س ع ي Root s-ʿ-y in the Qur’an 30 occurrences in 28 verses

Words from this root

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

سَعَى 20 times

• 2:114 · Al-Baqarahوَسَعَىٰ and strivesAnd who are more unjust than those who prevent the name of Allah from being mentioned in His mosques and strive toward their destruction. It is not for them to enter them except in fear. For them in this world is disgrace, and they will have in the Hereafter a great punishment.
• 2:205 · Al-Baqarahسَعَىٰ he strivesAnd when he goes away, he strives throughout the land to cause corruption therein and destroy crops and animals. And Allah does not like corruption.
• 5:33 · Al-Ma'idahوَيَسْعَوْنَ and striveIndeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and strive upon earth [to cause] corruption is none but that they be killed or crucified or that their hands and feet be cut off from opposite sides or that they be exiled from the land. That is for them a disgrace in this world; and for them in the Hereafter is a great punishment,
• 5:64 · Al-Ma'idahوَيَسْعَوْنَ And they striveAnd 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.
• 17:19 · Al-Israوَسَعَىٰ and exertsBut whoever desires the Hereafter and exerts the effort due to it while he is a believer - it is those whose effort is ever appreciated [by Allah].
• 20:15 · Ta-Haتَسْعَىٰ it strivesIndeed, the Hour is coming - I almost conceal it - so that every soul may be recompensed according to that for which it strives.
• 20:20 · Ta-Haتَسْعَىٰ moving swiftlySo he threw it down, and thereupon it was a snake, moving swiftly.
• 20:66 · Ta-Haتَسْعَىٰ (were) movingHe said, "Rather, you throw." And suddenly their ropes and staffs seemed to him from their magic that they were moving [like snakes].
• 22:51 · Al-Hajjسَعَوْا۟ stroveBut the ones who strove against Our verses, [seeking] to cause failure - those are the companions of Hellfire.
• 28:20 · Al-Qasasيَسْعَىٰ runningAnd a man came from the farthest end of the city, running. He said, "O Moses, indeed the eminent ones are conferring over you [intending] to kill you, so leave [the city]; indeed, I am to you of the sincere advisors."
• 34:5 · Sabaسَعَوْ striveBut those who strive against Our verses [seeking] to cause failure - for them will be a painful punishment of foul nature.
• 34:38 · Sabaيَسْعَوْنَ striveAnd the ones who strive against Our verses to cause [them] failure - those will be brought into the punishment [to remain].
• 36:20 · Ya-Sinيَسْعَىٰ runningAnd there came from the farthest end of the city a man, running. He said, "O my people, follow the messengers.
• 53:39 · An-Najmسَعَىٰ he strives (for)And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives
• 57:12 · Al-Hadidيَسْعَىٰ runningOn the Day you see the believing men and believing women, their light proceeding before them and on their right, [it will be said], "Your good tidings today are [of] gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein you will abide eternally." That is what is the great attainment.
• 62:9 · Al-Jumu'ahفَٱسْعَوْا۟ then hastenO you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade. That is better for you, if you only knew.
• 66:8 · At-Tahrimيَسْعَىٰ will runO you who have believed, repent to Allah with sincere repentance. Perhaps your Lord will remove from you your misdeeds and admit you into gardens beneath which rivers flow [on] the Day when Allah will not disgrace the Prophet and those who believed with him. Their light will proceed before them and on their right; they will say, "Our Lord, perfect for us our light and forgive us. Indeed, You are over all things competent."
• 79:22 · An-Nazi'atيَسْعَىٰ strivingThen he turned his back, striving.
• 79:35 · An-Nazi'atسَعَىٰ he strove (for)The Day when man will remember that for which he strove,
• 80:8 · Abasaيَسْعَىٰ strivingBut as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]

سَعْي 10 times

• 2:260 · Al-Baqarahسَعْيًۭا ۚ (in) hasteAnd [mention] when Abraham said, "My Lord, show me how You give life to the dead." [Allah] said, "Have you not believed?" He said, "Yes, but [I ask] only that my heart may be satisfied." [Allah] said, "Take four birds and commit them to yourself. Then [after slaughtering them] put on each hill a portion of them; then call them - they will come [flying] to you in haste. And know that Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise."
• 17:19 · Al-Israسَعْيَهَا the effortBut whoever desires the Hereafter and exerts the effort due to it while he is a believer - it is those whose effort is ever appreciated [by Allah].
• 17:19 · Al-Israسَعْيُهُم their effortBut whoever desires the Hereafter and exerts the effort due to it while he is a believer - it is those whose effort is ever appreciated [by Allah].
• 18:104 · Al-Kahfسَعْيُهُمْ their effort[They are] those whose effort is lost in worldly life, while they think that they are doing well in work."
• 21:94 · Al-Anbyaلِسَعْيِهِۦ [of] his effortSo whoever does righteous deeds while he is a believer - no denial will there be for his effort, and indeed We, of it, are recorders.
• 37:102 · As-Saffatٱلسَّعْىَ the (age of) working with himAnd when he reached with him [the age of] exertion, he said, "O my son, indeed I have seen in a dream that I [must] sacrifice you, so see what you think." He said, "O my father, do as you are commanded. You will find me, if Allah wills, of the steadfast."
• 53:40 · An-Najmسَعْيَهُۥ his strivingAnd that his effort is going to be seen -
• 76:22 · Al-Insanسَعْيُكُم your effort[And it will be said], "Indeed, this is for you a reward, and your effort has been appreciated."
• 88:9 · Al-Ghashiyahلِّسَعْيِهَا With their effortWith their effort [they are] satisfied
• 92:4 · Al-Laylسَعْيَكُمْ your effortsIndeed, your efforts are diverse.

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.