| Order | Occurrence | Arabic | Without diacritics | Pronunciation | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ali 'Imran Verse 111 (3:111:8) | الْاَدْبَارَ۠ | الادبار | l-edbâra | the backs | د ب ر |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | They will do you no harm, barring a trifling annoyance; if they come out to fight you, they will show you their backs, and no help shall they get. | |||||
| 2 | An-Naml Verse 80 (27:80:11) | مُدْبِر۪ينَ | مدبرين | mudbirîn(e) | retreating | د ب ر |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Truly thou canst not cause the dead to listen, nor canst thou cause the deaf to hear the call, (especially) when they turn back in retreat.(3311)* | |||||
| 3 | Ar-Rum Verse 52 (30:52:11) | مُدْبِر۪ينَ | مدبرين | mudbirîn(e) | retreating | د ب ر |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | So verily thou canst not make the dead to hear,(3570) nor canst thou make the deaf to hear the call, when they show their backs and turn away.* | |||||
| 4 | As-Saffat Verse 90 (37:90:3) | مُدْبِر۪ينَ | مدبرين | mudbirîn(e) | departing | د ب ر |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | So they turned away from him, and departed. | |||||