# Fe-Lam-Ha — فلح (flH)

> Occurs in 40 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/flH

- **Meaning:** cut/slit/crack/split/fissure, furrowed/plough/cultivate, agriculture, till the ground, to prosper be successful, attain/acquire, become fortunate/happy, become independent, permanence/lastingness/duration
- **Derived forms:** أَفْلَحَ (27) · مُفْلِحُون (13)

## Verses containing this root

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 5

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ — l-muf'liḥūna · "(are) the successful ones"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · active · masculine, plural · nominative case

اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ عَلٰى هُدًى مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ وَاُو۬لٰٓئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ

Ola-ika AAala hudan minrabbihim waola-ika humu almuflihoon

Those are upon guidance from their Lord; and it is they who are the successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-5.md_

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 189

- **Form in this verse:** تُفْلِحُونَ — tuf'liḥūna · "(be) successful"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ الْاَهِلَّةِۜ قُلْ هِيَ مَوَاق۪يتُ لِلنَّاسِ وَالْحَجِّۜ وَلَيْسَ الْبِرُّ بِاَنْ تَأْتُوا الْبُيُوتَ مِنْ ظُهُورِهَا وَلٰكِنَّ الْبِرَّ مَنِ اتَّقٰىۚ وَأْتُوا الْبُيُوتَ مِنْ اَبْوَابِهَاۖ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

Yas-aloonaka AAani al-ahillati qul hiya mawaqeetulinnasi walhajji walaysa albirrubi-an ta/too albuyoota min thuhooriha walakinnaalbirra mani ittaqa wa/too albuyoota min abwabihawattaqoo Allaha laAAallakum tuflihoon

They ask thee about the phases of the moon. Say thou: “They are measurements of time for the people and the pilgrimage.” And it is not virtue that you approach houses by the backs thereof — but virtue is[...] one who is in prudent fear — but approach houses by the doors thereof; and be in prudent fear of God, that you might be successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-189.md_

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 104

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ — l-muf'liḥūna · "(are) the successful ones"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · active · masculine, plural · nominative case

وَلْتَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ اُمَّةٌ يَدْعُونَ اِلَى الْخَيْرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِۜ  وَاُو۬لٰٓئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ

Waltakun minkum ommatun yadAAoona ilaalkhayri waya/muroona bilmaAAroofi wayanhawna AAanialmunkari waola-ika humu almuflihoon

And let there be from you a community inviting to good, and enjoining what is fitting, and forbidding perversity; and it is they who are the successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-104.md_

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 130

- **Form in this verse:** تُفْلِحُونَ — tuf'liḥūna · "(be) successful"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا لَا تَأْكُلُوا الرِّبٰٓوا اَضْعَافاً مُضَاعَفَةًۖ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَۚ

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoola ta/kuloo arriba adAAafanmudaAAafatan wattaqoo Allaha laAAallakumtuflihoon

O you who heed warning: consume not usury, doubled and redoubled; and be in prudent fear of God, that you might be successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-130.md_

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 200

- **Form in this verse:** تُفْلِحُونَ — tuf'liḥūna · "(be) successful"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا اصْبِرُوا وَصَابِرُوا وَرَابِطُوا وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanooisbiroo wasabiroo warabitoo wattaqooAllaha laAAallakum tuflihoon

O you who heed warning: be patient; and vie in patience; and be steadfast; and be in prudent fear of God, that you might succeed.

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-200.md_

### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 35

- **Form in this verse:** تُفْلِحُونَ — tuf'liḥūna · "succeed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَابْتَغُٓوا اِلَيْهِ الْوَس۪يلَةَ وَجَاهِدُوا ف۪ي سَب۪يلِه۪ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanooittaqoo Allaha wabtaghoo ilayhi alwaseelata wajahidoofee sabeelihi laAAallakum tuflihoon

O you who heed warning: be in prudent fear of God, and seek to Him the means of approach; and strive in His cause, that you might be successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-35.md_

### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 90

- **Form in this verse:** تُفْلِحُونَ — tuf'liḥūna · "(be) successful"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُٓوا اِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَالْمَيْسِرُ وَالْاَنْصَابُ وَالْاَزْلَامُ رِجْسٌ مِنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanooinnama alkhamru walmaysiru wal-ansabuwal-azlamu rijsun min AAamali ashshaytanifajtaniboohu laAAallakum tuflihoon

O you who heed warning: wine, and games of chance, and altars, and divining arrows are an abomination of the work of the satan; so avoid it, that you might be successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-90.md_

### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 100

- **Form in this verse:** تُفْلِحُونَ — tuf'liḥūna · "(be) successful"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

قُلْ لَا يَسْتَوِي الْخَب۪يثُ وَالطَّيِّبُ وَلَوْ اَعْجَبَكَ كَـثْرَةُ الْخَب۪يثِۚ فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ يَٓا اُو۬لِي الْاَلْبَابِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ۟

Qul la yastawee alkhabeethu wattayyibuwalaw aAAjabaka kathratu alkhabeethi fattaqoo Allahaya olee al-albabi laAAallakum tuflihoon

Say thou: “Not the same are the bad and the good, although there impress thee the abundance of the bad.” So be in prudent fear of God, O you men of understanding, that you might be successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-100.md_

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 21

- **Form in this verse:** يُفْلِحُ — yuf'liḥu · "will be successful"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

وَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرٰى عَلَى اللّٰهِ كَذِباً اَوْ كَذَّبَ بِاٰيَاتِه۪ۜ اِنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الظَّالِمُونَ

Waman athlamu mimmani iftaraAAala Allahi kathiban aw kaththababi-ayatihi innahu la yuflihu aththalimoon

And who is more unjust than he who invents a lie about God, or denies His proofs? The wrongdoers are not successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-21.md_

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 135

- **Form in this verse:** يُفْلِحُ — yuf'liḥu · "succeed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

قُلْ يَا قَوْمِ اعْمَلُوا عَلٰى مَكَانَتِكُمْ اِنّ۪ي عَامِلٌۚ فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَۙ مَنْ تَكُونُ لَهُ عَاقِبَةُ الدَّارِۜ اِنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الظَّالِمُونَ

Qul ya qawmi iAAmaloo AAalamakanatikum innee AAamilun fasawfa taAAlamoona mantakoonu lahu AAaqibatu addari innahu layuflihu aththalimoon

Say thou: “O my people: work according to your power — I am working; and you will come to know for whom is the final outcome of the Abode; the wrongdoers are not successful.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-135.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 8

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ — l-muf'liḥūna · "(will be) the successful ones"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · active · masculine, plural · nominative case

وَالْوَزْنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۨ الْحَقُّۚ فَمَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَاز۪ينُهُ فَاُو۬لٰٓئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ

Walwaznu yawma-ithini alhaqqufaman thaqulat mawazeenuhu faola-ika humu almuflihoon

And the weighing, that day, will be the truth; then whose balances are heavy: it is they who are the successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-8.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 69

- **Form in this verse:** تُفْلِحُونَ — tuf'liḥūna · "succeed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

اَوَعَجِبْتُمْ اَنْ جَٓاءَكُمْ ذِكْرٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ عَلٰى رَجُلٍ مِنْكُمْ لِيُنْذِرَكُمْۜ  وَاذْكُرُٓوا اِذْ جَعَلَكُمْ خُلَـفَٓاءَ مِنْ بَعْدِ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَزَادَكُمْ فِي الْخَلْقِ بَصْۣـطَةًۚ فَاذْكُرُٓوا اٰلَٓاءَ اللّٰهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

Awa AAajibtum an jaakum thikrunmin rabbikum AAala rajulin minkum liyunthirakum wathkurooith jaAAalakum khulafaa min baAAdi qawmi noohinwazadakum fee alkhalqi bastatan fathkurooalaa Allahi laAAallakum tuflihoon

“Do you marvel that there has come to you remembrance from your Lord through a man among you, that he should warn you? And remember when He made you successors after the people of Noah, and increased you in creation abundantly; then remember the favours of God, that you might be successful.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-69.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 157

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ — l-muf'liḥūna · "the successful ones"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · active · masculine, plural · nominative case

اَلَّذ۪ينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ الرَّسُولَ النَّبِيَّ الْاُمِّيَّ الَّذ۪ي يَجِدُونَهُ مَكْتُوباً عِنْدَهُمْ فِي التَّوْرٰيةِ وَالْاِنْج۪يلِۘ يَأْمُرُهُمْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهٰيهُمْ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَيُحِلُّ لَهُمُ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَيُحَرِّمُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْخَبَٓائِثَ وَيَضَعُ عَنْهُمْ اِصْرَهُمْ وَالْاَغْلَالَ الَّت۪ي كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِمْۜ فَالَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا بِه۪ وَعَزَّرُوهُ وَنَصَرُوهُ وَاتَّبَعُوا النُّورَ الَّـذ۪ٓي اُنْزِلَ مَعَهُٓۙ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ۟

Allatheena yattabiAAoona arrasoolaannabiyya al-ommiyya allathee yajidoonahumaktooban AAindahum fee attawrati wal-injeeliya/muruhum bilmaAAroofi wayanhahum AAani almunkariwayuhillu lahumu attayyibati wayuharrimuAAalayhimu alkhaba-itha wayadaAAu AAanhum israhumwal-aghlala allatee kanat AAalayhim fallatheenaamanoo bihi waAAazzaroohu wanasaroohu wattabaAAooannoora allathee onzila maAAahu ola-ikahumu almuflihoon

“Those who follow the Messenger, the unschooled prophet, whom they find written with them in the Torah and the Gospel, who enjoins on them what is fitting and forbids them perversity, and making lawful for them the good things, and making unlawful for them the bad, and relieving them of their burden and the fetters that were upon them — those who believed in him, and supported him, and helped him, and followed the light which was sent down with him: it is they who are the successful.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-157.md_

### 8. Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 45

- **Form in this verse:** تُفْلِحُونَ — tuf'liḥūna · "(be) successful"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُٓوا اِذَا لَق۪يتُمْ فِئَةً فَاثْبُتُوا وَاذْكُرُوا اللّٰهَ كَث۪يراً لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَۚ

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanooitha laqeetum fi-atan fathbutoo wathkurooAllaha katheeran laAAallakum tuflihoon

O you who heed warning: when you meet a company, stand firm and remember God much, that you might be successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anfal/verse-45.md_

### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 88

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ — l-muf'liḥūna · "(are) the successful ones"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · active · masculine, plural · nominative case

لٰكِنِ الرَّسُولُ وَالَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا مَعَهُ جَاهَدُوا بِاَمْوَالِهِمْ وَاَنْفُسِهِمْۜ وَاُو۬لٰٓئِكَ لَهُمُ الْخَيْرَاتُۘ وَاُو۬لٰٓئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ

Lakini arrasoolu wallatheenaamanoo maAAahu jahadoo bi-amwalihimwaanfusihim waola-ika lahumu alkhayratu waola-ikahumu almuflihoon

But the Messenger and those who heeded warning with him strove with their wealth and their lives; and those have the good things, and it is they who are the successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-88.md_

### 10. Surah Yunus, Verse 17

- **Form in this verse:** يُفْلِحُ — yuf'liḥu · "will succeed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

فَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرٰى عَلَى اللّٰهِ كَذِباً اَوْ كَذَّبَ بِاٰيَاتِه۪ۜ اِنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ

Faman athlamu mimmani iftaraAAala Allahi kathiban aw kaththababi-ayatihi innahu la yuflihualmujrimoon

Then who is more unjust than he who invents a lie about God, or denies His proofs? The lawbreakers are not successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-yunus/verse-17.md_

### 10. Surah Yunus, Verse 69

- **Form in this verse:** يُفْلِحُونَ — yuf'liḥūna · "they will not succeed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

قُلْ اِنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى اللّٰهِ الْكَذِبَ لَا يُفْلِحُونَۜ

Qul inna allatheena yaftaroona AAalaAllahi alkathiba la yuflihoon

Say thou: “Those who invent lies about God will not succeed.”

_https://quran.so/surah-yunus/verse-69.md_

### 10. Surah Yunus, Verse 77

- **Form in this verse:** يُفْلِحُ — yuf'liḥu · "succeed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

قَالَ مُوسٰٓى اَتَقُولُونَ لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَٓاءَكُمْۜ اَسِحْرٌ هٰذَاۜ وَلَا يُفْلِحُ السَّاحِرُونَ

Qala moosa ataqooloona lilhaqqilamma jaakum asihrun hatha walayuflihu assahiroon

Moses said: “Do you say of the truth when it has come to you: ‘Is this sorcery?’ But the sorcerers will not be successful.”

_https://quran.so/surah-yunus/verse-77.md_

### 12. Surah Yusuf, Verse 23

- **Form in this verse:** يُفْلِحُ — yuf'liḥu · "will succeed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

وَرَاوَدَتْهُ الَّت۪ي هُوَ ف۪ي بَيْتِهَا عَنْ نَفْسِه۪ وَغَلَّقَتِ الْاَبْوَابَ وَقَالَتْ هَيْتَ لَكَۜ قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللّٰهِ اِنَّهُ رَبّ۪ٓي اَحْسَنَ مَثْوَايَۜ اِنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الظَّالِمُونَ

Warawadat-hu allatee huwa fee baytihaAAan nafsihi waghallaqati al-abwaba waqalat haytalaka qala maAAatha Allahi innahu rabbee ahsanamathwaya innahu la yuflihu aththalimoon

And she in whose house he was sought to lure him away from his soul; and she closed the doors, and said: “Come thou hither.” He said: “I seek refuge in God — He is my Lord who made good my dwelling; the wrongdoers do not succeed.”

_https://quran.so/surah-yusuf/verse-23.md_

### 16. Surah An-Nahl, Verse 116

- **Form in this verse:** يُفْلِحُونَ — yuf'liḥūna · "they will not succeed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَلَا تَقُولُوا لِمَا تَصِفُ اَلْسِنَتُكُمُ الْكَذِبَ هٰذَا حَلَالٌ وَهٰذَا حَرَامٌ لِتَفْتَرُوا عَلَى اللّٰهِ الْكَذِبَۜ اِنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى اللّٰهِ الْكَذِبَ لَا يُفْلِحُونَۜ

Wala taqooloo lima tasifualsinatukumu alkathiba hatha halalunwahatha haramun litaftaroo AAala Allahialkathiba inna allatheena yaftaroona AAalaAllahi alkathiba la yuflihoon

And add not to what your tongues describe the lie: “This is lawful, and this is unlawful,” to invent lies about God; those who invent lies about God will not succeed:

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nahl/verse-116.md_

### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 20

- **Form in this verse:** تُفْلِحُوٓا۟ — tuf'liḥū · "will you succeed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

اِنَّهُمْ اِنْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلَيْكُمْ يَرْجُمُوكُمْ اَوْ يُع۪يدُوكُمْ ف۪ي مِلَّتِهِمْ وَلَنْ تُفْلِحُٓوا اِذاً اَبَداً

Innahum in yathharoo AAalaykumyarjumookum aw yuAAeedookum fee millatihim walan tuflihooithan abada

“They, if they come to know of you, will stone you, or turn you back to their creed; and you will then not be successful ever.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-20.md_

### 20. Surah Taha, Verse 64

- **Form in this verse:** أَفْلَحَ — aflaḥa · "(will be) successful"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

فَاَجْمِعُوا كَيْدَكُمْ ثُمَّ ائْتُوا صَفاًّۚ وَقَدْ اَفْلَحَ الْيَوْمَ مَنِ اسْتَعْلٰى

FaajmiAAoo kaydakum thumma i/too saffanwaqad aflaha alyawma mani istaAAla

“So resolve upon your plan, then come with one accord; and he has succeeded who prevails this day.”)

_https://quran.so/surah-taha/verse-64.md_

### 20. Surah Taha, Verse 69

- **Form in this verse:** يُفْلِحُ — yuf'liḥu · "will be successful"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

وَاَلْقِ مَا ف۪ي يَم۪ينِكَ تَلْقَفْ مَا صَنَعُواۜ اِنَّمَا صَنَعُوا كَيْدُ سَاحِرٍۜ وَلَا يُفْلِحُ السَّاحِرُ حَيْثُ اَتٰى

Waalqi ma fee yameenika talqaf masanaAAoo innama sanaAAoo kaydu sahirinwala yuflihu assahiru haythuata

“And cast thou what is in thy right hand; it will swallow up what they have wrought. They have wrought but the plan of a sorcerer, and the sorcerer will not be successful, no matter where he goes.”

_https://quran.so/surah-taha/verse-69.md_

### 22. Surah Al-Hajj, Verse 77

- **Form in this verse:** تُفْلِحُونَ ۩ — tuf'liḥūna · "be successful"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا ارْكَعُوا وَاسْجُدُوا وَاعْبُدُوا رَبَّكُمْ وَافْعَلُوا الْخَيْرَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَۚ

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanooirkaAAoo wasjudoo waAAbudoo rabbakum wafAAalooalkhayra laAAallakum tuflihoon

O you who heed warning: be lowly and submit, and serve your Lord, and do good that you might be successful;

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hajj/verse-77.md_

### 23. Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 1

- **Form in this verse:** أَفْلَحَ — aflaḥa · "successful"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

قَدْ اَفْلَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَۙ

Qad aflaha almu/minoon

Successful are the believers:

_https://quran.so/surah-al-muminun/verse-1.md_

### 23. Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 102

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ — l-muf'liḥūna · "(are) the successful"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · active · masculine, plural · nominative case

فَمَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَاز۪ينُهُ فَاُو۬لٰٓئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ

Faman thaqulat mawazeenuhu faola-ikahumu almuflihoon

Then whose balances are heavy, it is they who are the successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-muminun/verse-102.md_

### 23. Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 117

- **Form in this verse:** يُفْلِحُ — yuf'liḥu · "will succeed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

وَمَنْ يَدْعُ مَعَ اللّٰهِ اِلٰهاً اٰخَرَۙ   لَا بُرْهَانَ لَهُ بِه۪ۙ فَاِنَّمَا حِسَابُهُ عِنْدَ رَبِّه۪ۜ اِنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الْكَافِرُونَ

Waman yadAAu maAAa Allahi ilahanakhara la burhana lahu bihi fa-innamahisabuhu AAinda rabbihi innahu la yuflihualkafiroon

And whoso calls, with God, to another god, whereof he has no evidence, then is his reckoning but with his Lord; the false claimers of guidance will not be successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-muminun/verse-117.md_

### 24. Surah An-Nur, Verse 31

- **Form in this verse:** تُفْلِحُونَ — tuf'liḥūna · "succeed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَقُلْ لِلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ اَبْصَارِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبْد۪ينَ ز۪ينَتَهُنَّ اِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلٰى جُيُوبِهِنَّۖ وَلَا يُبْد۪ينَ ز۪ينَتَهُنَّ اِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ اَوْ اٰبَٓائِهِنَّ اَوْ اٰبَٓاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ اَوْ اَبْنَٓائِهِنَّ اَوْ اَبْنَٓاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ اَوْ اِخْوَانِهِنَّ اَوْ بَن۪ٓي اِخْوَانِهِنَّ اَوْ بَن۪ٓي اَخَوَاتِهِنَّ اَوْ نِسَٓائِهِنَّ اَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ اَيْمَانُهُنَّ اَوِ التَّابِع۪ينَ غَيْرِ اُو۬لِي الْاِرْبَةِ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ اَوِ الطِّفْلِ الَّذ۪ينَ لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلٰى عَوْرَاتِ النِّسَٓاءِۖ وَلَا يَضْرِبْنَ بِاَرْجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْف۪ينَ مِنْ ز۪ينَتِهِنَّۜ وَتُوبُٓوا اِلَى اللّٰهِ جَم۪يعاً اَيُّهَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

Waqul lilmu/minati yaghdudnamin absarihinna wayahfathnafuroojahunna wala yubdeena zeenatahunna illa mathahara minha walyadribnabikhumurihinna AAala juyoobihinna wala yubdeenazeenatahunna illa libuAAoolatihinna aw aba-ihinnaaw aba-i buAAoolatihinna aw abna-ihinna awabna-i buAAoolatihinna aw ikhwanihinna aw baneeikhwanihinna aw banee akhawatihinna aw nisa-ihinnaaw ma malakat aymanuhunna awi attabiAAeenaghayri olee al-irbati mina arrijali awi attifliallatheena lam yathharoo AAala AAawratiannisa-i wala yadribnabi-arjulihinna liyuAAlama ma yukhfeena min zeenatihinnawatooboo ila Allahi jameeAAan ayyuhaalmu/minoona laAAallakum tuflihoon

And say thou to the believing women, that they lower some of their sight, and preserve their chastity, and that they show not their adornment save that apparent of it, and that they draw their coverings over their bosoms and not reveal their adornment save to their husbands, or their fathers, or the fathers of their husbands, or their sons, or the sons of their husbands, or their brothers, or the sons of their brothers, or the sons of their sisters, or their women, or what their right hands possess, or male attendants who have not the resourcefulness of men, or the children not yet aware of a woman’s private parts. And let them not strike their feet to make known what they hide of their adornment. And turn to God altogether, O believers, that you might be successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nur/verse-31.md_

### 24. Surah An-Nur, Verse 51

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ — l-muf'liḥūna · "(are) the successful"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · active · masculine, plural · nominative case

اِنَّمَا كَانَ قَوْلَ الْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ اِذَا دُعُٓوا اِلَى اللّٰهِ وَرَسُولِه۪ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَهُمْ اَنْ يَقُولُوا سَمِعْنَا وَاَطَعْنَاۜ وَاُو۬لٰٓئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ

Innama kana qawla almu/mineenaitha duAAoo ila Allahi warasoolihi liyahkumabaynahum an yaqooloo samiAAna waataAAna waola-ikahumu almuflihoon

The only word of the believers, when they are invited to God and His messenger, that he judge between them, is that they say: “We hear and we obey,” — and it is they who are the successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nur/verse-51.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 37

- **Form in this verse:** يُفْلِحُ — yuf'liḥu · "will be successful"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

وَقَالَ مُوسٰى رَبّ۪ٓي اَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ جَٓاءَ بِالْهُدٰى مِنْ عِنْدِه۪ وَمَنْ تَكُونُ لَهُ عَاقِبَةُ الدَّارِۜ اِنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الظَّالِمُونَ

Waqala moosa rabbee aAAlamubiman jaa bilhuda min AAindihi wamantakoonu lahu AAaqibatu addari innahu layuflihu aththalimoon

And Moses said: “My Lord best knows who brings guidance from Him, and whose will be the final outcome of the Abode; the wrongdoers are not successful.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-37.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 67

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْمُفْلِحِينَ — l-muf'liḥīna · "the successful ones"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · active · masculine, plural · genitive case

فَاَمَّا مَنْ تَابَ وَاٰمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحاً فَعَسٰٓى اَنْ يَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُفْلِح۪ينَ

Faamma man taba waamanawaAAamila salihan faAAasa an yakoona minaalmufliheen

And as for him who repents, and believes, and works righteousness, then it may be that he will be among the successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-67.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 82

- **Form in this verse:** يُفْلِحُ — yuf'liḥu · "will succeed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

وَاَصْبَحَ الَّذ۪ينَ تَمَنَّوْا مَكَانَهُ بِالْاَمْسِ يَقُولُونَ وَيْكَاَنَّ اللّٰهَ يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ يَشَٓاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِه۪ وَيَقْدِرُۚ لَوْلَٓا اَنْ مَنَّ اللّٰهُ عَلَيْنَا لَخَسَفَ بِنَاۜ وَيْكَاَنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الْكَافِرُونَ۟

Waasbaha allatheenatamannaw makanahu bil-amsi yaqooloona waykaannaAllaha yabsutu arrizqa liman yashaomin AAibadihi wayaqdiru lawla an manna AllahuAAalayna lakhasafa bina waykaannahu la yuflihualkafiroon

And morning found those who had desired his place the day before, saying: “Oh, how God expands and straitens the provision for whom He wills of His servants! Had God not been gracious to us, He would have caused it to swallow us. And oh, how the false claimers of guidance do not succeed!”)

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-82.md_

### 30. Surah Ar-Rum, Verse 38

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ — l-muf'liḥūna · "(are) the successful ones"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · active · masculine, plural · nominative case

فَاٰتِ ذَا الْقُرْبٰى حَقَّهُ وَالْمِسْك۪ينَ وَابْنَ السَّب۪يلِۜ ذٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ لِلَّذ۪ينَ يُر۪يدُونَ وَجْهَ اللّٰهِۘ وَاُو۬لٰٓئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ

Faati tha alqurba haqqahuwalmiskeena wabna assabeeli thalikakhayrun lillatheena yureedoona wajha Allahi waola-ikahumu almuflihoon

So give thou the relative his due, and the needy, and the wayfarer. That is best for those who desire the face of God; and it is they who are the successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-ar-rum/verse-38.md_

### 31. Surah Luqman, Verse 5

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ — l-muf'liḥūna · "(are) the successful"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · active · masculine, plural · nominative case

اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ عَلٰى هُدًى مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ وَاُو۬لٰٓئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ

Ola-ika AAala hudan minrabbihim waola-ika humu almuflihoon

Those are upon guidance from their Lord; and it is they who are the successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-luqman/verse-5.md_

### 58. Surah Al-Mujadila, Verse 22

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ — l-muf'liḥūna · "(are) the successful ones"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · active · masculine, plural · nominative case

لَا تَجِدُ قَوْماً يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللّٰهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِ يُوَٓادُّونَ مَنْ حَٓادَّ اللّٰهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَلَوْ كَانُٓوا اٰبَٓاءَهُمْ اَوْ اَبْنَٓاءَهُمْ اَوْ اِخْوَانَهُمْ اَوْ عَش۪يرَتَهُمْۜ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ كَتَبَ ف۪ي قُلُوبِهِمُ الْا۪يمَانَ وَاَيَّدَهُمْ بِرُوحٍ مِنْهُۜ وَيُدْخِلُهُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْر۪ي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهَارُ خَالِد۪ينَ ف۪يهَاۜ رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا عَنْهُۜ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ حِزْبُ اللّٰهِۜ اَلَٓا اِنَّ حِزْبَ اللّٰهِ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ

La tajidu qawman yu/minoona billahiwalyawmi al-akhiri yuwaddoona man haddaAllaha warasoolahu walaw kanoo abaahumaw abnaahum aw ikhwanahum aw AAasheeratahum ola-ikakataba fee quloobihimu al-eemana waayyadahum biroohinminhu wayudkhiluhum jannatin tajree min tahtihaal-anharu khalideena feeha radiya AllahuAAanhum waradoo AAanhu ola-ika hizbu Allahiala inna hizba Allahi humu almuflihoon

Thou wilt not find people who believe in God and the Last Day loving those who oppose God and His messenger, though they were their fathers, or their sons, or their brothers, or their kindred. Those:–– — He has written faith in their hearts, and strengthened them with a Spirit from Himself, and will make them enter gardens beneath which rivers flow, they abiding eternally therein, God pleased with them, and they pleased with Him — those are the party of God. In truth, the party of God, they are the successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-mujadila/verse-22.md_

### 59. Surah Al-Hashr, Verse 9

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ — l-muf'liḥūna · "(are) the successful ones"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · active · masculine, plural · nominative case

وَالَّذ۪ينَ تَبَوَّؤُ الدَّارَ وَالْا۪يمَانَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ يُحِبُّونَ مَنْ هَاجَرَ اِلَيْهِمْ وَلَا يَجِدُونَ ف۪ي صُدُورِهِمْ حَاجَةً مِمَّٓا اُو۫تُوا وَيُؤْثِرُونَ عَلٰٓى اَنْفُسِهِمْ وَلَوْ كَانَ بِهِمْ خَصَاصَةٌۜ وَمَنْ يُوقَ شُحَّ نَفْسِه۪ فَاُو۬لٰٓئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَۚ

Wallatheena tabawwaoo addarawal-eemana min qablihim yuhibboona man hajarailayhim wala yajidoona fee sudoorihim hajatanmimma ootoo wayu/thiroona AAala anfusihim walaw kanabihim khasasatun waman yooqa shuhha nafsihi faola-ikahumu almuflihoon

And those who settled in the home and the faith before them, love those who have emigrated to them, and they find in their breasts no need for what they were given, but give preference above themselves though they be in privation. And whoso is protected from the avarice of his soul, it is they who are the successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hashr/verse-9.md_

### 62. Surah Al-Jumu'ah, Verse 10

- **Form in this verse:** تُفْلِحُونَ — tuf'liḥūna · "succeed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

فَاِذَا قُضِيَتِ الصَّلٰوةُ فَانْتَشِرُوا فِي الْاَرْضِ وَابْتَغُوا مِنْ فَضْلِ اللّٰهِ وَاذْكُرُوا اللّٰهَ كَث۪يراً لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

Fa-itha qudiyati assalatufantashiroo fee al-ardi wabtaghoo min fadliAllahi wathkuroo Allaha katheeranlaAAallakum tuflihoon

And when the duty is concluded, disperse in the land, and seek of the bounty of God; and remember God much that you might be successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-jumuah/verse-10.md_

### 64. Surah At-Taghabun, Verse 16

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ — l-muf'liḥūna · "(are) the successful ones"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · active · masculine, plural · nominative case

فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ وَاسْمَعُوا وَاَط۪يعُوا وَاَنْفِقُوا خَيْراً لِاَنْفُسِكُمْۜ وَمَنْ يُوقَ شُحَّ نَفْسِه۪ فَاُو۬لٰٓئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ

Fattaqoo Allaha maistataAAtum wasmaAAoo waateeAAoo waanfiqookhayran li-anfusikum waman yooqa shuhha nafsihi faola-ikahumu almuflihoon

So be in prudent fear of God as much as you are able, and listen, and obey, and spend; it is better for your souls. And whoso is protected from the avarice of his soul, it is they who are the successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-taghabun/verse-16.md_

### 87. Surah Al-A'la, Verse 14

- **Form in this verse:** أَفْلَحَ — aflaḥa · "has succeeded"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

قَدْ اَفْلَحَ مَنْ تَزَكّٰىۙ

Qad aflaha man tazakka

He is successful who has purified himself,

_https://quran.so/surah-al-ala/verse-14.md_

### 91. Surah Ash-Shams, Verse 9

- **Form in this verse:** أَفْلَحَ — aflaḥa · "he succeeds"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

قَدْ اَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكّٰيهَاۙۖ

Qad aflaha man zakkaha

He has succeeded who increased it in purity,

_https://quran.so/surah-ash-shams/verse-9.md_

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