خ س ر Root kh-s-r in the Qur’an 65 occurrences in 60 verses
- Occurrences
- 65
- Verses
- 60
- Surahs
- 35 of 114
- Words
- 10
Most Arabic words are built from a root of three letters, and words from one root share a core meaning. In the Qur’an, the root خ س ر (kh-s-r) gives 10 words. It appears most in Al-A'raf (8), Az-Zumar (5), Al-Ma'idah (4).
Words from this root
Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.
خاسِر 32 times
- 2:27 · Al-Baqarahٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ (are) the losersWho break the covenant of Allah after contracting it and sever that which Allah has ordered to be joined and cause corruption on earth. It is those who are the losers.
- 2:64 · Al-Baqarahٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ the losersThen you turned away after that. And if not for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy, you would have been among the losers.
- 2:121 · Al-Baqarahٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ (are) the losersThose to whom We have given the Book recite it with its true recital. They [are the ones who] believe in it. And whoever disbelieves in it - it is they who are the losers.
- 3:85 · Ali 'Imranٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ the losersAnd whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.
- 3:149 · Ali 'Imranخَـٰسِرِينَ (as) losersO you who have believed, if you obey those who disbelieve, they will turn you back on your heels, and you will [then] become losers.
- 5:5 · Al-Ma'idahٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ the losersThis day [all] good foods have been made lawful, and the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them. And [lawful in marriage are] chaste women from among the believers and chaste women from among those who were given the Scripture before you, when you have given them their due compensation, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse or taking [secret] lovers. And whoever denies the faith - his work has become worthless, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.
- 5:21 · Al-Ma'idahخَـٰسِرِينَ (as) losersO my people, enter the Holy Land which Allah has assigned to you and do not turn back [from fighting in Allah 's cause] and [thus] become losers."
- 5:30 · Al-Ma'idahٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ the losersAnd his soul permitted to him the murder of his brother, so he killed him and became among the losers.
- 5:53 · Al-Ma'idahخَـٰسِرِينَ (the) losersAnd those who believe will say, "Are these the ones who swore by Allah their strongest oaths that indeed they were with you?" Their deeds have become worthless, and they have become losers.
- 7:23 · Al-A'rafٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ the losersThey said, "Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers."
- 7:90 · Al-A'rafلَّخَـٰسِرُونَ (will be) certainly losersSaid the eminent ones who disbelieved among his people, "If you should follow Shu'ayb, indeed, you would then be losers."
- 7:92 · Al-A'rafٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ the losersThose who denied Shu'ayb - it was as though they had never resided there. Those who denied Shu'ayb - it was they who were the losers.
- 7:99 · Al-A'rafٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ (who are) the losersThen did they feel secure from the plan of Allah? But no one feels secure from the plan of Allah except the losing people.
- 7:149 · Al-A'rafٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ the losersAnd when regret overcame them and they saw that they had gone astray, they said, "If our Lord does not have mercy upon us and forgive us, we will surely be among the losers."
- 7:178 · Al-A'rafٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ (are) the losersWhoever Allah guides - he is the [rightly] guided; and whoever He sends astray - it is those who are the losers.
- 8:37 · Al-Anfalٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ (are) the losers[This is] so that Allah may distinguish the wicked from the good and place the wicked some of them upon others and heap them all together and put them into Hell. It is those who are the losers.
- 9:69 · At-Tawbahٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ (are) the losers[You disbelievers are] like those before you; they were stronger than you in power and more abundant in wealth and children. They enjoyed their portion [of worldly enjoyment], and you have enjoyed your portion as those before you enjoyed their portion, and you have engaged [in vanities] like that in which they engaged. [It is] those whose deeds have become worthless in this world and in the Hereafter, and it is they who are the losers.
- 10:95 · Yunusٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ the losersAnd never be of those who deny the signs of Allah and [thus] be among the losers.
- 11:47 · Hudٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ the losers[Noah] said, "My Lord, I seek refuge in You from asking that of which I have no knowledge. And unless You forgive me and have mercy upon me, I will be among the losers."
- 12:14 · Yusufلَّخَـٰسِرُونَ surely (would be) losersThey said, "If a wolf should eat him while we are a [strong] clan, indeed, we would then be losers."
- 16:109 · An-Nahlٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ (are) the losersAssuredly, it is they, in the Hereafter, who will be the losers.
- 23:34 · Al-Mu'minunلَّخَـٰسِرُونَ surely (will be) losersAnd if you should obey a man like yourselves, indeed, you would then be losers.
- 29:52 · Al-'Ankabutٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ (are) the losersSay, "Sufficient is Allah between me and you as Witness. He knows what is in the heavens and earth. And they who have believed in falsehood and disbelieved in Allah - it is those who are the losers."
- 39:15 · Az-Zumarٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ the losersSo worship what you will besides Him." Say, "Indeed, the losers are the ones who will lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. Unquestionably, that is the manifest loss."
- 39:63 · Az-Zumarٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ (are) the losersTo Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth. And they who disbelieve in the verses of Allah - it is those who are the losers.
- 39:65 · Az-Zumarٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ the losersAnd it was already revealed to you and to those before you that if you should associate [anything] with Allah, your work would surely become worthless, and you would surely be among the losers."
- 41:23 · Fussilatٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ the losersAnd that was your assumption which you assumed about your Lord. It has brought you to ruin, and you have become among the losers."
- 41:25 · Fussilatخَـٰسِرِينَ losersAnd We appointed for them companions who made attractive to them what was before them and what was behind them [of sin], and the word has come into effect upon them among nations which had passed on before them of jinn and men. Indeed, they [all] were losers.
- 42:45 · Ash-Shuraٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ the losersAnd you will see them being exposed to the Fire, humbled from humiliation, looking from [behind] a covert glance. And those who had believed will say, "Indeed, the [true] losers are the ones who lost themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. Unquestionably, the wrongdoers are in an enduring punishment."
- 46:18 · Al-Ahqafخَـٰسِرِينَ (the) losersThose are the ones upon whom the word has come into effect, [who will be] among nations which had passed on before them of jinn and men. Indeed, they [all] were losers.
خَسِرَ 16 times
- 4:119 · An-Nisaخَسِرَ he (has) lost And I will mislead them, and I will arouse in them [sinful] desires, and I will command them so they will slit the ears of cattle, and I will command them so they will change the creation of Allah." And whoever takes Satan as an ally instead of Allah has certainly sustained a clear loss.
- 6:12 · Al-An'amخَسِرُوٓا۟ have lostSay, "To whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and earth?" Say, "To Allah." He has decreed upon Himself mercy. He will surely assemble you for the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt. Those who will lose themselves [that Day] do not believe.
- 6:20 · Al-An'amخَسِرُوٓا۟ lostThose to whom We have given the Scripture recognize it as they recognize their [own] sons. Those who will lose themselves [in the Hereafter] do not believe.
- 6:31 · Al-An'amخَسِرَ incurred lossThose will have lost who deny the meeting with Allah, until when the Hour [of resurrection] comes upon them unexpectedly, they will say, "Oh, [how great is] our regret over what we neglected concerning it," while they bear their burdens on their backs. Unquestionably, evil is that which they bear.
- 6:140 · Al-An'amخَسِرَ (are) lostThose will have lost who killed their children in foolishness without knowledge and prohibited what Allah had provided for them, inventing untruth about Allah. They have gone astray and were not [rightly] guided.
- 7:9 · Al-A'rafخَسِرُوٓا۟ lostAnd those whose scales are light - they are the ones who will lose themselves for what injustice they were doing toward Our verses.
- 7:53 · Al-A'rafخَسِرُوٓا۟ they lostDo they await except its result? The Day its result comes those who had ignored it before will say, "The messengers of our Lord had come with the truth, so are there [now] any intercessors to intercede for us or could we be sent back to do other than we used to do?" They will have lost themselves, and lost from them is what they used to invent.
- 10:45 · Yunusخَسِرَ (will have) lostAnd on the Day when He will gather them, [it will be] as if they had not remained [in the world] but an hour of the day, [and] they will know each other. Those will have lost who denied the meeting with Allah and were not guided
- 11:21 · Hudخَسِرُوٓا۟ (have) lostThose are the ones who will have lost themselves, and lost from them is what they used to invent.
- 22:11 · Al-Hajjخَسِرَ He has lostAnd of the people is he who worships Allah on an edge. If he is touched by good, he is reassured by it; but if he is struck by trial, he turns on his face [to the other direction]. He has lost [this] world and the Hereafter. That is what is the manifest loss.
- 23:103 · Al-Mu'minunخَسِرُوٓا۟ have lostBut those whose scales are light - those are the ones who have lost their souls, [being] in Hell, abiding eternally.
- 39:15 · Az-Zumarخَسِرُوٓا۟ (will) loseSo worship what you will besides Him." Say, "Indeed, the losers are the ones who will lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. Unquestionably, that is the manifest loss."
- 40:78 · Ghafirوَخَسِرَ and will loseAnd We have already sent messengers before you. Among them are those [whose stories] We have related to you, and among them are those [whose stories] We have not related to you. And it was not for any messenger to bring a sign [or verse] except by permission of Allah. So when the command of Allah comes, it will be concluded in truth, and the falsifiers will thereupon lose [all].
- 40:85 · Ghafirوَخَسِرَ And are lostBut 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].
- 42:45 · Ash-Shuraخَسِرُوٓا۟ lostAnd you will see them being exposed to the Fire, humbled from humiliation, looking from [behind] a covert glance. And those who had believed will say, "Indeed, the [true] losers are the ones who lost themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. Unquestionably, the wrongdoers are in an enduring punishment."
- 45:27 · Al-Jathiyahيَخْسَرُ will loseAnd to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And the Day the Hour appears - that Day the falsifiers will lose.
أَخْسَر 4 times
- 11:22 · Hudٱلْأَخْسَرُونَ (will be) the greatest losersAssuredly, it is they in the Hereafter who will be the greatest losers.
- 18:103 · Al-Kahfبِٱلْأَخْسَرِينَ of the greatest losersSay, [O Muhammad], "Shall we [believers] inform you of the greatest losers as to [their] deeds?
- 21:70 · Al-Anbyaٱلْأَخْسَرِينَ the greatest losersAnd they intended for him harm, but We made them the greatest losers.
- 27:5 · An-Namlٱلْأَخْسَرُونَ (will be) the greatest losersThose are the ones for whom there will be the worst of punishment, and in the Hereafter they are the greatest losers.
خَسار 3 times
- 17:82 · Al-Israخَسَارًۭا (in) lossAnd We send down of the Qur'an that which is healing and mercy for the believers, but it does not increase the wrongdoers except in loss.
- 35:39 · Fatirخَسَارًۭا (in) lossIt is He who has made you successors upon the earth. And whoever disbelieves - upon him will be [the consequence of] his disbelief. And the disbelief of the disbelievers does not increase them in the sight of their Lord except in hatred; and the disbelief of the disbelievers does not increase them except in loss.
- 71:21 · Nuhخَسَارًۭا (in) lossNoah said, "My Lord, indeed they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children will not increase him except in loss.
خُسْران 3 times
- 4:119 · An-Nisaخُسْرَانًۭا a lossAnd I will mislead them, and I will arouse in them [sinful] desires, and I will command them so they will slit the ears of cattle, and I will command them so they will change the creation of Allah." And whoever takes Satan as an ally instead of Allah has certainly sustained a clear loss.
- 22:11 · Al-Hajjٱلْخُسْرَانُ (is) the lossAnd of the people is he who worships Allah on an edge. If he is touched by good, he is reassured by it; but if he is struck by trial, he turns on his face [to the other direction]. He has lost [this] world and the Hereafter. That is what is the manifest loss.
- 39:15 · Az-Zumarٱلْخُسْرَانُ (is) the lossSo worship what you will besides Him." Say, "Indeed, the losers are the ones who will lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. Unquestionably, that is the manifest loss."
خُسْر 2 times
- 65:9 · At-Talaqخُسْرًا lossAnd it tasted the bad consequence of its affair, and the outcome of its affair was loss.
- 103:2 · Al-'Asrخُسْرٍ lossIndeed, mankind is in loss,
يُخْسِرُ 2 times
- 55:9 · Ar-Rahmanتُخْسِرُوا۟ make deficientAnd establish weight in justice and do not make deficient the balance.
- 83:3 · Al-Mutaffifinيُخْسِرُونَ they give lessBut if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause loss.
تَخْسِير 1 time
- 11:63 · Hudتَخْسِيرٍۢ (in) lossHe said, "O my people, have you considered: if I should be upon clear evidence from my Lord and He has given me mercy from Himself, who would protect me from Allah if I disobeyed Him? So you would not increase me except in loss.
خاسِرَة 1 time
- 79:12 · An-Nazi'atخَاسِرَةٌۭ losingThey say, "That, then, would be a losing return."
مُخْسِر 1 time
- 26:181 · Ash-Shu'araٱلْمُخْسِرِينَ those who cause lossGive full measure and do not be of those who cause loss.
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.
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