س ب ح Root s-b-ḥ in the Qur’an 92 occurrences in 87 verses

Words from this root

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

سَبَّحَ 42 times

• 2:30 · Al-Baqarahنُسَبِّحُ [we] glorify (You)And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority." They said, "Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?" Allah said, "Indeed, I know that which you do not know."
• 3:41 · Ali 'Imranوَسَبِّحْ and glorify (Him)He said, "My Lord, make for me a sign." He Said, "Your sign is that you will not [be able to] speak to the people for three days except by gesture. And remember your Lord much and exalt [Him with praise] in the evening and the morning."
• 7:206 · Al-A'rafوَيُسَبِّحُونَهُۥ And they glorify HimIndeed, those who are near your Lord are not prevented by arrogance from His worship, and they exalt Him, and to Him they prostrate.
• 13:13 · Ar-Ra'dوَيُسَبِّحُ And glorifiesAnd the thunder exalts [Allah] with praise of Him - and the angels [as well] from fear of Him - and He sends thunderbolts and strikes therewith whom He wills while they dispute about Allah; and He is severe in assault.
• 15:98 · Al-Hijrفَسَبِّحْ So glorifySo exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord and be of those who prostrate [to Him].
• 17:44 · Al-Israتُسَبِّحُ GlorifyThe seven heavens and the earth and whatever is in them exalt Him. And there is not a thing except that it exalts [Allah] by His praise, but you do not understand their [way of] exalting. Indeed, He is ever Forbearing and Forgiving.
• 17:44 · Al-Israيُسَبِّحُ glorifiesThe seven heavens and the earth and whatever is in them exalt Him. And there is not a thing except that it exalts [Allah] by His praise, but you do not understand their [way of] exalting. Indeed, He is ever Forbearing and Forgiving.
• 19:11 · Maryamسَبِّحُوا۟ glorify (Allah)So he came out to his people from the prayer chamber and signaled to them to exalt [Allah] in the morning and afternoon.
• 20:33 · Ta-Haنُسَبِّحَكَ we may glorify YouThat we may exalt You much
• 20:130 · Ta-Haوَسَبِّحْ and glorifySo be patient over what they say and exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting; and during periods of the night [exalt Him] and at the ends of the day, that you may be satisfied.
• 20:130 · Ta-Haفَسَبِّحْ and glorifySo be patient over what they say and exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting; and during periods of the night [exalt Him] and at the ends of the day, that you may be satisfied.
• 21:20 · Al-Anbyaيُسَبِّحُونَ They glorify (Him)They exalt [Him] night and day [and] do not slacken.
• 21:79 · Al-Anbyaيُسَبِّحْنَ (to) glorify Our praisesAnd We gave understanding of the case to Solomon, and to each [of them] We gave judgement and knowledge. And We subjected the mountains to exalt [Us], along with David and [also] the birds. And We were doing [that].
• 24:36 · An-Nurيُسَبِّحُ Glorify[Such niches are] in mosques which Allah has ordered to be raised and that His name be mentioned therein; exalting Him within them in the morning and the evenings
• 24:41 · An-Nurيُسَبِّحُ glorifyDo you not see that Allah is exalted by whomever is within the heavens and the earth and [by] the birds with wings spread [in flight]? Each [of them] has known his [means of] prayer and exalting [Him], and Allah is Knowing of what they do.
• 25:58 · Al-Furqanوَسَبِّحْ and glorifyAnd rely upon the Ever-Living who does not die, and exalt [Allah] with His praise. And sufficient is He to be, with the sins of His servants, Acquainted -
• 32:15 · As-Sajdahوَسَبَّحُوا۟ and glorifyOnly those believe in Our verses who, when they are reminded by them, fall down in prostration and exalt [Allah] with praise of their Lord, and they are not arrogant.
• 33:42 · Al-Ahzabوَسَبِّحُوهُ And glorify HimAnd exalt Him morning and afternoon.
• 38:18 · Sadيُسَبِّحْنَ glorifyingIndeed, We subjected the mountains [to praise] with him, exalting [Allah] in the [late] afternoon and [after] sunrise.
• 39:75 · Az-Zumarيُسَبِّحُونَ glorifyingAnd you will see the angels surrounding the Throne, exalting [Allah] with praise of their Lord. And it will be judged between them in truth, and it will be said, "[All] praise to Allah, Lord of the worlds."
• 40:7 · Ghafirيُسَبِّحُونَ glorifyThose [angels] who carry the Throne and those around it exalt [Allah] with praise of their Lord and believe in Him and ask forgiveness for those who have believed, [saying], "Our Lord, You have encompassed all things in mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who have repented and followed Your way and protect them from the punishment of Hellfire.
• 40:55 · Ghafirوَسَبِّحْ and glorifySo be patient, [O Muhammad]. Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth. And ask forgiveness for your sin and exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord in the evening and the morning.
• 41:38 · Fussilatيُسَبِّحُونَ glorifyBut if they are arrogant - then those who are near your Lord exalt Him by night and by day, and they do not become weary.
• 42:5 · Ash-Shuraيُسَبِّحُونَ glorifyThe heavens almost break from above them, and the angels exalt [Allah] with praise of their Lord and ask forgiveness for those on earth. Unquestionably, it is Allah who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
• 48:9 · Al-Fathوَتُسَبِّحُوهُ and glorify HimThat you [people] may believe in Allah and His Messenger and honor him and respect the Prophet and exalt Allah morning and afternoon.
• 50:39 · Qafوَسَبِّحْ and glorifySo be patient, [O Muhammad], over what they say and exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting,
• 50:40 · Qafفَسَبِّحْهُ glorify HimAnd [in part] of the night exalt Him and after prostration.
• 52:48 · At-Turوَسَبِّحْ And glorifyAnd be patient, [O Muhammad], for the decision of your Lord, for indeed, you are in Our eyes. And exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord when you arise.
• 52:49 · At-Turفَسَبِّحْهُ glorify HimAnd in a part of the night exalt Him and after [the setting of] the stars.
• 56:74 · Al-Waqi'ahفَسَبِّحْ So glorifySo exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.

Also in 12 more places: 56:96, 57:1, 59:1, 59:24, 61:1, 62:1, 64:1, 68:28, 69:52, 76:26, 87:1, 110:3

سُبْحان 41 times

• 2:32 · Al-Baqarahسُبْحَـٰنَكَ Glory be to YouThey said, "Exalted are You; we have no knowledge except what You have taught us. Indeed, it is You who is the Knowing, the Wise."
• 2:116 · Al-Baqarahسُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ ۖ Glory be to HimThey say, "Allah has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. All are devoutly obedient to Him,
• 3:191 · Ali 'Imranسُبْحَـٰنَكَ Glory be to YouWho remember Allah while standing or sitting or [lying] on their sides and give thought to the creation of the heavens and the earth, [saying], "Our Lord, You did not create this aimlessly; exalted are You [above such a thing]; then protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
• 4:171 · An-Nisaسُبْحَـٰنَهُۥٓ Glory be to HimO People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion or say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a messenger of Allah and His word which He directed to Mary and a soul [created at a command] from Him. So believe in Allah and His messengers. And do not say, "Three"; desist - it is better for you. Indeed, Allah is but one God. Exalted is He above having a son. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs.
• 5:116 · Al-Ma'idahسُبْحَـٰنَكَ Glory be to YouAnd [beware the Day] when Allah will say, "O Jesus, Son of Mary, did you say to the people, 'Take me and my mother as deities besides Allah?'" He will say, "Exalted are You! It was not for me to say that to which I have no right. If I had said it, You would have known it. You know what is within myself, and I do not know what is within Yourself. Indeed, it is You who is Knower of the unseen.
• 6:100 · Al-An'amسُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ Glorified is HeBut they have attributed to Allah partners - the jinn, while He has created them - and have fabricated for Him sons and daughters. Exalted is He and high above what they describe
• 7:143 · Al-A'rafسُبْحَـٰنَكَ Glory be to YouAnd when Moses arrived at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he said, "My Lord, show me [Yourself] that I may look at You." [Allah] said, "You will not see Me, but look at the mountain; if it should remain in place, then you will see Me." But when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He rendered it level, and Moses fell unconscious. And when he awoke, he said, "Exalted are You! I have repented to You, and I am the first of the believers."
• 9:31 · At-Tawbahسُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ Glory be to HimThey have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah, and [also] the Messiah, the son of Mary. And they were not commanded except to worship one God; there is no deity except Him. Exalted is He above whatever they associate with Him.
• 10:10 · Yunusسُبْحَـٰنَكَ (will be), "Glory be to YouTheir call therein will be, "Exalted are You, O Allah," and their greeting therein will be, "Peace." And the last of their call will be, "Praise to Allah, Lord of the worlds!"
• 10:18 · Yunusسُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ Glorified is HeAnd they worship other than Allah that which neither harms them nor benefits them, and they say, "These are our intercessors with Allah " Say, "Do you inform Allah of something He does not know in the heavens or on the earth?" Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him
• 10:68 · Yunusسُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ ۖ Glory be to HimThey have said, "Allah has taken a son." Exalted is He; He is the [one] Free of need. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. You have no authority for this [claim]. Do you say about Allah that which you do not know?
• 12:108 · Yusufوَسُبْحَـٰنَ And Glory beSay, "This is my way; I invite to Allah with insight, I and those who follow me. And exalted is Allah; and I am not of those who associate others with Him."
• 16:1 · An-Nahlسُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ Glorified is HeThe command of Allah is coming, so be not impatient for it. Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him.
• 16:57 · An-Nahlسُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ ۙ Glory be to HimAnd they attribute to Allah daughters - exalted is He - and for them is what they desire.
• 17:1 · Al-Israسُبْحَـٰنَ ExaltedExalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing.
• 17:43 · Al-Israسُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ Glorified is HeExalted is He and high above what they say by great sublimity.
• 17:93 · Al-Israسُبْحَانَ Glorified (is)Or you have a house of gold or you ascend into the sky. And [even then], we will not believe in your ascension until you bring down to us a book we may read." Say, "Exalted is my Lord! Was I ever but a human messenger?"
• 17:108 · Al-Israسُبْحَـٰنَ Glory be toAnd they say, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, the promise of our Lord has been fulfilled."
• 19:35 · Maryamسُبْحَـٰنَهُۥٓ ۚ Glory be to HimIt is not [befitting] for Allah to take a son; exalted is He! When He decrees an affair, He only says to it, "Be," and it is.
• 21:22 · Al-Anbyaفَسُبْحَـٰنَ So glorifiedHad there been within the heavens and earth gods besides Allah, they both would have been ruined. So exalted is Allah, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.
• 21:26 · Al-Anbyaسُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ ۚ Glorified is HeAnd they say, "The Most Merciful has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, they are [but] honored servants.
• 21:87 · Al-Anbyaسُبْحَـٰنَكَ Glory be to YouAnd [mention] the man of the fish, when he went off in anger and thought that We would not decree [anything] upon him. And he called out within the darknesses, "There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers."
• 23:91 · Al-Mu'minunسُبْحَـٰنَ Glory beAllah has not taken any son, nor has there ever been with Him any deity. [If there had been], then each deity would have taken what it created, and some of them would have sought to overcome others. Exalted is Allah above what they describe [concerning Him].
• 24:16 · An-Nurسُبْحَـٰنَكَ Glory be to YouAnd why, when you heard it, did you not say, "It is not for us to speak of this. Exalted are You, [O Allah]; this is a great slander"?
• 25:18 · Al-Furqanسُبْحَـٰنَكَ Glory be to YouThey 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."
• 27:8 · An-Namlوَسُبْحَـٰنَ And glory beBut when he came to it, he was called, "Blessed is whoever is at the fire and whoever is around it. And exalted is Allah, Lord of the worlds.
• 28:68 · Al-Qasasسُبْحَـٰنَ Glory beAnd your Lord creates what He wills and chooses; not for them was the choice. Exalted is Allah and high above what they associate with Him.
• 30:17 · Ar-Rumفَسُبْحَـٰنَ So glory be toSo exalted is Allah when you reach the evening and when you reach the morning.
• 30:40 · Ar-Rumسُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ Glory be to HimAllah is the one who created you, then provided for you, then will cause you to die, and then will give you life. Are there any of your "partners" who does anything of that? Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him.
• 34:41 · Sabaسُبْحَـٰنَكَ Glory be to YouThey will say, "Exalted are You! You, [O Allah], are our benefactor not them. Rather, they used to worship the jinn; most of them were believers in them."

Also in 11 more places: 36:36, 36:83, 37:159, 37:180, 39:4, 39:67, 43:13, 43:82, 52:43, 59:23, 68:29

تَسْبِيح 2 times

• 17:44 · Al-Israتَسْبِيحَهُمْ ۗ their glorificationThe seven heavens and the earth and whatever is in them exalt Him. And there is not a thing except that it exalts [Allah] by His praise, but you do not understand their [way of] exalting. Indeed, He is ever Forbearing and Forgiving.
• 24:41 · An-Nurوَتَسْبِيحَهُۥ ۗ and its glorificationDo you not see that Allah is exalted by whomever is within the heavens and the earth and [by] the birds with wings spread [in flight]? Each [of them] has known his [means of] prayer and exalting [Him], and Allah is Knowing of what they do.

سَبْح 2 times

• 73:7 · Al-Muzzammilسَبْحًۭا (is) occupationIndeed, for you by day is prolonged occupation.
• 79:3 · An-Nazi'atسَبْحًۭا swimmingAnd [by] those who glide [as if] swimming

مُسَبِّح 2 times

• 37:143 · As-Saffatٱلْمُسَبِّحِينَ those who glorifyAnd had he not been of those who exalt Allah,
• 37:166 · As-Saffatٱلْمُسَبِّحُونَ glorify (Allah)And indeed, we are those who exalt Allah."

يَسْبَحُ 2 times

• 21:33 · Al-Anbyaيَسْبَحُونَ floatingAnd it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; all [heavenly bodies] in an orbit are swimming.
• 36:40 · Ya-Sinيَسْبَحُونَ they are floatingIt is not allowable for the sun to reach the moon, nor does the night overtake the day, but each, in an orbit, is swimming.

سابِحَة 1 time

• 79:3 · An-Nazi'atوَٱلسَّـٰبِحَـٰتِ And those who glideAnd [by] those who glide [as if] swimming

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.