| Order | Occurrence | Arabic | Without diacritics | Pronunciation | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Baqarah Verse 79 (2:79:15) | قَل۪يلًاۜ | قليلا | kalîlâ(en) | little | ق ل ل |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands, and then say:"This is from Allah," to traffic with it for miserable price!- Woe to them for what their hands do write, and for the gain they make thereby. | |||||
| 2 | Ali 'Imran Verse 187 (3:187:18) | قَل۪يلًاۜ | قليلا | kalîlâ(en) | little | ق ل ل |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And remember Allah took a covenant from the People of the Book,(494) to make it known and clear to mankind, and not to hide it; but they threw it away behind their backs,(495) and purchased with it some miserable gain! And vile was the bargain they made!* | |||||
| 3 | Ali 'Imran Verse 199 (3:199:21) | قَل۪يلًاۜ | قليلا | kalîlâ(en) | little | ق ل ل |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And there are, certainly, among the People of the Book, those who believe in Allah, in the revelation to you, and in the revelation to them, bowing in humility to Allah. They will not sell the Signs of Allah for a miserable gain! For them is a reward with their Lord, and Allah is swift in account. | |||||
| 4 | Al-Ma'idah Verse 44 (5:44:32) | قَل۪يلًاۜ | قليلا | kalîlâ(en) | little | ق ل ل |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | It was We who revealed the law (to Moses): therein was guidance and light(750). By its standard have been judged the Jews, by the prophets who bowed (as in Islam) to Allah.s will, by the rabbis(751) and the doctors of law: for to them was entrusted the protection of Allah.s book, and they were witnesses thereto(752): therefore fear not men, but fear me, and sell not my signs for a miserable price(753). If any do fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (no better than) Unbelievers.* | |||||
| 5 | Al-Anfal Verse 43 (8:43:0) | قَل۪يلًاۜ | قليلا | kalîlâ(en) | (as) few | ق ل ل |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Remember in thy dream Allah showed them to thee as few: if He had shown them to thee as many, ye would surely have been discouraged, and ye would surely have disputed in (your) decision; but Allah saved (you): for He knoweth well the (secrets) of (all) hearts. | |||||
| 6 | An-Nahl Verse 95 (16:95:6) | قَل۪يلًاۜ | قليلا | kalîlâ(en) | little | ق ل ل |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Nor sell the covenant of Allah for a miserable price:(2135) for with Allah is (a prize) far better for you, if ye only knew.* | |||||
| 7 | Al-Mu'minun Verse 114 (23:114:5) | قَل۪يلًا | قليلا | kalîlâ(en) | a little | ق ل ل |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | He will say: "Ye stayed not but a little,- if ye had only known! | |||||
| 8 | Al-Qasas Verse 58 (28:58:14) | قَل۪يلًاۜ | قليلا | kalîlâ(en) | a little | ق ل ل |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And how many populations We destroyed, which exulted in their life (of ease and plenty)! now those habitations of theirs, after them, are deserted,- All but a (miserable) few! and We are their heirs!(3390)* | |||||
| 9 | Az-Zumar Verse 8 (39:8:30) | قَل۪يلًاۗ | قليلا | kalîlâ(en) | (for) a little | ق ل ل |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | When some trouble toucheth man,(4256) he crieth unto his Lord, turning to Him in repentance: but when He bestoweth a favour upon him as from Himself, (man) doth forget what he cried and prayed for before, and he doth set up rivals unto Allah, thus misleading others from Allah.s Path. Say, "Enjoy thy blasphemy(4257) for a little while: verily thou art (one) of the Companions of the Fire!"* | |||||
| 10 | Ad-Dukhan Verse 15 (44:15:4) | قَل۪يلًا | قليلا | kalîlâ(en) | a little | ق ل ل |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | We shall indeed remove(4699) the Penalty for a while, (but) truly ye will revert (to your ways).* | |||||