The triliteral root bā lām sīn (ب ل س) occurs five times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- once as the form IV verb yub'lisu (يُبْلِسُ)
- four times as the form IV active participle mub'lisūn (مُبْلِسُون)
The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form IV) - to despair
| (30:12:4) yub'lisu | will (be in) despair | وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ يُبْلِسُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ |
Active participle (form IV)
| (6:44:20) mub'lisūna | (were) dumbfounded | حَتَّىٰ إِذَا فَرِحُوا بِمَا أُوتُوا أَخَذْنَاهُمْ بَغْتَةً فَإِذَا هُمْ مُبْلِسُونَ |
| (23:77:12) mub'lisūna | (will be in) despair | حَتَّىٰ إِذَا فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ بَابًا ذَا عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٍ إِذَا هُمْ فِيهِ مُبْلِسُونَ |
| (30:49:10) lamub'lisīna | surely in despair | وَإِنْ كَانُوا مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يُنَزَّلَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ لَمُبْلِسِينَ |
| (43:75:6) mub'lisūna | (will) despair | لَا يُفَتَّرُ عَنْهُمْ وَهُمْ فِيهِ مُبْلِسُونَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
