| Order | Occurrence | Arabic | Without diacritics | Pronunciation | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-A'raf Verse 176 (7:176:0) | هَوٰيهُۚ | هويه | hevâh(u) | his (vain) desires | ه و ي |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | If it had been Our will, We should have elevated him with Our signs; but he inclined to the earth, and followed his own vain desires.(1150) His similitude is that of a dog: if you attack him, he lolls out his tongue,(1151) or if you leave him alone, he (still) lolls out his tongue. That is the similitude of those who reject Our signs; So relate the story; perchance they may reflect.* | |||||
| 2 | Al-Kahf Verse 28 (18:28:27) | هَوٰيهُ | هويه | hevâhu | his desires | ه و ي |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And keep thy soul content with those who call on their Lord morning and evening, seeking(2369) His Face; and let not thine eyes pass beyond them, seeking the pomp and glitter of this Life; no obey any whose heart We have permitted to neglect the remembrance of Us, one who follows his own desires, whose case has gone beyond all bounds.(2370)* | |||||
| 3 | Ta-Ha Verse 16 (20:16:9) | هَوٰيهُ | هويه | hevâhu | his desires | ه و ي |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | "Therefore let not such as believe not therein but follow their own lusts, divert thee therefrom,(2547) lest thou perish!"..* | |||||
| 4 | Al-Furqan Verse 43 (25:43:5) | هَوٰيهُۜ | هويه | hevâhu | his own desire | ه و ي |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Seest thou such a one as taketh for his god his own passion (or impulse)? Couldst thou be a disposer of affairs for him?(3097)* | |||||
| 5 | Al-Qasas Verse 50 (28:50:13) | هَوٰيهُ | هويه | hevâhu | his own desire | ه و ي |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | But if they hearken not(3383) to thee, know that they only follow their own lusts: and who is more astray than one who follow his own lusts, devoid of guidance from Allah. for Allah guides not people given to wrong-doing.* | |||||
| 6 | Al-Jathiyah Verse 23 (45:23:5) | هَوٰيهُ | هويه | hevâhu | his desire | ه و ي |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Then seest thou such(4761) a one as takes as his god his own vain desire? Allah has, knowing (him as such), left him astray, and sealed(4762) his hearing and his heart (and understanding), and put a cover on his sight. Who, then, will guide him after Allah (has withdrawn Guidance)? Will ye not then receive admonition?* | |||||