | |||||