| Order | Occurrence | Arabic | Without diacritics | Pronunciation | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Baqarah Verse 64 (2:64:11) | لَكُنْتُمْ | لكنتم | le-kuntum | surely you would have been | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | But ye turned back thereafter: Had it not been for the Grace and Mercy of Allah to you, ye had surely been among the lost. | |||||
| 2 | Ali 'Imran Verse 110 (3:110:17) | لَكَانَ | لكان | le-kâne | surely would have been | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Ye are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind, enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in Allah.(434) If only the People of the Book had faith, it were best for them: among them are some who have faith, but most of them are perverted transgressors.* | |||||
| 3 | An-Nisa Verse 46 (4:46:27) | لَكَانَ | لكان | lekâne | surely it (would) have been | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Of the Jews there are those who displace words from their (right) places, and say: "We hear and we disobey";(565) and "Hear what is not Heard"; and "Ra´ina";(566) with a twist of their tongues and a slander to Faith. If only they had said: "We hear and we obey"; and "Do hear"; and "Do look at us"; it would have been better for them, and more proper; but Allah hath cursed them for their Unbelief; and but few of them will believe.* | |||||
| 4 | An-Nisa Verse 66 (4:66:23) | لَكَانَ | لكان | lekâne | surely (it) would have been | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | If We had ordered them to sacrifice their lives or to leave their homes, very few of them would have done it:(584) But if they had done what they were (actually) told, it would have been best for them, and would have gone farthest to strengthen their (faith);* | |||||
| 5 | Al-An'am Verse 77 (6:77:15) | لَاَكُونَنَّ | لاكونن | le-ekûnenne | I will surely be | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | When he saw the moon rising in splendour, he said: "This is my Lord." But when the moon set, He said: "unless my Lord guide me, I shall surely be among those who go astray."(899)* | |||||
| 6 | Muhammad Verse 21 (47:21:10) | لَكَانَ | لكان | lekâne | surely, it would have been | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Were it to obey and say what is just, and when a matter(4846) is resolved on, it were best for them if they were true to Allah.* | |||||
| 7 | Al-Hujurat Verse 5 (49:5:7) | لَكَانَ | لكان | lekâne | certainly it would be | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | If only they had patience until thou couldst come out to them, it would be best for them: but Allah is Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful. | |||||