| Order | Occurrence | Arabic | Without diacritics | Pronunciation | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Baqarah Verse 219 (2:219:14) | نَفْعِهِمَاۜ | نفعهما | nef’ihimâ | (the) benefit of (the) two | ن ف ع |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | They ask thee concerning wine(240) and gambling(241). Say: "In them is great sin, and some profit, for men; but the sin is greater than the profit." They ask thee how much they are to spend; Say: "What is beyond(242) your needs." Thus doth Allah Make clear to you His Signs: In order that ye may consider-* | |||||
| 2 | An-Nisa Verse 15 (4:15:21) | لَهُنَّ | لهن | lehunne | for them | لَهُنَّ |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | If any of your women are guilty of lewdness,(523) Take the evidence of four(524) (Reliable) witnesses from amongst you against them; and if they testify, confine them to houses until death do claim them, or Allah ordain for them some (other) way.(525)* | |||||
| 3 | An-Nisa Verse 170 (4:170:11) | خَيْرًا | خيرا | ḣayran | (it is) better | خ ي ر |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | O Mankind! The Messenger hath come to you in truth from Allah. believe in him: It is best for you.(674) But if ye reject Faith, to Allah belong all things in the heavens and on earth: And Allah is All-knowing, Allwise.* | |||||
| 4 | An-Nisa Verse 171 (4:171:34) | خَيْرًا | خيرا | ḣayran | (it is) better | خ ي ر |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | O People of the Book! Commit no excesses(675) in your religion: Nor say of Allah aught but the truth. Christ Jesus the son of Mary was (no more than) a messenger of Allah, and His Word, which He bestowed on Mary, and a spirit proceeding from Him: so believe in Allah and His messengers. Say not "Trinity" : desist:(676) it will be better for you: for Allah is one Allah. Glory be to Him: (far exalted is He) above having a son. To Him belong all things in the heavens and on earth. And enough is Allah as a Disposer of affairs.* | |||||
| 5 | Al-An'am Verse 104 (6:104:8) | فَلِنَفْسِه۪ۚ | فلنفسه | fe-linefsih(i) | then (it is) for his soul | ن ف س |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | "Now have come to you, from your Lord, proofs (to open your eyes): if any will see, it will be for (the good of) his own soul; if any will be blind, it will be to his own (harm): I am not (here) to watch over your doings."(932)* | |||||
| 6 | Yunus Verse 18 (10:18:0) | يَنْفَعُهُمْ | ينفعهم | yenfe’uhum | benefit them | ن ف ع |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | They serve, besides Allah, things that hurt them not nor profit them, and they say: "These are our intercessors with Allah." Say: "Do ye indeed inform Allah of something He knows not, in the heavens(1405) or on earth?- Glory to Him! and far is He above the partners they ascribe (to Him)!"* | |||||
| 7 | Yunus Verse 106 (10:106:0) | يَنْفَعُكَ | ينفعك | yenfe’uke | benefit you | ن ف ع |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | "´Nor call on any, other than Allah.- Such will neither profit thee nor hurt thee: if thou dost, behold! thou shalt certainly be of those who do wrong.´" | |||||
| 8 | Yunus Verse 108 (10:108:0) | لِنَفْسِه۪ۚ | لنفسه | li-nefsih(i) | for his soul | ن ف س |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Say: "O ye men! Now Truth hath reached you from your Lord! those who receive guidance, do so for the good of their own souls; those who stray, do so to their own loss: and I am not (set) over you to arrange your affairs."(1490)* | |||||
| 9 | Yusuf Verse 21 (12:21:11) | يَنْفَعَنَٓا | ينفعنا | yenfe’anâ | (he) will benefit us | ن ف ع |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | The man in Egypt(1659) who bought him, said to his wife: "Make his stay (among us) honourable:(1660) may be he will bring us much good, or we shall adopt him as a son." Thus did We establish Joseph in the land,(1661) that We might teach him the interpretation of stories(1662) (and events). And Allah hath full power and control over His affairs; but most among mankind know it not.(1663)* | |||||
| 10 | Maryam Verse 42 (19:42:14) | يُغْن۪ي | يغني | yuġnî | benefits | غ ن ي |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Behold, he said to his father:(2493) "O my father! why worship that which heareth not and seeth not, and can profit thee nothing?* | |||||
| 11 | Ash-Shu'ara Verse 207 (26:207:2) | اَغْنٰى | اغنى | aġnâ | (will) avail | غ ن ي |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | It will profit them not that they enjoyed (this life)! | |||||
| 12 | An-Naml Verse 92 (27:92:8) | لِنَفْسِه۪ۚ | لنفسه | li-nefsih(i) | for himself | ن ف س |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And to rehearse the Qur´an:(3323) and if any accept guidance, they do it for the good of their own souls, and if any stray, say: "I am only a Warner".* | |||||
| 13 | Al-Qasas Verse 9 (28:9:12) | يَنْفَعَنَٓا | ينفعنا | yenfe’anâ | he may benefit us | ن ف ع |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | The wife of Pharaoh said: "(Here is) joy of the eye,(3335) for me and for thee: slay him not. It may be that he will be use to us, or we may adopt him as a son." And they perceived not (what they were doing)!(3336)* | |||||
| 14 | Al-'Ankabut Verse 6 (29:6:5) | لِنَفْسِه۪ۜ | لنفسه | li-nefsih(i) | for himself | ن ف س |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And if any strive (with might and main), they do so for their own souls:(3428) for Allah is free of all needs from all creation.* | |||||
| 15 | Fatir Verse 18 (35:18:31) | لِنَفْسِه۪ۜ | لنفسه | li-nefsih(i) | for his own self | ن ف س |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Nor can a bearer(3900) of burdens bear another´s burdens if one heavily laden should call another to (bear) his load. Not the least portion of it can be carried (by the other). Even though he be nearly(3901) related. Thou canst but admonish such as fear their Lord unseen(3902) and establish regular Prayer.(3903) And whoever purifies himself does so for the benefit of his own soul; and the destination (of all) is to Allah.* | |||||
| 16 | Az-Zumar Verse 41 (39:41:9) | فَلِنَفْسِه۪ۚ | فلنفسه | felinefsih(i) | then (it is) for his soul | ن ف س |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Verily We have revealed the Book to thee in Truth, for (instructing) Mankind.(4304) He, then, that receives guidance benefits his own soul: but he that strays injures his own soul. Nor art thou set(4305) over them to dispose of their affairs.* | |||||
| 17 | Az-Zumar Verse 50 (39:50:7) | اَغْنٰى | اغنى | aġnâ | avail | غ ن ي |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Thus did the (generations) before them say! But all that they did was of no profit to them. | |||||
| 18 | Fussilat Verse 46 (41:46:4) | فَلِنَفْسِه۪ | فلنفسه | fe-linefsih(i) | then it is for his soul | ن ف س |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Whoever works righteousness benefits his own soul; whoever works evil, it is against his own soul: nor is thy Lord ever unjust (in the least) to His Servants. | |||||
| 19 | Al-Jathiyah Verse 15 (45:15:4) | فَلِنَفْسِه۪ۚ | فلنفسه | fe-linefsih(i) | then it is for his soul | ن ف س |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | If any one does(4751) a righteous deed, it ensures to the benefit of his own soul; if he does evil, it works against (his own soul). In the end will ye (all) be brought back to your Lord.* | |||||
| 20 | Al-Ahqaf Verse 8 (46:8:8) | تَمْلِكُونَ | تملكون | temlikûne | you have power | م ل ك |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Or do they say, "He has forged it"? Say: "Had I forged it, then can ye obtain(4781) no single (blessing) for me from Allah. He knows best of that whereof ye talk (so glibly)! Enough is He for a witness between me and you! And he is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."* | |||||
| 21 | Al-Fajr Verse 23 (89:23:7) | وَاَنّٰى | وانى | ve ennâ | but how | أ ن ي |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And Hell, that Day,(6125) is brought (face to face),- on that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance profit him?* | |||||