ب ل و Root b-l-w in the Qur’an 38 occurrences in 35 verses

Words from this root

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

بَلَوْ 20 times

• 2:155 · Al-Baqarahوَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم And surely We will test youAnd We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient,
• 5:48 · Al-Ma'idahلِّيَبْلُوَكُمْ to test youAnd We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], the Book in truth, confirming that which preceded it of the Scripture and as a criterion over it. So judge between them by what Allah has revealed and do not follow their inclinations away from what has come to you of the truth. To each of you We prescribed a law and a method. Had Allah willed, He would have made you one nation [united in religion], but [He intended] to test you in what He has given you; so race to [all that is] good. To Allah is your return all together, and He will [then] inform you concerning that over which you used to differ.
• 5:94 · Al-Ma'idahلَيَبْلُوَنَّكُمُ Surely will test youO you who have believed, Allah will surely test you through something of the game that your hands and spears [can] reach, that Allah may make evident those who fear Him unseen. And whoever transgresses after that - for him is a painful punishment.
• 6:165 · Al-An'amلِّيَبْلُوَكُمْ so that He may test youAnd it is He who has made you successors upon the earth and has raised some of you above others in degrees [of rank] that He may try you through what He has given you. Indeed, your Lord is swift in penalty; but indeed, He is Forgiving and Merciful.
• 7:163 · Al-A'rafنَبْلُوهُم We test themAnd ask them about the town that was by the sea - when they transgressed in [the matter of] the sabbath - when their fish came to them openly on their sabbath day, and the day they had no sabbath they did not come to them. Thus did We give them trial because they were defiantly disobedient.
• 7:168 · Al-A'rafوَبَلَوْنَـٰهُم And We tested themAnd We divided them throughout the earth into nations. Of them some were righteous, and of them some were otherwise. And We tested them with good [times] and bad that perhaps they would return [to obedience].
• 10:30 · Yunusتَبْلُوا۟ will be put to trialThere, [on that Day], every soul will be put to trial for what it did previously, and they will be returned to Allah, their master, the Truth, and lost from them is whatever they used to invent.
• 11:7 · Hudلِيَبْلُوَكُمْ that He might test [you]And it is He who created the heavens and the earth in six days - and His Throne had been upon water - that He might test you as to which of you is best in deed. But if you say, "Indeed, you are resurrected after death," those who disbelieve will surely say, "This is not but obvious magic."
• 16:92 · An-Nahlيَبْلُوكُمُ Allah tests youAnd do not be like she who untwisted her spun thread after it was strong [by] taking your oaths as [means of] deceit between you because one community is more plentiful [in number or wealth] than another community. Allah only tries you thereby. And He will surely make clear to you on the Day of Resurrection that over which you used to differ.
• 18:7 · Al-Kahfلِنَبْلُوَهُمْ that We may test [them]Indeed, We have made that which is on the earth adornment for it that We may test them [as to] which of them is best in deed.
• 20:120 · Ta-Haيَبْلَىٰ (that will) deteriorateThen Satan whispered to him; he said, "O Adam, shall I direct you to the tree of eternity and possession that will not deteriorate?"
• 21:35 · Al-Anbyaوَنَبْلُوكُم And We test youEvery soul will taste death. And We test you with evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be returned.
• 27:40 · An-Namlلِيَبْلُوَنِىٓ to test meSaid one who had knowledge from the Scripture, "I will bring it to you before your glance returns to you." And when [Solomon] saw it placed before him, he said, "This is from the favor of my Lord to test me whether I will be grateful or ungrateful. And whoever is grateful - his gratitude is only for [the benefit of] himself. And whoever is ungrateful - then indeed, my Lord is Free of need and Generous."
• 47:4 · Muhammadلِّيَبْلُوَا۟ to testSo when you meet those who disbelieve [in battle], strike [their] necks until, when you have inflicted slaughter upon them, then secure their bonds, and either [confer] favor afterwards or ransom [them] until the war lays down its burdens. That [is the command]. And if Allah had willed, He could have taken vengeance upon them [Himself], but [He ordered armed struggle] to test some of you by means of others. And those who are killed in the cause of Allah - never will He waste their deeds.
• 47:31 · Muhammadوَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ And surely We will test youAnd We will surely test you until We make evident those who strive among you [for the cause of Allah] and the patient, and We will test your affairs.
• 47:31 · Muhammadوَنَبْلُوَا۟ and We will testAnd We will surely test you until We make evident those who strive among you [for the cause of Allah] and the patient, and We will test your affairs.
• 67:2 · Al-Mulkلِيَبْلُوَكُمْ that He may test you[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving -
• 68:17 · Al-Qalamبَلَوْنَـٰهُمْ have tried themIndeed, We have tried them as We tried the companions of the garden, when they swore to cut its fruit in the [early] morning
• 68:17 · Al-Qalamبَلَوْنَآ We triedIndeed, We have tried them as We tried the companions of the garden, when they swore to cut its fruit in the [early] morning
• 86:9 · At-Tariqتُبْلَى will be testedThe Day when secrets will be put on trial,

ابْتَلَى 8 times

• 2:124 · Al-Baqarahٱبْتَلَىٰٓ triedAnd [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham was tried by his Lord with commands and he fulfilled them. [Allah] said, "Indeed, I will make you a leader for the people." [Abraham] said, "And of my descendants?" [Allah] said, "My covenant does not include the wrongdoers."
• 3:152 · Ali 'Imranلِيَبْتَلِيَكُمْ ۖ so that He may test youAnd Allah had certainly fulfilled His promise to you when you were killing the enemy by His permission until [the time] when you lost courage and fell to disputing about the order [given by the Prophet] and disobeyed after He had shown you that which you love. Among you are some who desire this world, and among you are some who desire the Hereafter. Then he turned you back from them [defeated] that He might test you. And He has already forgiven you, and Allah is the possessor of bounty for the believers.
• 3:154 · Ali 'Imranوَلِيَبْتَلِىَ And that might testThen after distress, He sent down upon you security [in the form of] drowsiness, overcoming a faction of you, while another faction worried about themselves, thinking of Allah other than the truth - the thought of ignorance, saying, "Is there anything for us [to have done] in this matter?" Say, "Indeed, the matter belongs completely to Allah." They conceal within themselves what they will not reveal to you. They say, "If there was anything we could have done in the matter, some of us would not have been killed right here." Say, "Even if you had been inside your houses, those decreed to be killed would have come out to their death beds." [It was] so that Allah might test what is in your breasts and purify what is in your hearts. And Allah is Knowing of that within the breasts.
• 4:6 · An-Nisaوَٱبْتَلُوا۟ And testAnd test the orphans [in their abilities] until they reach marriageable age. Then if you perceive in them sound judgement, release their property to them. And do not consume it excessively and quickly, [anticipating] that they will grow up. And whoever, [when acting as guardian], is self-sufficient should refrain [from taking a fee]; and whoever is poor - let him take according to what is acceptable. Then when you release their property to them, bring witnesses upon them. And sufficient is Allah as Accountant.
• 33:11 · Al-Ahzabٱبْتُلِىَ were triedThere the believers were tested and shaken with a severe shaking.
• 76:2 · Al-Insanنَّبْتَلِيهِ (that) We test himIndeed, We created man from a sperm-drop mixture that We may try him; and We made him hearing and seeing.
• 89:15 · Al-Fajrٱبْتَلَىٰهُ try himAnd as for man, when his Lord tries him and [thus] is generous to him and favors him, he says, "My Lord has honored me."
• 89:16 · Al-Fajrٱبْتَلَىٰهُ He try himBut when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."

بَلاء 6 times

• 2:49 · Al-Baqarahبَلَآءٌۭ (was) a trialAnd [recall] when We saved your forefathers from the people of Pharaoh, who afflicted you with the worst torment, slaughtering your [newborn] sons and keeping your females alive. And in that was a great trial from your Lord.
• 7:141 · Al-A'rafبَلَآءٌۭ (was) a trialAnd [recall, O Children of Israel], when We saved you from the people of Pharaoh, [who were] afflicting you with the worst torment - killing your sons and keeping your women alive. And in that was a great trial from your Lord.
• 8:17 · Al-Anfalبَلَآءً (with) a trialAnd you did not kill them, but it was Allah who killed them. And you threw not, [O Muhammad], when you threw, but it was Allah who threw that He might test the believers with a good test. Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing.
• 14:6 · Ibrahimبَلَآءٌۭ (was) a trialAnd [recall, O Children of Israel], when Moses said to His people, "Remember the favor of Allah upon you when He saved you from the people of Pharaoh, who were afflicting you with the worst torment and were slaughtering your [newborn] sons and keeping your females alive. And in that was a great trial from your Lord.
• 37:106 · As-Saffatٱلْبَلَـٰٓؤُا۟ the trialIndeed, this was the clear trial.
• 44:33 · Ad-Dukhanبَلَـٰٓؤٌۭا۟ (was) a trialAnd We gave them of signs that in which there was a clear trial.

مُبْتَلِي 2 times

• 2:249 · Al-Baqarahمُبْتَلِيكُم will test youAnd when Saul went forth with the soldiers, he said, "Indeed, Allah will be testing you with a river. So whoever drinks from it is not of me, and whoever does not taste it is indeed of me, excepting one who takes [from it] in the hollow of his hand." But they drank from it, except a [very] few of them. Then when he had crossed it along with those who believed with him, they said, "There is no power for us today against Goliath and his soldiers." But those who were certain that they would meet Allah said, "How many a small company has overcome a large company by permission of Allah. And Allah is with the patient."
• 23:30 · Al-Mu'minunلَمُبْتَلِينَ surely testingIndeed in that are signs, and indeed, We are ever testing [Our servants].

يُبْلِيَ 2 times

• 3:186 · Ali 'Imran۞ لَتُبْلَوُنَّ You will certainly be testedYou will surely be tested in your possessions and in yourselves. And you will surely hear from those who were given the Scripture before you and from those who associate others with Allah much abuse. But if you are patient and fear Allah - indeed, that is of the matters [worthy] of determination.
• 8:17 · Al-Anfalوَلِيُبْلِىَ and that He may testAnd you did not kill them, but it was Allah who killed them. And you threw not, [O Muhammad], when you threw, but it was Allah who threw that He might test the believers with a good test. Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing.

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.