| Order | Occurrence | Arabic | Without diacritics | Pronunciation | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ali 'Imran Verse 111 (3:111:7) | يُوَلُّوكُمُ | يولوكم | yuvellûkumu | they will turn (towards) you | و ل ي |
| 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 | Ali 'Imran Verse 127 (3:127:8) | فَيَنْقَلِبُوا | فينقلبوا | fe-yenkalibû | so (that) they turn back | ق ل ب |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | That He might cut off a fringe of the Unbelievers(448) or expose them to infamy, and they should then be turned back, frustrated of their purpose.* | |||||
| 3 | Ali 'Imran Verse 153 (3:153:4) | تَلْوُ۫نَ | تلون | telvûne | casting a glance | ل و ي |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Behold! ye were climbing up the high ground, without even casting a side glance at any one, and the Messenger in your rear was calling you back. There did Allah give you one distress after another by way of requital,(464) to teach you not to grieve for (the booty) that had escaped you and for (the ill) that had befallen you. For Allah is well aware of all that ye do.* | |||||
| 4 | Al-Anfal Verse 48 (8:48:0) | نَكَصَ | نكص | nekesa | he turned away | ن ك ص |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Remember Satan made their (sinful) acts seem alluring to them, and said: "No one among men can overcome you this day, while I am near to you": But when the two forces came in sight of each other, he turned on his heels, and said: "Lo! I am clear of you; lo! I see what ye see not; Lo! I fear Allah. for Allah is strict in punishment."(1217)* | |||||
| 5 | At-Tawbah Verse 94 (9:94:0) | رَجَعْتُمْ | رجعتم | raca’tum | you (have) returned | ر ج ع |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | They will present their excuses to you when ye return to them. Say thou: "Present no excuses: we shall not believe you: Allah hath already informed us of the true state of matters concerning you: It is your actions that Allah and His Messenger will observe: in the end will ye be brought back to Him Who knoweth what is hidden and what is open: then will He show you the truth of all that ye did." | |||||
| 6 | At-Tawbah Verse 122 (9:122:0) | رَجَعُٓوا | رجعوا | race’û | they return | ر ج ع |
| 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).* | |||||
| 7 | Hud Verse 81 (11:81:16) | يَلْتَفِتْ | يلتفت | yeltefit | look back | ل ف ت |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | (The Messengers) said: "O Lut! We are Messengers from thy Lord! By no means shall they reach thee! now travel with thy family while yet a part of the night remains, and let not any of you look back: but thy wife(1577) (will remain behind): To her will happen what happens to the people. Morning is their time appointed: Is not the morning nigh?"* | |||||
| 8 | Ibrahim Verse 42 (14:42:11) | تَشْخَصُ | تشخص | teşḣasu | will stare | ش خ ص |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Think not that Allah doth not heed the deeds of those who do wrong. He but giveth them respite against a Day when the eyes will fixedly stare in horror,- | |||||
| 9 | Al-Hijr Verse 65 (15:65:9) | يَلْتَفِتْ | يلتفت | yeltefit | let look back | ل ف ت |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | "Then travel by night with thy household, when a portion of the night (yet remains), and do thou bring up the rear: let no one amongst you look back, but pass on whither ye are ordered." | |||||
| 10 | An-Nahl Verse 46 (16:46:4) | تَقَلُّبِهِمْ | تقلبهم | tekallubihim | their going to and fro | ق ل ب |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Or that He may not call them to account in the midst of their goings(2072) to and fro, without a chance of their frustrating Him?-* | |||||
| 11 | Al-Isra Verse 46 (17:46:16) | وَلَّوْا | ولوا | vellev | they turn | و ل ي |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And We put coverings over their hearts (and minds) lest they should understand the Qur´an, and deafness(2231) into their ears: when thou dost commemorate thy Lord and Him alone in the Qur´an, they turn on their backs, fleeing (from the Truth).* | |||||
| 12 | Al-Kahf Verse 18 (18:18:17) | لَوَلَّيْتَ | لوليت | levelleyte | you (would) have surely turned back | و ل ي |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Thou wouldst have deemed them(2349) awake, whilst they were asleep, and We turned them on their right and on their left sides: their dog(2350) stretching forth his two fore-legs on the threshold: if thou hadst come up on to them, thou wouldst have certainly turned back from them in flight, and wouldst certainly have been filled with terror of them.(2351)* | |||||
| 13 | Ta-Ha Verse 60 (20:60:1) | فَتَوَلّٰى | فتولى | fetevellâ | Then went away | و ل ي |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | So Pharaoh withdrew: He concerted his plan,(2584) and then came (back).* | |||||
| 14 | Al-Anbiya Verse 57 (21:57:7) | مُدْبِر۪ينَ | مدبرين | mudbirîn(e) | turning (your) backs | د ب ر |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | "And by Allah, I have a plan for your idols - after ye go away and turn your backs"..(2717)* | |||||
| 15 | Al-Anbiya Verse 97 (21:97:6) | شَاخِصَةٌ | شاخصة | şâḣisatun | (are) staring | ش خ ص |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Then will the true promise draw nigh (of fulfilment): then behold! the eyes of the Unbelievers will(2754) fixedly stare in horror: "Ah! Woe to us! we were indeed heedless of this; nay, we truly did wrong!"* | |||||
| 16 | Al-Qasas Verse 31 (28:31:10) | مُدْبِرًا | مدبرا | mudbiran | (in) flight | د ب ر |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | "Now do thou throw thy rod!" but when he saw it moving (of its own accord) as if it had been a snake, he turned back in retreat, and retraced not his steps: O Moses!" (It was said), "Draw near, and fear not: for thou art of those who are secure.(3362)* | |||||
| 17 | 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.* | |||||
| 18 | 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. | |||||
| 19 | Ghafir Verse 33 (40:33:2) | تُوَلُّونَ | تولون | tuvellûne | you will turn back | و ل ي |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | "A Day when ye shall turn your backs and flee: No defender shall ye have from Allah. Any whom Allah leaves to stray, there is none to guide... | |||||
| 20 | Muhammad Verse 19 (47:19:13) | مُتَقَلَّبَكُمْ | متقلبكم | mutekallebekum | your movement | ق ل ب |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Know, therefore, that there is no god but Allah, and ask forgiveness for thy fault,(4841) and for the men and women who believe: for Allah knows how ye(4842) move about and how ye dwell in your homes.* | |||||
| 21 | Al-Qamar Verse 45 (54:45:3) | وَيُوَلُّونَ | ويولون | ve yuvellûne | and they will turn | و ل ي |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Soon will their multitude be put to flight, and they will show their backs. | |||||
| 22 | Al-Hashr Verse 12 (59:12:12) | لَيُوَلُّنَّ | ليولن | le-yuvellunne | certainly they will turn | و ل ي |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | If they are expelled, never will they go out with them; and if they are attacked (in fight), they will never help them; and if they do help them, they will turn their backs; so they will receive no help.(5388)* | |||||
| 23 | Al-Qalam Verse 30 (68:30:1) | فَاَقْبَلَ | فاقبل | fe-akbele | Then approached | ق ب ل |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Then they turned, one against another, in reproach.(5614)* | |||||
| 24 | Al-Muddaththir Verse 33 (74:33:3) | اَدْبَرَۙ | ادبر | edber(a) | it departs | د ب ر |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And by the Night(5799) as it retreateth,* | |||||
| 25 | At-Takwir Verse 16 (81:16:2) | الْكُنَّسِۙ | الكنس | l-kunnes(i) | (and) disappear | ك ن س |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Go straight, or hide; | |||||