# Lam-Vav-Mim — لوم (lwm) > Occurs in 14 verses of the Quran. - **Source:** https://quran.so/root/lwm - **Meaning:** To blame someone for something, accuse. - **Derived forms:** لَائِم (1) · لَّوَّامَة (1) · لُمْ (3) · لَوْمَة (1) · مَلُوم (5) · مُلِيم (2) · يَتَلَٰوَمُ (1) ## Verses containing this root ### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 54 - **Form in this verse:** لَوْمَةَ — lawmata · "the blame" - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · accusative case يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا مَنْ يَرْتَدَّ مِنْكُمْ عَنْ د۪ينِه۪ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِي اللّٰهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُٓ اَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ اَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى الْكَافِر۪ينَۘ يُجَاهِدُونَ ف۪ي سَب۪يلِ اللّٰهِ وَلَا يَخَافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لَٓائِمٍۜ ذٰلِكَ فَضْلُ اللّٰهِ يُؤْت۪يهِ مَنْ يَشَٓاءُۜ وَاللّٰهُ وَاسِعٌ عَل۪يمٌ Ya ayyuha allatheena amanooman yartadda minkum AAan deenihi fasawfa ya/tee Allahubiqawmin yuhibbuhum wayuhibboonahu athillatinAAala almu/mineena aAAizzatin AAala alkafireenayujahidoona fee sabeeli Allahi wala yakhafoonalawmata la-imin thalika fadlu Allahiyu/teehi man yashao wallahu wasiAAunAAaleem O you who heed warning: whoso among you renounces his doctrine: God will bring a people whom He will love, and who will love Him: humble towards the believers; stern towards the false claimers of guidance; striving in the cause of God, and fearing not the reproach of a critic. That is the bounty of God He gives to whom He wills; and God is encompassing and knowing. _https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-54.md_ ### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 54 - **Form in this verse:** لَآئِمٍۢ ۚ — lāimin · "(of) a critic" - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · genitive case · indefinite يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا مَنْ يَرْتَدَّ مِنْكُمْ عَنْ د۪ينِه۪ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِي اللّٰهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُٓ اَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ اَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى الْكَافِر۪ينَۘ يُجَاهِدُونَ ف۪ي سَب۪يلِ اللّٰهِ وَلَا يَخَافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لَٓائِمٍۜ ذٰلِكَ فَضْلُ اللّٰهِ يُؤْت۪يهِ مَنْ يَشَٓاءُۜ وَاللّٰهُ وَاسِعٌ عَل۪يمٌ Ya ayyuha allatheena amanooman yartadda minkum AAan deenihi fasawfa ya/tee Allahubiqawmin yuhibbuhum wayuhibboonahu athillatinAAala almu/mineena aAAizzatin AAala alkafireenayujahidoona fee sabeeli Allahi wala yakhafoonalawmata la-imin thalika fadlu Allahiyu/teehi man yashao wallahu wasiAAunAAaleem O you who heed warning: whoso among you renounces his doctrine: God will bring a people whom He will love, and who will love Him: humble towards the believers; stern towards the false claimers of guidance; striving in the cause of God, and fearing not the reproach of a critic. That is the bounty of God He gives to whom He wills; and God is encompassing and knowing. _https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-54.md_ ### 12. Surah Yusuf, Verse 32 - **Form in this verse:** لُمْتُنَّنِى — lum'tunnanī · "you blamed me" - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, feminine, plural · past tense قَالَتْ فَذٰلِكُنَّ الَّذ۪ي لُمْتُنَّن۪ي ف۪يهِۜ وَلَقَدْ رَاوَدْتُهُ عَنْ نَفْسِه۪ فَاسْتَعْصَمَۜ وَلَئِنْ لَمْ يَفْعَلْ مَٓا اٰمُرُهُ لَيُسْجَنَنَّ وَلَيَكُوناً مِنَ الصَّاغِر۪ينَ Qalat fathalikunna allatheelumtunnanee feehi walaqad rawadtuhu AAan nafsihi fastAAsamawala-in lam yafAAal ma amuruhu layusjanannawalayakoonan mina assaghireen She said: “This is he for whom you blamed me. And I indeed sought to lure him away from his soul, but he proved patient; but if he do not what I command him, he will be imprisoned and be of those brought low.” _https://quran.so/surah-yusuf/verse-32.md_ ### 14. Surah Ibrahim, Verse 22 - **Form in this verse:** تَلُومُونِى — talūmūnī · "blame me" - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense وَقَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ لَمَّا قُضِيَ الْاَمْرُ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ وَعَدَكُمْ وَعْدَ الْحَقِّ وَوَعَدْتُكُمْ فَاَخْلَفْتُكُمْۜ وَمَا كَانَ لِيَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ سُلْطَانٍ اِلَّٓا اَنْ دَعَوْتُكُمْ فَاسْتَجَبْتُمْ ل۪يۚ فَلَا تَلُومُون۪ي وَلُومُٓوا اَنْفُسَكُمْۜ مَٓا اَنَا۬ بِمُصْرِخِكُمْ وَمَٓا اَنْتُمْ بِمُصْرِخِيَّۜ اِنّ۪ي كَفَرْتُ بِمَٓا اَشْرَكْتُمُونِ مِنْ قَبْلُۜ اِنَّ الظَّالِم۪ينَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَل۪يمٌ Waqala ashshaytanulamma qudiya al-amru inna Allaha waAAadakumwaAAda alhaqqi wawaAAadtukum faakhlaftukum wama kanaliya AAalaykum min sultanin illa an daAAawtukum fastajabtumlee fala taloomoonee waloomoo anfusakum ma anabimusrikhikum wama antum bimusrikhiyya inneekafartu bima ashraktumooni min qablu inna aththalimeenalahum AAathabun aleem And the satan will say when the matter is concluded: “God promised you the promise of truth; and I promised you, but I betrayed you. And I had not over you any authority except to call you — and you responded to me; so blame not me, but blame yourselves. I cannot aid you, and you cannot aid me. I deny your ascribing to me a partnership before; the wrongdoers: for them is a painful punishment.” _https://quran.so/surah-ibrahim/verse-22.md_ ### 14. Surah Ibrahim, Verse 22 - **Form in this verse:** وَلُومُوٓا۟ — walūmū · "but blame" - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · imperative mood وَقَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ لَمَّا قُضِيَ الْاَمْرُ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ وَعَدَكُمْ وَعْدَ الْحَقِّ وَوَعَدْتُكُمْ فَاَخْلَفْتُكُمْۜ وَمَا كَانَ لِيَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ سُلْطَانٍ اِلَّٓا اَنْ دَعَوْتُكُمْ فَاسْتَجَبْتُمْ ل۪يۚ فَلَا تَلُومُون۪ي وَلُومُٓوا اَنْفُسَكُمْۜ مَٓا اَنَا۬ بِمُصْرِخِكُمْ وَمَٓا اَنْتُمْ بِمُصْرِخِيَّۜ اِنّ۪ي كَفَرْتُ بِمَٓا اَشْرَكْتُمُونِ مِنْ قَبْلُۜ اِنَّ الظَّالِم۪ينَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَل۪يمٌ Waqala ashshaytanulamma qudiya al-amru inna Allaha waAAadakumwaAAda alhaqqi wawaAAadtukum faakhlaftukum wama kanaliya AAalaykum min sultanin illa an daAAawtukum fastajabtumlee fala taloomoonee waloomoo anfusakum ma anabimusrikhikum wama antum bimusrikhiyya inneekafartu bima ashraktumooni min qablu inna aththalimeenalahum AAathabun aleem And the satan will say when the matter is concluded: “God promised you the promise of truth; and I promised you, but I betrayed you. And I had not over you any authority except to call you — and you responded to me; so blame not me, but blame yourselves. I cannot aid you, and you cannot aid me. I deny your ascribing to me a partnership before; the wrongdoers: for them is a painful punishment.” _https://quran.so/surah-ibrahim/verse-22.md_ ### 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 29 - **Form in this verse:** مَلُومًۭا — malūman · "blameworthy" - **Grammar:** noun · passive · masculine · accusative case · indefinite وَلَا تَجْعَلْ يَدَكَ مَغْلُولَةً اِلٰى عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبْسُطْهَا كُلَّ الْبَسْطِ فَتَقْعُدَ مَلُوماً مَحْسُوراً Wala tajAAal yadaka maghloolatan ilaAAunuqika wala tabsutha kulla albastifataqAAuda malooman mahsoora And make thou not thy hand chained to thy neck; nor extend thou it to its full extent, then sit down blameworthy and denuded. _https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-29.md_ ### 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 39 - **Form in this verse:** مَلُومًۭا — malūman · "blameworthy" - **Grammar:** noun · passive · masculine · accusative case · indefinite ذٰلِكَ مِمَّٓا اَوْحٰٓى اِلَيْكَ رَبُّكَ مِنَ الْحِكْمَةِۜ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ مَعَ اللّٰهِ اِلٰهاً اٰخَرَ فَتُلْقٰى ف۪ي جَهَنَّمَ مَلُوماً مَدْحُوراً Thalika mimma awhailayka rabbuka mina alhikmati wala tajAAal maAAaAllahi ilahan akhara fatulqa feejahannama malooman madhoora That is from what thy Lord has revealed to thee of wisdom. And make thou not with God another god lest thou be cast into Gehenna, blameworthy and banished. _https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-39.md_ ### 23. Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 6 - **Form in this verse:** مَلُومِينَ — malūmīna · "blameworthy" - **Grammar:** noun · passive · masculine, plural · genitive case اِلَّا عَلٰٓى اَزْوَاجِهِمْ اَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ اَيْمَانُهُمْ فَاِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُوم۪ينَۚ Illa AAala azwajihim awma malakat aymanuhum fa-innahum ghayru maloomeen Save with their wives or what their right hands possess, then are they not blameworthy; _https://quran.so/surah-al-muminun/verse-6.md_ ### 37. Surah As-Saffat, Verse 142 - **Form in this verse:** مُلِيمٌۭ — mulīmun · "(was) blameworthy" - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · active · masculine · nominative case · indefinite فَالْتَقَمَهُ الْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُل۪يمٌ Faltaqamahu alhootu wahuwamuleem Then the fish swallowed him, when he was blameworthy. _https://quran.so/surah-as-saffat/verse-142.md_ ### 51. Surah Adh-Dhariyat, Verse 40 - **Form in this verse:** مُلِيمٌۭ — mulīmun · "(was) blameworthy" - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · active · masculine · nominative case · indefinite فَاَخَذْنَاهُ وَجُنُودَهُ فَنَبَذْنَاهُمْ فِي الْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُل۪يمٌۜ Faakhathnahu wajunoodahufanabathnahum fee alyammi wahuwa muleem So We took him and his forces, and cast them into the sea; and he was blameworthy. _https://quran.so/surah-adh-dhariyat/verse-40.md_ ### 51. Surah Adh-Dhariyat, Verse 54 - **Form in this verse:** بِمَلُومٍۢ — bimalūmin · "(are) to be blamed" - **Grammar:** noun · passive · masculine · genitive case · indefinite فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَٓا اَنْتَ بِمَلُومٍۘ Fatawalla AAanhum fama anta bimaloom So turn thou from them, then art thou not blameworthy. _https://quran.so/surah-adh-dhariyat/verse-54.md_ ### 68. Surah Al-Qalam, Verse 30 - **Form in this verse:** يَتَلَـٰوَمُونَ — yatalāwamūna · "blaming each other" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of tefa'ul · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense فَاَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلٰى بَعْضٍ يَتَلَاوَمُونَ Faaqbala baAAduhum AAala baAAdinyatalawamoon Then they approached one other, blaming one another. _https://quran.so/surah-al-qalam/verse-30.md_ ### 70. Surah Al-Ma'arij, Verse 30 - **Form in this verse:** مَلُومِينَ — malūmīna · "blameworthy" - **Grammar:** noun · passive · masculine, plural · genitive case اِلَّا عَلٰٓى اَزْوَاجِهِمْ اَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ اَيْمَانُهُمْ فَاِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُوم۪ينَۚ Illa AAala azwajihim awma malakat aymanuhum fa-innahum ghayru maloomeen Save with their wives, or what their right hands possess — for then are they not blameworthy, _https://quran.so/surah-al-maarij/verse-30.md_ ### 75. Surah Al-Qiyamah, Verse 2 - **Form in this verse:** ٱللَّوَّامَةِ — l-lawāmati · "self-accusing" - **Grammar:** adjective · feminine · genitive case وَلَٓا اُقْسِمُ بِالنَّفْسِ اللَّوَّامَةِ Wala oqsimu binnafsi allawwamat And I swear by the self-reproaching soul! _https://quran.so/surah-al-qiyamah/verse-2.md_ --- Retrieved: 2026-08-13 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.