What does « Blis » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Blis (بلس) in the Quran, with 5 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

بلس
Blis
Root: ب - ل - س
Jurisprudence (fiqh) 5 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Blis

Al-iblâs (despair): losing all hope.

Ablasa: he despaired.

Allah says: 'And that Day the criminals will despair (yublisu)' (Ar-Rûm: 12).

Iblîs: the devil, so named because he despaired of Allah's mercy.

Blis in the Quran (5)

Meccan: 5 Medinan: 0
Distribution of verses by surah
Ar-Rum 2
Al-An'am 1
Al-Mu'minun 1
Az-Zukhruf 1
Surah Al-An'am : 44 Meccan
﴿فَلَمَّا نَسُوا۟ مَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَبْوَٰبَ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا فَرِحُوا۟ بِمَآ أُوتُوٓا۟ أَخَذْنَٰهُم بَغْتَةً فَإِذَا هُم مُّبْلِسُونَ﴾
So when they forgot that by which they had been reminded, We opened to them the doors of every [good] thing until, when they rejoiced in that which they were given, We seized them suddenly, and they were [then] in despair.
Surah Al-Mu'minun : 77 Meccan
﴿حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَابًا ذَا عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٍ إِذَا هُمْ فِيهِ مُبْلِسُونَ﴾
Until when We have opened before them a door of severe punishment, immediately they will be therein in despair.
Surah Ar-Rum : 12 Meccan
﴿وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ يُبْلِسُ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ﴾
And the Day the Hour appears the criminals will be in despair.
Surah Ar-Rum : 49 Meccan
﴿وَإِن كَانُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يُنَزَّلَ عَلَيْهِم مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ لَمُبْلِسِينَ﴾
Although they were, before it was sent down upon them - before that, in despair.
Surah Az-Zukhruf : 75 Meccan
﴿لَا يُفَتَّرُ عَنْهُمْ وَهُمْ فِيهِ مُبْلِسُونَ﴾
It will not be allowed to subside for them, and they, therein, are in despair.

Words from the same root as Blis

إبل
Ibl
الباء
Al-Bāʾ
النَّبَأُ
Al-Nabaau
بؤس
Buʾs
بال
Bāl
بتل
Battal
بجس
Bajasa
بخس
Bakhs

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