| Order | Occurrence | Arabic | Without diacritics | Pronunciation | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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)."* | |||||
| 2 | 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)* | |||||
| 3 | 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)* | |||||
| 4 | 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)".. | |||||
| 5 | 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."* | |||||