ن س ي Root n-s-y in the Qur’an 45 occurrences in 37 verses

Words from this root

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

نَسِيَ 35 times

• 2:44 · Al-Baqarahوَتَنسَوْنَ and you forgetDo you order righteousness of the people and forget yourselves while you recite the Scripture? Then will you not reason?
• 2:237 · Al-Baqarahتَنسَوُا۟ forgetAnd if you divorce them before you have touched them and you have already specified for them an obligation, then [give] half of what you specified - unless they forego the right or the one in whose hand is the marriage contract foregoes it. And to forego it is nearer to righteousness. And do not forget graciousness between you. Indeed Allah, of whatever you do, is Seeing.
• 2:286 · Al-Baqarahنَّسِينَآ we forgetAllah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. "Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people."
• 5:13 · Al-Ma'idahوَنَسُوا۟ and forgotSo 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.
• 5:14 · Al-Ma'idahفَنَسُوا۟ but they forgotAnd from those who say, "We are Christians" We took their covenant; but they forgot a portion of that of which they were reminded. So We caused among them animosity and hatred until the Day of Resurrection. And Allah is going to inform them about what they used to do.
• 6:41 · Al-An'amوَتَنسَوْنَ and you will forgetNo, it is Him [alone] you would invoke, and He would remove that for which you invoked Him if He willed, and you would forget what you associate [with Him].
• 6:44 · Al-An'amنَسُوا۟ they forgotSo when they forgot that by which they had been reminded, We opened to them the doors of every [good] thing until, when they rejoiced in that which they were given, We seized them suddenly, and they were [then] in despair.
• 7:51 · Al-A'rafنَنسَىٰهُمْ We forget themWho took their religion as distraction and amusement and whom the worldly life deluded." So today We will forget them just as they forgot the meeting of this Day of theirs and for having rejected Our verses.
• 7:51 · Al-A'rafنَسُوا۟ they forgotWho took their religion as distraction and amusement and whom the worldly life deluded." So today We will forget them just as they forgot the meeting of this Day of theirs and for having rejected Our verses.
• 7:53 · Al-A'rafنَسُوهُ had forgotten itDo 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.
• 7:165 · Al-A'rafنَسُوا۟ they forgotAnd 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.
• 9:67 · At-Tawbahنَسُوا۟ They forgetThe hypocrite men and hypocrite women are of one another. They enjoin what is wrong and forbid what is right and close their hands. They have forgotten Allah, so He has forgotten them [accordingly]. Indeed, the hypocrites - it is they who are the defiantly disobedient.
• 9:67 · At-Tawbahفَنَسِيَهُمْ ۗ so He has forgotten themThe hypocrite men and hypocrite women are of one another. They enjoin what is wrong and forbid what is right and close their hands. They have forgotten Allah, so He has forgotten them [accordingly]. Indeed, the hypocrites - it is they who are the defiantly disobedient.
• 18:24 · Al-Kahfنَسِيتَ you forgetExcept [when adding], "If Allah wills." And remember your Lord when you forget [it] and say, "Perhaps my Lord will guide me to what is nearer than this to right conduct."
• 18:57 · Al-Kahfوَنَسِىَ and forgetsAnd who is more unjust than one who is reminded of the verses of his Lord but turns away from them and forgets what his hands have put forth? Indeed, We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And if you invite them to guidance - they will never be guided, then - ever.
• 18:61 · Al-Kahfنَسِيَا they forgotBut when they reached the junction between them, they forgot their fish, and it took its course into the sea, slipping away.
• 18:63 · Al-Kahfنَسِيتُ [I] forgotHe said, "Did you see when we retired to the rock? Indeed, I forgot [there] the fish. And none made me forget it except Satan - that I should mention it. And it took its course into the sea amazingly".
• 18:73 · Al-Kahfنَسِيتُ I forgot[Moses] said, "Do not blame me for what I forgot and do not cover me in my matter with difficulty."
• 20:52 · Ta-Haيَنسَى forgets[Moses] said, "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in a record. My Lord neither errs nor forgets."
• 20:88 · Ta-Haفَنَسِىَ but he forgotAnd he extracted for them [the statue of] a calf which had a lowing sound, and they said, "This is your god and the god of Moses, but he forgot."
• 20:115 · Ta-Haفَنَسِىَ but he forgotAnd We had already taken a promise from Adam before, but he forgot; and We found not in him determination.
• 20:126 · Ta-Haفَنَسِيتَهَا ۖ but you forgot them[Allah] will say, "Thus did Our signs come to you, and you forgot them; and thus will you this Day be forgotten."
• 20:126 · Ta-Haتُنسَىٰ you will be forgotten[Allah] will say, "Thus did Our signs come to you, and you forgot them; and thus will you this Day be forgotten."
• 25:18 · Al-Furqanنَسُوا۟ they forgotThey will say, "Exalted are You! It was not for us to take besides You any allies. But You provided comforts for them and their fathers until they forgot the message and became a people ruined."
• 28:77 · Al-Qasasتَنسَ forgetBut seek, through that which Allah has given you, the home of the Hereafter; and [yet], do not forget your share of the world. And do good as Allah has done good to you. And desire not corruption in the land. Indeed, Allah does not like corrupters."
• 32:14 · As-Sajdahنَسِيتُمْ you forgotSo taste [punishment] because you forgot the meeting of this, your Day; indeed, We have [accordingly] forgotten you. And taste the punishment of eternity for what you used to do."
• 32:14 · As-Sajdahنَسِينَـٰكُمْ ۖ have forgotten youSo taste [punishment] because you forgot the meeting of this, your Day; indeed, We have [accordingly] forgotten you. And taste the punishment of eternity for what you used to do."
• 36:78 · Ya-Sinوَنَسِىَ and forgetsAnd he presents for Us an example and forgets his [own] creation. He says, "Who will give life to bones while they are disintegrated?"
• 38:26 · Sadنَسُوا۟ they forgot[We said], "O David, indeed We have made you a successor upon the earth, so judge between the people in truth and do not follow [your own] desire, as it will lead you astray from the way of Allah." Indeed, those who go astray from the way of Allah will have a severe punishment for having forgotten the Day of Account.
• 39:8 · Az-Zumarنَسِىَ he forgetsAnd when adversity touches man, he calls upon his Lord, turning to Him [alone]; then when He bestows on him a favor from Himself, he forgets Him whom he called upon before, and he attributes to Allah equals to mislead [people] from His way. Say, "Enjoy your disbelief for a little; indeed, you are of the companions of the Fire."

Also in 5 more places: 45:34, 45:34, 58:6, 59:19, 87:6

أَنسَى 7 times

• 2:106 · Al-Baqarahنُنسِهَا [We] cause it to be forgottenWe do not abrogate a verse or cause it to be forgotten except that We bring forth [one] better than it or similar to it. Do you not know that Allah is over all things competent?
• 6:68 · Al-An'amيُنسِيَنَّكَ causes you to forgetAnd when you see those who engage in [offensive] discourse concerning Our verses, then turn away from them until they enter into another conversation. And if Satan should cause you to forget, then do not remain after the reminder with the wrongdoing people.
• 12:42 · Yusufفَأَنسَىٰهُ But made him forgetAnd he said to the one whom he knew would go free, "Mention me before your master." But Satan made him forget the mention [to] his master, and Joseph remained in prison several years.
• 18:63 · Al-Kahfأَنسَىٰنِيهُ made me forget itHe said, "Did you see when we retired to the rock? Indeed, I forgot [there] the fish. And none made me forget it except Satan - that I should mention it. And it took its course into the sea amazingly".
• 23:110 · Al-Mu'minunأَنسَوْكُمْ they made you forgetBut you took them in mockery to the point that they made you forget My remembrance, and you used to laugh at them.
• 58:19 · Al-Mujadilaفَأَنسَىٰهُمْ so he made them forgetSatan has overcome them and made them forget the remembrance of Allah. Those are the party of Satan. Unquestionably, the party of Satan - they will be the losers.
• 59:19 · Al-Hashrفَأَنسَىٰهُمْ so He made them forgetAnd be not like those who forgot Allah, so He made them forget themselves. Those are the defiantly disobedient.

مَنسِيّ 1 time

• 19:23 · Maryamمَّنسِيًّۭا forgottenAnd the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. She said, "Oh, I wish I had died before this and was in oblivion, forgotten."

نَسِيّ 1 time

• 19:64 · Maryamنَسِيًّۭا forgetful[Gabriel said], "And we [angels] descend not except by the order of your Lord. To Him belongs that before us and that behind us and what is in between. And never is your Lord forgetful -

نَسْي 1 time

• 19:23 · Maryamنَسْيًۭا (in) oblivionAnd the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. She said, "Oh, I wish I had died before this and was in oblivion, forgotten."

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.