ل ع ن Root l-ʿ-n in the Qur’an 41 occurrences in 36 verses

Words from this root

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

لَعَنَ 23 times

• 2:88 · Al-Baqarahلَّعَنَهُمُ has cursed themAnd they said, "Our hearts are wrapped." But, [in fact], Allah has cursed them for their disbelief, so little is it that they believe.
• 2:159 · Al-Baqarahيَلْعَنُهُمُ curses themIndeed, those who conceal what We sent down of clear proofs and guidance after We made it clear for the people in the Scripture - those are cursed by Allah and cursed by those who curse,
• 2:159 · Al-Baqarahوَيَلْعَنُهُمُ and curse themIndeed, those who conceal what We sent down of clear proofs and guidance after We made it clear for the people in the Scripture - those are cursed by Allah and cursed by those who curse,
• 4:46 · An-Nisaلَّعَنَهُمُ cursed themAmong the Jews are those who distort words from their [proper] usages and say, "We hear and disobey" and "Hear but be not heard" and "Ra'ina," twisting their tongues and defaming the religion. And if they had said [instead], "We hear and obey" and "Wait for us [to understand]," it would have been better for them and more suitable. But Allah has cursed them for their disbelief, so they believe not, except for a few.
• 4:47 · An-Nisaنَلْعَنَهُمْ We curse themO you who were given the Scripture, believe in what We have sent down [to Muhammad], confirming that which is with you, before We obliterate faces and turn them toward their backs or curse them as We cursed the sabbath-breakers. And ever is the decree of Allah accomplished.
• 4:47 · An-Nisaلَعَنَّآ We cursedO you who were given the Scripture, believe in what We have sent down [to Muhammad], confirming that which is with you, before We obliterate faces and turn them toward their backs or curse them as We cursed the sabbath-breakers. And ever is the decree of Allah accomplished.
• 4:52 · An-Nisaلَعَنَهُمُ (who have been) cursedThose are the ones whom Allah has cursed; and he whom Allah curses - never will you find for him a helper.
• 4:52 · An-Nisaيَلْعَنِ (is) cursedThose are the ones whom Allah has cursed; and he whom Allah curses - never will you find for him a helper.
• 4:93 · An-Nisaوَلَعَنَهُۥ and He (will) curse himBut whoever kills a believer intentionally - his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide eternally, and Allah has become angry with him and has cursed him and has prepared for him a great punishment.
• 4:118 · An-Nisaلَّعَنَهُ He was cursedWhom Allah has cursed. For he had said, "I will surely take from among Your servants a specific portion.
• 5:13 · Al-Ma'idahلَعَنَّـٰهُمْ We cursed themSo for their breaking of the covenant We cursed them and made their hearts hard. They distort words from their [proper] usages and have forgotten a portion of that of which they were reminded. And you will still observe deceit among them, except a few of them. But pardon them and overlook [their misdeeds]. Indeed, Allah loves the doers of good.
• 5:60 · Al-Ma'idahلَّعَنَهُ has (been) cursedSay, "Shall I inform you of [what is] worse than that as penalty from Allah? [It is that of] those whom Allah has cursed and with whom He became angry and made of them apes and pigs and slaves of Taghut. Those are worse in position and further astray from the sound way."
• 5:64 · Al-Ma'idahوَلُعِنُوا۟ and they have been cursedAnd the Jews say, "The hand of Allah is chained." Chained are their hands, and cursed are they for what they say. Rather, both His hands are extended; He spends however He wills. And that which has been revealed to you from your Lord will surely increase many of them in transgression and disbelief. And We have cast among them animosity and hatred until the Day of Resurrection. Every time they kindled the fire of war [against you], Allah extinguished it. And they strive throughout the land [causing] corruption, and Allah does not like corrupters.
• 5:78 · Al-Ma'idahلُعِنَ Were cursedCursed were those who disbelieved among the Children of Israel by the tongue of David and of Jesus, the son of Mary. That was because they disobeyed and [habitually] transgressed.
• 7:38 · Al-A'rafلَّعَنَتْ it cursed[Allah] will say, "Enter among nations which had passed on before you of jinn and mankind into the Fire." Every time a nation enters, it will curse its sister until, when they have all overtaken one another therein, the last of them will say about the first of them "Our Lord, these had misled us, so give them a double punishment of the Fire. He will say, "For each is double, but you do not know."
• 9:68 · At-Tawbahوَلَعَنَهُمُ And Allah has cursed themAllah has promised the hypocrite men and hypocrite women and the disbelievers the fire of Hell, wherein they will abide eternally. It is sufficient for them. And Allah has cursed them, and for them is an enduring punishment.
• 24:23 · An-Nurلُعِنُوا۟ are cursedIndeed, those who [falsely] accuse chaste, unaware and believing women are cursed in this world and the Hereafter; and they will have a great punishment
• 29:25 · Al-'Ankabutوَيَلْعَنُ and curseAnd [Abraham] said, "You have only taken, other than Allah, idols as [a bond of] affection among you in worldly life. Then on the Day of Resurrection you will deny one another and curse one another, and your refuge will be the Fire, and you will not have any helpers."
• 33:57 · Al-Ahzabلَعَنَهُمُ Allah has cursed themIndeed, those who abuse Allah and His Messenger - Allah has cursed them in this world and the Hereafter and prepared for them a humiliating punishment.
• 33:64 · Al-Ahzabلَعَنَ has cursedIndeed, Allah has cursed the disbelievers and prepared for them a Blaze.
• 33:68 · Al-Ahzabوَٱلْعَنْهُمْ and curse themOur Lord, give them double the punishment and curse them with a great curse."
• 47:23 · Muhammadلَعَنَهُمُ Allah has cursed themThose [who do so] are the ones that Allah has cursed, so He deafened them and blinded their vision.
• 48:6 · Al-Fathوَلَعَنَهُمْ and He has cursed themAnd [that] He may punish the hypocrite men and hypocrite women, and the polytheist men and polytheist women - those who assume about Allah an assumption of evil nature. Upon them is a misfortune of evil nature; and Allah has become angry with them and has cursed them and prepared for them Hell, and evil it is as a destination.

لَعْنَة 14 times

• 2:89 · Al-Baqarahفَلَعْنَةُ So (the) curseAnd when there came to them a Book from Allah confirming that which was with them - although before they used to pray for victory against those who disbelieved - but [then] when there came to them that which they recognized, they disbelieved in it; so the curse of Allah will be upon the disbelievers.
• 2:161 · Al-Baqarahلَعْنَةُ (is the) curseIndeed, those who disbelieve and die while they are disbelievers - upon them will be the curse of Allah and of the angels and the people, all together,
• 3:61 · Ali 'Imranلَّعْنَتَ the curseThen whoever argues with you about it after [this] knowledge has come to you - say, "Come, let us call our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves, then supplicate earnestly [together] and invoke the curse of Allah upon the liars [among us]."
• 3:87 · Ali 'Imranلَعْنَةَ (is the) curseThose - their recompense will be that upon them is the curse of Allah and the angels and the people, all together,
• 7:44 · Al-A'rafلَّعْنَةُ (The) curseAnd the companions of Paradise will call out to the companions of the Fire, "We have already found what our Lord promised us to be true. Have you found what your Lord promised to be true?" They will say, "Yes." Then an announcer will announce among them, "The curse of Allah shall be upon the wrongdoers."
• 11:18 · Hudلَعْنَةُ (The) curse of AllahAnd who is more unjust than he who invents a lie about Allah? Those will be presented before their Lord, and the witnesses will say, "These are the ones who lied against their Lord." Unquestionably, the curse of Allah is upon the wrongdoers.
• 11:60 · Hudلَعْنَةًۭ (with) a curseAnd they were [therefore] followed in this world with a curse and [as well] on the Day of Resurrection. Unquestionably, 'Aad denied their Lord; then away with 'Aad, the people of Hud.
• 11:99 · Hudلَعْنَةًۭ (by) a curseAnd they were followed in this [world] with a curse and on the Day of Resurrection. And wretched is the gift which is given.
• 13:25 · Ar-Ra'dٱللَّعْنَةُ (is) the curseBut those who break the covenant of Allah after contracting it and sever that which Allah has ordered to be joined and spread corruption on earth - for them is the curse, and they will have the worst home.
• 15:35 · Al-Hijrٱللَّعْنَةَ (will be) the curseAnd indeed, upon you is the curse until the Day of Recompense."
• 24:7 · An-Nurلَعْنَتَ (the) curse of AllahAnd the fifth [oath will be] that the curse of Allah be upon him if he should be among the liars.
• 28:42 · Al-Qasasلَعْنَةًۭ ۖ a curseAnd We caused to overtake them in this world a curse, and on the Day of Resurrection they will be of the despised.
• 38:78 · Sadلَعْنَتِىٓ (is) My curseAnd indeed, upon you is My curse until the Day of Recompense."
• 40:52 · Ghafirٱللَّعْنَةُ (is) the curseThe Day their excuse will not benefit the wrongdoers, and they will have the curse, and they will have the worst home.

لاعِن 1 time

• 2:159 · Al-Baqarahٱللَّـٰعِنُونَ the ones who curseIndeed, those who conceal what We sent down of clear proofs and guidance after We made it clear for the people in the Scripture - those are cursed by Allah and cursed by those who curse,

لَعْن 1 time

• 33:68 · Al-Ahzabلَعْنًۭا (with) a curseOur Lord, give them double the punishment and curse them with a great curse."

مَلْعُون 1 time

• 33:61 · Al-Ahzabمَّلْعُونِينَ ۖ AccursedAccursed wherever they are found, [being] seized and massacred completely.

مَلْعُونَة 1 time

• 17:60 · Al-Israٱلْمَلْعُونَةَ the accursedAnd [remember, O Muhammad], when We told you, "Indeed, your Lord has encompassed the people." And We did not make the sight which We showed you except as a trial for the people, as was the accursed tree [mentioned] in the Qur'an. And We threaten them, but it increases them not except in great transgression.

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.