س ط ر s-t-r
يَسْطُرُون
yas-turun
(lit., to arrange words, trees, or people next to each other in rows)
Definition
- 1يَسْطُرُونyas-turunto write down words in rows5
- 2أَسَاطِيرasatirfables, written from ancient times9
- 3مُصَيْطِرmuṣayṭirone dictating what needs to be done2
Total uses in the Qur’an: 16
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
يَسْطُرُونَ · مَسْطُورًا · مَسْطُورٍ · مُّسْتَطَرٌ
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ نٓ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ
Nun. By the pen and what they inscribe,
68:1draft glosses: 7 of 8 · 1 pending
وَإِن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا نَحْنُ مُهْلِكُوهَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ أَوْ مُعَذِّبُوهَا عَذَابًۭا شَدِيدًۭا كَانَ ذَٰلِكَ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مَسْطُورًۭا
And there is no city but that We will destroy it before the Day of Resurrection or punish it with a severe punishment. That has ever been in the Register inscribed.
17:58draft glosses: 18 of 18
وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍۢ وَكَبِيرٍۢ مُّسْتَطَرٌ
And every small and great [thing] is inscribed.
54:53draft glosses: 4 of 4
Sense 2
أَسَاطِيرُ
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُم مَّاذَآ أَنزَلَ رَبُّكُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
And when it is said to them, "What has your Lord sent down?" They say, "Legends of the former peoples,"
16:24draft glosses: 9 of 9
Sense 3
مُصَيْطِرٍ · ٱلْمُصَيْطِرُونَ
لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
You are not over them a controller.
88:22draft glosses: 3 of 3
أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْمُصَۣيْطِرُونَ
Or have they the depositories [containing the provision] of your Lord? Or are they the controllers [of them]?
52:37draft glosses: 7 of 7
DawahAgent2026-06-20 · reviewed