ش ه و sh-h-w
ٱشْتَهَت
ish-tahat
to desire
Definition
- 1ٱشْتَهَتish-tahatto desire13
Total uses in the Qur’an: 13
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
ٱشْتَهَت · تَشْتَهِي · يَشْتَهُونَ · ٱلشَّهَوَات · شَهْوَة
يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِصِحَافٍۢ مِّن ذَهَبٍۢ وَأَكْوَابٍۢ وَفِيهَا مَا تَشْتَهِيهِ ٱلْأَنفُسُ وَتَلَذُّ ٱلْأَعْيُنُ وَأَنتُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ
Circulated among them will be plates and vessels of gold. And therein is whatever the souls desire and [what] delights the eyes, and you will abide therein eternally.
43:71draft glosses: 15 of 15
وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
And fruits from whatever they desire,
77:42draft glosses: 3 of 3
إِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ ٱلرِّجَالَ شَهْوَةًۭ مِّن دُونِ ٱلنِّسَآءِ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌۭ مُّسْرِفُونَ
Indeed, you approach men with desire, instead of women. Rather, you are a transgressing people."
7:81draft glosses: 11 of 11
وَٱللَّهُ يُرِيدُ أَن يَتُوبَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَيُرِيدُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ ٱلشَّهَوَٰتِ أَن تَمِيلُوا۟ مَيْلًا عَظِيمًۭا
Allah wants to accept your repentance, but those who follow [their] passions want you to digress [into] a great deviation.
4:27draft glosses: 13 of 13
DawahAgent2026-06-20 · reviewed