Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
حسر
Qur'an Occurrences
12 times across 12 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root حسر across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root HSR primarily means to remove or uncover something. It also describes becoming tired or fatigued, whether a beast from travel or the eye from prolonged looking.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ḥ-s-r
Listen: لَحَسْرَةٌ 69:50
Root letters: ح — س — ر

Word Family Tree (10 forms)

All word forms derived from the root حسر as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun 11× Verb

Concordance — 12 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root حسر appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (11) · Verb (1)

Noun (11 verses — showing first 5)

Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:29 Noun
وَلَا تَجۡعَلۡ یَدَكَ مَغۡلُولَةً إِلَىٰ عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبۡسُطۡهَا كُلَّ ٱلۡبَسۡطِ فَتَقۡعُدَ مَلُومࣰا مَّحۡسُورًا ۝٢٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And do not make your hand [as] chained to your neck or extend it completely and [thereby] become blamed and insolvent
Mary 19:39 Noun
وَأَنذِرۡهُمۡ یَوۡمَ ٱلۡحَسۡرَةِ إِذۡ قُضِیَ ٱلۡأَمۡرُ وَهُمۡ فِی غَفۡلَةࣲ وَهُمۡ لَا یُؤۡمِنُونَ ۝٣٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And warn them, [O Muhammad], of the Day of Regret, when the matter will be concluded; and [yet], they are in [a state of] heedlessness, and they do not believe
The Cow 2:167 Noun
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِینَ ٱتَّبَعُوا۟ لَوۡ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةࣰ فَنَتَبَرَّأَ مِنۡهُمۡ كَمَا تَبَرَّءُوا۟ مِنَّاۗ كَذَ ٰلِكَ یُرِیهِمُ ٱللَّهُ أَعۡمَـٰلَهُمۡ حَسَرَ ٰتٍ عَلَیۡهِمۡۖ وَمَا هُم بِخَـٰرِجِینَ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ ۝١٦٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Those who followed will say, "If only we had another turn [at worldly life] so we could disassociate ourselves from them as they have disassociated themselves from us." Thus will Allah show them their deeds as regrets upon them. And they are never to emerge from the Fire
The Angels, Originator, The Creator 35:8 Noun
أَفَمَن زُیِّنَ لَهُۥ سُوۤءُ عَمَلِهِۦ فَرَءَاهُ حَسَنࣰاۖ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ یُضِلُّ مَن یَشَاۤءُ وَیَهۡدِی مَن یَشَاۤءُۖ فَلَا تَذۡهَبۡ نَفۡسُكَ عَلَیۡهِمۡ حَسَرَ ٰتٍۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِیمُۢ بِمَا یَصۡنَعُونَ ۝٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then is one to whom the evil of his deed has been made attractive so he considers it good [like one rightly guided]? For indeed, Allah sends astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. So do not let yourself perish over them in regret. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of what they do
Ya Sin, Ya-Seen 36:30 Noun
یَـٰحَسۡرَةً عَلَى ٱلۡعِبَادِۚ مَا یَأۡتِیهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ یَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ ۝٣٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): How regretful for the servants. There did not come to them any messenger except that they used to ridicule him

Derived Forms (10)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
حَسَرَٰتٍ ḥasaratin Noun
حَسْرَةً ḥasrahan Noun
لَحَسْرَةٌ laḥasrahun Noun
حَسِيرٌ ḥasiyrun Noun
يَٰحَسْرَتَىٰ yaḥasrataā Noun
يَٰحَسْرَةً yaḥasrahan Noun
يَسْتَحْسِرُونَ yastaḥsiruwna Verb
ٱلْحَسْرَةِ lḥasrahi Noun
مَّحْسُورًا maḥsuwranā Noun
يَٰحَسْرَتَنَا yaḥasratanaā Noun