ل س ن Root l-s-n in the Qur’an 25 occurrences in 24 verses

Words from this root

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

لِسان 25 times

• 3:78 · Ali 'Imranأَلْسِنَتَهُم their tonguesAnd indeed, there is among them a party who alter the Scripture with their tongues so you may think it is from the Scripture, but it is not from the Scripture. And they say, "This is from Allah," but it is not from Allah. And they speak untruth about Allah while they know.
• 4:46 · An-Nisaبِأَلْسِنَتِهِمْ [with] their tonguesAmong 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.
• 5:78 · Al-Ma'idahلِسَانِ (the) tongueCursed 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.
• 14:4 · Ibrahimبِلِسَانِ with the languageAnd We did not send any messenger except [speaking] in the language of his people to state clearly for them, and Allah sends astray [thereby] whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
• 16:62 · An-Nahlأَلْسِنَتُهُمُ their tonguesAnd they attribute to Allah that which they dislike, and their tongues assert the lie that they will have the best [from Him]. Assuredly, they will have the Fire, and they will be [therein] neglected.
• 16:103 · An-Nahlلِّسَانُ (The) tongueAnd We certainly know that they say, "It is only a human being who teaches the Prophet." The tongue of the one they refer to is foreign, and this Qur'an is [in] a clear Arabic language.
• 16:103 · An-Nahlلِسَانٌ (is) a languageAnd We certainly know that they say, "It is only a human being who teaches the Prophet." The tongue of the one they refer to is foreign, and this Qur'an is [in] a clear Arabic language.
• 16:116 · An-Nahlأَلْسِنَتُكُمُ your tonguesAnd do not say about what your tongues assert of untruth, "This is lawful and this is unlawful," to invent falsehood about Allah. Indeed, those who invent falsehood about Allah will not succeed.
• 19:50 · Maryamلِسَانَ a truthful mentionAnd We gave them of Our mercy, and we made for them a reputation of high honor.
• 19:97 · Maryamبِلِسَانِكَ in your tongueSo, [O Muhammad], We have only made Qur'an easy in the Arabic language that you may give good tidings thereby to the righteous and warn thereby a hostile people.
• 20:27 · Ta-Haلِّسَانِى my tongueAnd untie the knot from my tongue
• 24:15 · An-Nurبِأَلْسِنَتِكُمْ with your tonguesWhen you received it with your tongues and said with your mouths that of which you had no knowledge and thought it was insignificant while it was, in the sight of Allah, tremendous.
• 24:24 · An-Nurأَلْسِنَتُهُمْ their tonguesOn a Day when their tongues, their hands and their feet will bear witness against them as to what they used to do.
• 26:13 · Ash-Shu'araلِسَانِى my tongueAnd that my breast will tighten and my tongue will not be fluent, so send for Aaron.
• 26:84 · Ash-Shu'araلِسَانَ a mentionAnd grant me a reputation of honor among later generations.
• 26:195 · Ash-Shu'araبِلِسَانٍ In languageIn a clear Arabic language.
• 28:34 · Al-Qasasلِسَانًۭا (in) speechAnd my brother Aaron is more fluent than me in tongue, so send him with me as support, verifying me. Indeed, I fear that they will deny me."
• 30:22 · Ar-Rumأَلْسِنَتِكُمْ (of) your languagesAnd of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and the diversity of your languages and your colors. Indeed in that are signs for those of knowledge.
• 33:19 · Al-Ahzabبِأَلْسِنَةٍ with tonguesIndisposed toward you. And when fear comes, you see them looking at you, their eyes revolving like one being overcome by death. But when fear departs, they lash you with sharp tongues, indisposed toward [any] good. Those have not believed, so Allah has rendered their deeds worthless, and ever is that, for Allah, easy.
• 44:58 · Ad-Dukhanبِلِسَانِكَ in your tongueAnd indeed, We have eased the Qur'an in your tongue that they might be reminded.
• 46:12 · Al-Ahqafلِّسَانًا (in) languageAnd before it was the scripture of Moses to lead and as a mercy. And this is a confirming Book in an Arabic tongue to warn those who have wronged and as good tidings to the doers of good.
• 48:11 · Al-Fathبِأَلْسِنَتِهِم with their tonguesThose who remained behind of the bedouins will say to you, "Our properties and our families occupied us, so ask forgiveness for us." They say with their tongues what is not within their hearts. Say, "Then who could prevent Allah at all if He intended for you harm or intended for you benefit? Rather, ever is Allah, with what you do, Acquainted.
• 60:2 · Al-Mumtahanahوَأَلْسِنَتَهُم and their tonguesIf they gain dominance over you, they would be to you as enemies and extend against you their hands and their tongues with evil, and they wish you would disbelieve.
• 75:16 · Al-Qiyamahلِسَانَكَ your tongueMove not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
• 90:9 · Al-Baladوَلِسَانًۭا And a tongueAnd a tongue and two lips?

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.