ب أ س Root b-ʾ-s in the Qur’an 73 occurrences in 70 verses

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Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.

بِئْسَ 40 times

• 2:90 · Al-Baqarahبِئْسَمَا Evil (is) thatHow wretched is that for which they sold themselves - that they would disbelieve in what Allah has revealed through [their] outrage that Allah would send down His favor upon whom He wills from among His servants. So they returned having [earned] wrath upon wrath. And for the disbelievers is a humiliating punishment.
• 2:93 · Al-Baqarahبِئْسَمَا Evil (is) thatAnd [recall] when We took your covenant and raised over you the mount, [saying], "Take what We have given you with determination and listen." They said [instead], "We hear and disobey." And their hearts absorbed [the worship of] the calf because of their disbelief. Say, "How wretched is that which your faith enjoins upon you, if you should be believers."
• 2:102 · Al-Baqarahوَلَبِئْسَ And surely evilAnd they followed [instead] what the devils had recited during the reign of Solomon. It was not Solomon who disbelieved, but the devils disbelieved, teaching people magic and that which was revealed to the two angels at Babylon, Harut and Marut. But the two angels do not teach anyone unless they say, "We are a trial, so do not disbelieve [by practicing magic]." And [yet] they learn from them that by which they cause separation between a man and his wife. But they do not harm anyone through it except by permission of Allah. And the people learn what harms them and does not benefit them. But the Children of Israel certainly knew that whoever purchased the magic would not have in the Hereafter any share. And wretched is that for which they sold themselves, if they only knew.
• 2:126 · Al-Baqarahوَبِئْسَ and evilAnd [mention] when Abraham said, "My Lord, make this a secure city and provide its people with fruits - whoever of them believes in Allah and the Last Day." [Allah] said. "And whoever disbelieves - I will grant him enjoyment for a little; then I will force him to the punishment of the Fire, and wretched is the destination."
• 2:206 · Al-Baqarahوَلَبِئْسَ [and] surely an evilAnd when it is said to him, "Fear Allah," pride in the sin takes hold of him. Sufficient for him is Hellfire, and how wretched is the resting place.
• 3:12 · Ali 'Imranوَبِئْسَ [and] an evilSay to those who disbelieve, "You will be overcome and gathered together to Hell, and wretched is the resting place."
• 3:151 · Ali 'Imranوَبِئْسَ and wretchedWe will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve for what they have associated with Allah of which He had not sent down [any] authority. And their refuge will be the Fire, and wretched is the residence of the wrongdoers.
• 3:162 · Ali 'Imranوَبِئْسَ and wretchedSo is one who pursues the pleasure of Allah like one who brings upon himself the anger of Allah and whose refuge is Hell? And wretched is the destination.
• 3:187 · Ali 'Imranفَبِئْسَ And wretchedAnd [mention, O Muhammad], when Allah took a covenant from those who were given the Scripture, [saying], "You must make it clear to the people and not conceal it." But they threw it away behind their backs and exchanged it for a small price. And wretched is that which they purchased.
• 3:197 · Ali 'Imranوَبِئْسَ [and] a wretched[It is but] a small enjoyment; then their [final] refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.
• 5:62 · Al-Ma'idahلَبِئْسَ Surely evilAnd you see many of them hastening into sin and aggression and the devouring of [what is] unlawful. How wretched is what they have been doing.
• 5:63 · Al-Ma'idahلَبِئْسَ Surely, evilWhy do the rabbis and religious scholars not forbid them from saying what is sinful and devouring what is unlawful? How wretched is what they have been practicing.
• 5:79 · Al-Ma'idahلَبِئْسَ Surely, evilThey used not to prevent one another from wrongdoing that they did. How wretched was that which they were doing.
• 5:80 · Al-Ma'idahلَبِئْسَ Surely evilYou see many of them becoming allies of those who disbelieved. How wretched is that which they have put forth for themselves in that Allah has become angry with them, and in the punishment they will abide eternally.
• 7:150 · Al-A'rafبِئْسَمَا Evil is whatAnd when Moses returned to his people, angry and grieved, he said, "How wretched is that by which you have replaced me after [my departure]. Were you impatient over the matter of your Lord?" And he threw down the tablets and seized his brother by [the hair of] his head, pulling him toward him. [Aaron] said, "O son of my mother, indeed the people oppressed me and were about to kill me, so let not the enemies rejoice over me and do not place me among the wrongdoing people."
• 8:16 · Al-Anfalوَبِئْسَ a wretchedAnd whoever turns his back to them on such a day, unless swerving [as a strategy] for war or joining [another] company, has certainly returned with anger [upon him] from Allah, and his refuge is Hell - and wretched is the destination.
• 9:73 · At-Tawbahوَبِئْسَ and wretchedO Prophet, fight against the disbelievers and the hypocrites and be harsh upon them. And their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the destination.
• 11:98 · Hudوَبِئْسَ And wretchedHe will precede his people on the Day of Resurrection and lead them into the Fire; and wretched is the place to which they are led.
• 11:99 · Hudبِئْسَ WretchedAnd they were followed in this [world] with a curse and on the Day of Resurrection. And wretched is the gift which is given.
• 13:18 · Ar-Ra'dوَبِئْسَ and wretchedFor those who have responded to their Lord is the best [reward], but those who did not respond to Him - if they had all that is in the earth entirely and the like of it with it, they would [attempt to] ransom themselves thereby. Those will have the worst account, and their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.
• 14:29 · Ibrahimوَبِئْسَ and a wretched[It is] Hell, which they will [enter to] burn, and wretched is the settlement.
• 16:29 · An-Nahlفَلَبِئْسَ Surely, wretchedSo enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein, and how wretched is the residence of the arrogant.
• 18:29 · Al-Kahfبِئْسَ WretchedAnd say, "The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve." Indeed, We have prepared for the wrongdoers a fire whose walls will surround them. And if they call for relief, they will be relieved with water like murky oil, which scalds [their] faces. Wretched is the drink, and evil is the resting place.
• 18:50 · Al-Kahfبِئْسَ WretchedAnd [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except for Iblees. He was of the jinn and departed from the command of his Lord. Then will you take him and his descendants as allies other than Me while they are enemies to you? Wretched it is for the wrongdoers as an exchange.
• 22:13 · Al-Hajjلَبِئْسَ Surely, an evilHe invokes one whose harm is closer than his benefit - how wretched the protector and how wretched the associate.
• 22:13 · Al-Hajjوَلَبِئْسَ and surely an evilHe invokes one whose harm is closer than his benefit - how wretched the protector and how wretched the associate.
• 22:72 · Al-Hajjوَبِئْسَ and wretchedAnd when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, you recognize in the faces of those who disbelieve disapproval. They are almost on the verge of assaulting those who recite to them Our verses. Say, "Then shall I inform you of [what is] worse than that? [It is] the Fire which Allah has promised those who disbelieve, and wretched is the destination."
• 24:57 · An-Nurوَلَبِئْسَ and wretched isNever think that the disbelievers are causing failure [to Allah] upon the earth. Their refuge will be the Fire - and how wretched the destination.
• 38:56 · Sadفَبِئْسَ and wretched (is)Hell, which they will [enter to] burn, and wretched is the resting place.
• 38:60 · Sadفَبِئْسَ So wretched (is)They will say, "Nor you! No welcome for you. You, [our leaders], brought this upon us, and wretched is the settlement."

Also in 10 more places: 39:72, 40:76, 43:38, 49:11, 57:15, 58:8, 62:5, 64:10, 66:9, 67:6

بَأْس 25 times

• 2:177 · Al-Baqarahٱلْبَأْسِ ۗ (of) [the] stressRighteousness is not that you turn your faces toward the east or the west, but [true] righteousness is [in] one who believes in Allah, the Last Day, the angels, the Book, and the prophets and gives wealth, in spite of love for it, to relatives, orphans, the needy, the traveler, those who ask [for help], and for freeing slaves; [and who] establishes prayer and gives zakah; [those who] fulfill their promise when they promise; and [those who] are patient in poverty and hardship and during battle. Those are the ones who have been true, and it is those who are the righteous.
• 4:84 · An-Nisaبَأْسَ (the) mightSo fight, [O Muhammad], in the cause of Allah; you are not held responsible except for yourself. And encourage the believers [to join you] that perhaps Allah will restrain the [military] might of those who disbelieve. And Allah is greater in might and stronger in [exemplary] punishment.
• 4:84 · An-Nisaبَأْسًۭا (in) MightSo fight, [O Muhammad], in the cause of Allah; you are not held responsible except for yourself. And encourage the believers [to join you] that perhaps Allah will restrain the [military] might of those who disbelieve. And Allah is greater in might and stronger in [exemplary] punishment.
• 6:43 · Al-An'amبَأْسُنَا Our punishmentThen why, when Our punishment came to them, did they not humble themselves? But their hearts became hardened, and Satan made attractive to them that which they were doing.
• 6:65 · Al-An'amبَأْسَ violenceSay, "He is the [one] Able to send upon you affliction from above you or from beneath your feet or to confuse you [so you become] sects and make you taste the violence of one another." Look how We diversify the signs that they might understand.
• 6:147 · Al-An'amبَأْسُهُۥ His wrathSo if they deny you, [O Muhammad], say, "Your Lord is the possessor of vast mercy; but His punishment cannot be repelled from the people who are criminals."
• 6:148 · Al-An'amبَأْسَنَا ۗ Our wrathThose who associated with Allah will say, "If Allah had willed, we would not have associated [anything] and neither would our fathers, nor would we have prohibited anything." Likewise did those before deny until they tasted Our punishment. Say, "Do you have any knowledge that you can produce for us? You follow not except assumption, and you are not but falsifying."
• 7:4 · Al-A'rafبَأْسُنَا Our punishmentAnd how many cities have We destroyed, and Our punishment came to them at night or while they were sleeping at noon.
• 7:5 · Al-A'rafبَأْسُنَآ Our punishmentAnd their declaration when Our punishment came to them was only that they said, "Indeed, we were wrongdoers!"
• 7:97 · Al-A'rafبَأْسُنَا Our punishmentThen, did the people of the cities feel secure from Our punishment coming to them at night while they were asleep?
• 7:98 · Al-A'rafبَأْسُنَا Our punishmentOr did the people of the cities feel secure from Our punishment coming to them in the morning while they were at play?
• 12:110 · Yusufبَأْسُنَا Our punishment[They continued] until, when the messengers despaired and were certain that they had been denied, there came to them Our victory, and whoever We willed was saved. And Our punishment cannot be repelled from the people who are criminals.
• 16:81 · An-Nahlبَأْسَكُمْ ۚ from your (mutual) violenceAnd Allah has made for you, from that which He has created, shadows and has made for you from the mountains, shelters and has made for you garments which protect you from the heat and garments which protect you from your [enemy in] battle. Thus does He complete His favor upon you that you might submit [to Him].
• 17:5 · Al-Israبَأْسٍۢ those of great military mightSo when the [time of] promise came for the first of them, We sent against you servants of Ours - those of great military might, and they probed [even] into the homes, and it was a promise fulfilled.
• 18:2 · Al-Kahfبَأْسًۭا (of) a punishment[He has made it] straight, to warn of severe punishment from Him and to give good tidings to the believers who do righteous deeds that they will have a good reward
• 21:12 · Al-Anbyaبَأْسَنَآ Our tormentAnd when its inhabitants perceived Our punishment, at once they fled from it.
• 21:80 · Al-Anbyaبَأْسِكُمْ ۖ your battleAnd We taught him the fashioning of coats of armor to protect you from your [enemy in] battle. So will you then be grateful?
• 27:33 · An-Namlبَأْسٍۢ (of) mightThey said, "We are men of strength and of great military might, but the command is yours, so see what you will command."
• 33:18 · Al-Ahzabٱلْبَأْسَ (to) the battleAlready Allah knows the hinderers among you and those [hypocrites] who say to their brothers, "Come to us," and do not go to battle, except for a few,
• 40:29 · Ghafirبَأْسِ (the) punishmentO my people, sovereignty is yours today, [your being] dominant in the land. But who would protect us from the punishment of Allah if it came to us?" Pharaoh said, "I do not show you except what I see, and I do not guide you except to the way of right conduct."
• 40:84 · Ghafirبَأْسَنَا Our punishmentAnd when they saw Our punishment, they said," We believe in Allah alone and disbelieve in that which we used to associate with Him."
• 40:85 · Ghafirبَأْسَنَا ۖ Our punishmentBut never did their faith benefit them once they saw Our punishment. [It is] the established way of Allah which has preceded among His servants. And the disbelievers thereupon lost [all].
• 48:16 · Al-Fathبَأْسٍۢ possessors of military mightSay to those who remained behind of the bedouins, "You will be called to [face] a people of great military might; you may fight them, or they will submit. So if you obey, Allah will give you a good reward; but if you turn away as you turned away before, He will punish you with a painful punishment."
• 57:25 · Al-Hadidبَأْسٌۭ (is) powerWe have already sent Our messengers with clear evidences and sent down with them the Scripture and the balance that the people may maintain [their affairs] in justice. And We sent down iron, wherein is great military might and benefits for the people, and so that Allah may make evident those who support Him and His messengers unseen. Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might.
• 59:14 · Al-Hashrبَأْسُهُم Their violenceThey will not fight you all except within fortified cities or from behind walls. Their violence among themselves is severe. You think they are together, but their hearts are diverse. That is because they are a people who do not reason.

بَأْساء 4 times

• 2:177 · Al-Baqarahٱلْبَأْسَآءِ [the] sufferingRighteousness is not that you turn your faces toward the east or the west, but [true] righteousness is [in] one who believes in Allah, the Last Day, the angels, the Book, and the prophets and gives wealth, in spite of love for it, to relatives, orphans, the needy, the traveler, those who ask [for help], and for freeing slaves; [and who] establishes prayer and gives zakah; [those who] fulfill their promise when they promise; and [those who] are patient in poverty and hardship and during battle. Those are the ones who have been true, and it is those who are the righteous.
• 2:214 · Al-Baqarahٱلْبَأْسَآءُ [the] adversityOr do you think that you will enter Paradise while such [trial] has not yet come to you as came to those who passed on before you? They were touched by poverty and hardship and were shaken until [even their] messenger and those who believed with him said, "When is the help of Allah?" Unquestionably, the help of Allah is near.
• 6:42 · Al-An'amبِٱلْبَأْسَآءِ with adversityAnd We have already sent [messengers] to nations before you, [O Muhammad]; then We seized them with poverty and hardship that perhaps they might humble themselves [to Us].
• 7:94 · Al-A'rafبِٱلْبَأْسَآءِ with adversityAnd We sent to no city a prophet [who was denied] except that We seized its people with poverty and hardship that they might humble themselves [to Allah].

تَبْتَئِسْ 2 times

• 11:36 · Hudتَبْتَئِسْ (be) distressedAnd it was revealed to Noah that, "No one will believe from your people except those who have already believed, so do not be distressed by what they have been doing.
• 12:69 · Yusufتَبْتَئِسْ grieveAnd when they entered upon Joseph, he took his brother to himself; he said, "Indeed, I am your brother, so do not despair over what they used to do [to me]."

بائِس 1 time

• 22:28 · Al-Hajjٱلْبَآئِسَ the miserableThat they may witness benefits for themselves and mention the name of Allah on known days over what He has provided for them of [sacrificial] animals. So eat of them and feed the miserable and poor.

بَئِيس 1 time

• 7:165 · Al-A'rafبَـِٔيسٍۭ wretchedAnd when they forgot that by which they had been reminded, We saved those who had forbidden evil and seized those who wronged, with a wretched punishment, because they were defiantly disobeying.

How we count

Each Qur’an word whose stem comes from this root counts once. Attached prefixes and pronouns, such as wa- (and) or al- (the), are not counted separately. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources. Verse translation: Saheeh International.