# Dad-Ra-Be — ضرب (Drb)

> Occurs in 58 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** to heal, strike, propound as an example, put forth a parable, go, make a journey, travel, mix, avoid, take away, put a cover, shut, mention/declare/state, propound, set forth, compare, liken, seek a way, march on, set, impose, prevent, fight, traffic with anyone's property for a share in the profit, he made or caused to be or constituted, leave/forsake, take away thing (with 'an)
- **Derived forms:** ضَرَبَ (55) · ضَرْب (3)

## Verses containing this root

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 26

- **Form in this verse:** يَضْرِبَ — yaḍriba · "set forth"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يَسْتَحْـي۪ٓ اَنْ يَضْرِبَ مَثَلاً مَا بَعُوضَةً فَمَا فَوْقَهَاۜ  فَاَمَّا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا فَيَعْلَمُونَ اَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْۚ  وَاَمَّا الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا فَيَقُولُونَ مَاذَٓا اَرَادَ اللّٰهُ بِهٰذَا مَثَلاًۢ يُضِلُّ بِه۪ كَث۪يراً وَيَهْد۪ي بِه۪ كَث۪يراًۜ وَمَا يُضِلُّ بِه۪ٓ اِلَّا الْفَاسِق۪ينَۙ

Inna Allaha la yastahyeean yadriba mathalan ma baAAoodatan famafawqaha faamma allatheena amanoofayaAAlamoona annahu alhaqqu min rabbihim waammaallatheena kafaroo fayaqooloona matha aradaAllahu bihatha mathalan yudillu bihikatheeran wayahdee bihi katheeran wama yudillu bihiilla alfasiqeen

God is not ashamed to strike a similitude, be it of a gnat or of what is above it. Then as for those who heed warning: they know that it is the truth from their Lord; and as for those who ignore warning: they say: “What means God by this similitude?” He leads astray many thereby, and He guides many thereby; and He leads astray thereby only the perfidious:

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-26.md_

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 60

- **Form in this verse:** ٱضْرِب — iḍ'rib · "Strike"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, singular · imperative mood

وَاِذِ اسْتَسْقٰى مُوسٰى لِقَوْمِه۪ فَقُلْنَا اضْرِبْ بِعَصَاكَ الْحَجَرَۜ فَانْفَجَرَتْ مِنْهُ اثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ عَيْناًۜ قَدْ عَلِمَ كُلُّ اُنَاسٍ مَشْرَبَهُمْۜ كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا مِنْ رِزْقِ اللّٰهِ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِي الْاَرْضِ مُفْسِد۪ينَ

Wa-ithi istasqa moosaliqawmihi faqulna idrib biAAasaka alhajarafanfajarat minhu ithnata AAashrata AAaynan qadAAalima kullu onasin mashrabahum kuloo washraboomin rizqi Allahi wala taAAthaw fee al-ardimufsideen

And when Moses sought water for his people; so We said: “Strike thou with thy staff the rock,” then there gushed therefrom twelve springs; each people knew its drinking-place: “Eat and drink of the provision of God, and commit not evil in the earth, working corruption.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-60.md_

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 61

- **Form in this verse:** وَضُرِبَتْ — waḍuribat · "And were struck"
  - **Grammar:** verb · passive · 3rd person, feminine, singular · past tense

وَاِذْ قُلْتُمْ يَا مُوسٰى لَنْ نَصْبِرَ عَلٰى طَعَامٍ وَاحِدٍ فَادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُخْرِجْ لَنَا مِمَّا تُنْبِتُ الْاَرْضُ مِنْ بَقْلِهَا وَقِثَّٓائِهَا وَفُومِهَا وَعَدَسِهَا وَبَصَلِهَاۜ قَالَ اَتَسْتَبْدِلُونَ الَّذ۪ي هُوَ اَدْنٰى بِالَّذ۪ي هُوَ خَيْرٌۜ اِهْبِطُوا مِصْراً فَاِنَّ لَكُمْ مَا سَاَلْتُمْۜ وَضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الذِّلَّةُ وَالْمَسْكَنَةُ وَبَٓاؤُ۫ بِغَضَبٍ مِنَ اللّٰهِۜ ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَكْفُرُونَ بِاٰيَاتِ اللّٰهِ وَيَقْتُلُونَ النَّبِيّ۪نَ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّۜ ذٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوْا وَكَانُوا يَعْتَدُونَ۟

Wa-ith qultum ya moosalan nasbira AAala taAAamin wahidinfadAAu lana rabbaka yukhrij lana mimmatunbitu al-ardu min baqliha waqiththa-ihawafoomiha waAAadasiha wabasaliha qalaatastabdiloona allathee huwa adna billatheehuwa khayrun ihbitoo misran fa-inna lakum masaaltum waduribat AAalayhimu aththillatu walmaskanatuwabaoo bighadabin mina Allahi thalikabi-annahum kanoo yakfuroona bi-ayati Allahiwayaqtuloona annabiyyeena bighayri alhaqqi thalikabima AAasaw wakanoo yaAAtadoon

And when you said: “O Moses: we will not endure one food, so call thou to thy Lord for us that He bring forth for us of what the earth grows of its green herbs, and its cucumbers, and its garlic, and its lentils, and its onions.” He said: “Would you exchange for what is worse what is better? Get you down to Egypt, and you will have what you have asked.” And humiliation and wretchedness were pitched upon them; and they incurred wrath from God, for it is that they denied the proofs of God! And they killed the prophets without cause, for it is that they opposed and they exceeded all bounds!

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-61.md_

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 73

- **Form in this verse:** ٱضْرِبُوهُ — iḍ'ribūhu · "Strike him"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · imperative mood

فَقُلْنَا اضْرِبُوهُ بِبَعْضِهَاۜ   كَذٰلِكَ يُحْـيِ اللّٰهُ الْمَوْتٰى وَيُر۪يكُمْ اٰيَاتِه۪ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

Faqulna idriboohu bibaAAdihakathalika yuhyee Allahu almawtawayureekum ayatihi laAAallakum taAAqiloon

And We said: “Strike it in some of them.” Thus gives God life to the dead, and shows His proofs to you, that you might use reason.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-73.md_

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 273

- **Form in this verse:** ضَرْبًۭا — ḍarban · "(to) move about"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

لِلْفُقَـرَٓاءِ الَّذ۪ينَ اُحْصِرُوا ف۪ي سَب۪يلِ اللّٰهِ لَا يَسْتَط۪يعُونَ ضَـرْباً فِي الْاَرْضِۘ يَحْسَبُهُمُ الْجَاهِلُ اَغْنِيَٓاءَ مِنَ التَّعَفُّفِۚ تَعْرِفُهُمْ بِس۪يمٰيهُمْۚ لَا يَسْـَٔلُونَ النَّاسَ اِلْحَافاًۜ وَمَا تُنْفِقُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ بِه۪ عَل۪يمٌ۟

Lilfuqara-i allatheena ohsiroofee sabeeli Allahi la yastateeAAoona darbanfee al-ardi yahsabuhumu aljahilu aghniyaamina attaAAaffufi taAArifuhum biseemahum layas-aloona annasa ilhafan wamatunfiqoo min khayrin fa-inna Allaha bihi AAaleem

On the poor who are straitened in the cause of God, unable to make a way in the earth: the ignorant considers them free from need due to their reticence. Thou wilt know them by their mark: they do not ask of men importunately. And what you spend of good, God knows it.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-273.md_

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 112

- **Form in this verse:** ضُرِبَتْ — ḍuribat · "Struck"
  - **Grammar:** verb · passive · 3rd person, feminine, singular · past tense

ضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الذِّلَّةُ اَيْنَ مَا ثُقِفُٓوا اِلَّا بِحَبْلٍ مِنَ اللّٰهِ وَحَبْلٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَبَٓاؤُ۫ بِغَضَبٍ مِنَ اللّٰهِ وَضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَسْكَنَةُۜ ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَكْفُرُونَ بِاٰيَاتِ اللّٰهِ وَيَقْتُلُونَ الْاَنْبِيَٓاءَ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّۜ ذٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوْا وَكَانُوا يَعْتَدُونَ۠

Duribat AAalayhimu aththillatuayna ma thuqifoo illa bihablin mina Allahiwahablin mina annasi wabaoo bighadabinmina Allahi waduribat AAalayhimu almaskanatu thalikabi-annahum kanoo yakfuroona bi-ayati Allahiwayaqtuloona al-anbiyaa bighayri haqqin thalikabima AAasaw wakanoo yaAAtadoon

Pitched upon them will be ignominy wherever they are found save for a rope from God and a rope from men. And they will incur wrath from God, and wretchedness will be pitched upon them, for it is that they denied the proofs of God! And they killed the prophets without cause, for it is that they opposed and exceeded all bounds!

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-112.md_

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 112

- **Form in this verse:** وَضُرِبَتْ — waḍuribat · "and struck"
  - **Grammar:** verb · passive · 3rd person, feminine, singular · past tense

ضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الذِّلَّةُ اَيْنَ مَا ثُقِفُٓوا اِلَّا بِحَبْلٍ مِنَ اللّٰهِ وَحَبْلٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَبَٓاؤُ۫ بِغَضَبٍ مِنَ اللّٰهِ وَضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَسْكَنَةُۜ ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَكْفُرُونَ بِاٰيَاتِ اللّٰهِ وَيَقْتُلُونَ الْاَنْبِيَٓاءَ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّۜ ذٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوْا وَكَانُوا يَعْتَدُونَ۠

Duribat AAalayhimu aththillatuayna ma thuqifoo illa bihablin mina Allahiwahablin mina annasi wabaoo bighadabinmina Allahi waduribat AAalayhimu almaskanatu thalikabi-annahum kanoo yakfuroona bi-ayati Allahiwayaqtuloona al-anbiyaa bighayri haqqin thalikabima AAasaw wakanoo yaAAtadoon

Pitched upon them will be ignominy wherever they are found save for a rope from God and a rope from men. And they will incur wrath from God, and wretchedness will be pitched upon them, for it is that they denied the proofs of God! And they killed the prophets without cause, for it is that they opposed and exceeded all bounds!

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-112.md_

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 156

- **Form in this verse:** ضَرَبُوا۟ — ḍarabū · "they traveled"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · past tense

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا لَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا وَقَالُوا لِاِخْوَانِهِمْ اِذَا ضَرَبُوا فِي الْاَرْضِ اَوْ كَانُوا غُزًّى لَوْ كَانُوا عِنْدَنَا مَا مَاتُوا وَمَا قُتِلُواۚ لِيَجْعَلَ اللّٰهُ ذٰلِكَ حَسْرَةً ف۪ي قُلُوبِهِمْۜ وَاللّٰهُ يُحْـي۪ وَيُم۪يتُۜ وَاللّٰهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَص۪يرٌ

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoola takoonoo kallatheena kafaroo waqalooli-ikhwanihim itha daraboo fee al-ardiaw kanoo ghuzzan law kanoo AAindana mamatoo wama qutiloo liyajAAala Allahu thalikahasratan fee quloobihim wallahu yuhyeewayumeetu wallahu bima taAAmaloona baseer

O you who heed warning: be not like those who ignore warning, and say of their brothers when they travel in the earth or are on an expedition: “Had they been with us, they would not have died or been killed,” that God might make that a sorrow in their hearts; for God gives life, and gives death; and God sees what you do.

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-156.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 34

- **Form in this verse:** وَٱضْرِبُوهُنَّ ۖ — wa-iḍ'ribūhunna · "and [finally] strike them"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · imperative mood

اَلرِّجَالُ قَوَّامُونَ عَلَى النِّسَٓاءِ بِمَا فَضَّلَ اللّٰهُ بَعْضَهُمْ عَلٰى بَعْضٍ وَبِمَٓا اَنْفَقُوا مِنْ اَمْوَالِهِمْۜ فَالصَّالِحَاتُ قَانِتَاتٌ حَافِظَاتٌ لِلْغَيْبِ بِمَا حَفِظَ اللّٰهُۜ وَالّٰت۪ي تَخَافُونَ نُشُوزَهُنَّ فَعِظُوهُنَّ وَاهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِي الْمَضَاجِعِ وَاضْرِبُوهُنَّۚ فَاِنْ اَطَعْنَكُمْ فَلَا تَبْغُوا عَلَيْهِنَّ سَب۪يلاًۜ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ كَانَ عَلِياًّ كَب۪يراً

Arrijalu qawwamoonaAAala annisa-i bima faddalaAllahu baAAdahum AAala baAAdin wabimaanfaqoo min amwalihim fassalihatu qanitatunhafithatun lilghaybi bima hafithaAllahu wallatee takhafoonanushoozahunna faAAithoohunna wahjuroohunnafee almadajiAAi wadriboohunna fa-in ataAAnakumfala tabghoo AAalayhinna sabeelan inna Allaha kanaAAaliyyan kabeera

Men are responsible for women by what God has favoured one of them over another, and by what they spend of their wealth; and the righteous women are humbly obedient, keeping unseen what God keeps. And those from whom you fear contempt: admonish them; and leave them in beds apart; and strike them. But if they obey you, then seek not a path against them; God is exalted and great.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-34.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 94

- **Form in this verse:** ضَرَبْتُمْ — ḍarabtum · "you go forth"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · past tense

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُٓوا اِذَا ضَرَبْتُمْ ف۪ي سَب۪يلِ اللّٰهِ فَتَبَيَّنُوا وَلَا تَقُولُوا لِمَنْ اَلْقٰٓى اِلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامَ لَسْتَ مُؤْمِناًۚ تَبْتَغُونَ عَرَضَ الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْيَاۘ فَعِنْدَ اللّٰهِ مَغَانِمُ كَث۪يرَةٌۜ كَذٰلِكَ كُنْتُمْ مِنْ قَبْلُ فَمَنَّ اللّٰهُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَتَبَيَّنُواۜ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَب۪يراً

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanooitha darabtum fee sabeeli Allahifatabayyanoo wala taqooloo liman alqa ilaykumu assalamalasta mu/minan tabtaghoona AAarada alhayatiaddunya faAAinda Allahi maghanimukatheeratun kathalika kuntum min qablu famanna AllahuAAalaykum fatabayyanoo inna Allaha kana bimataAAmaloona khabeera

O you who heed warning: when you go forth in the cause of God, verify; and say not to one who offers you peace: “Thou art not a believer,” seeking the transitory things of the life of this world; for with God are many spoils. Thus were you before, but God was gracious to you. So verify; God is aware of what you do.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-94.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 101

- **Form in this verse:** ضَرَبْتُمْ — ḍarabtum · "you travel"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · past tense

وَاِذَا ضَرَبْتُمْ فِي الْاَرْضِ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ اَنْ تَقْصُرُوا مِنَ الصَّلٰوةِۗ اِنْ خِفْتُمْ اَنْ يَفْتِنَكُمُ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُواۜ اِنَّ الْكَافِر۪ينَ كَانُوا لَكُمْ عَدُواًّ مُب۪يناً

Wa-itha darabtum fee al-ardifalaysa AAalaykum junahun an taqsuroo mina assalatiin khiftum an yaftinakumu allatheena kafaroo inna alkafireenakanoo lakum AAaduwwan mubeena

And when you are travelling in the earth, you do no wrong to cut short some of the duty if you fear that those who ignore warning will subject you to means of denial — the false claimers of guidance are an open enemy to you —

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-101.md_

### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 106

- **Form in this verse:** ضَرَبْتُمْ — ḍarabtum · "(are) travel(ing)"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · past tense

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا شَهَادَةُ بَيْنِكُمْ اِذَا حَضَرَ اَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ ح۪ينَ الْوَصِيَّةِ اثْنَانِ ذَوَا عَدْلٍ مِنْكُمْ اَوْ اٰخَرَانِ مِنْ غَيْرِكُمْ اِنْ اَنْتُمْ ضَرَبْتُمْ فِي الْاَرْضِ فَاَصَابَتْكُمْ مُص۪يبَةُ الْمَوْتِۜ تَحْبِسُونَهُمَا مِنْ بَعْدِ الصَّلٰوةِ فَيُقْسِمَانِ بِاللّٰهِ اِنِ ارْتَبْتُمْ لَا نَشْتَر۪ي بِه۪ ثَمَناً وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَا قُرْبٰىۙ وَلَا نَكْتُمُ شَهَادَةَ اللّٰهِ اِنَّٓا اِذاً لَمِنَ الْاٰثِم۪ينَ

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanooshahadatu baynikum itha hadara ahadakumualmawtu heena alwasiyyati ithnani thawaAAadlin minkum aw akharani min ghayrikum in antum darabtumfee al-ardi faasabatkum museebatu almawti tahbisoonahumamin baAAdi assalati fayuqsimani billahiini irtabtum la nashtaree bihi thamanan walaw kana thaqurba wala naktumu shahadata Allahiinna ithan lamina al-athimeen

O you who heed warning: a witness between you when death approaches one of you at the time of bequest is two just men among you; or two others from other than yourselves if you are travelling in the earth when the calamity of death befalls you. Detain them after the duty, and they shall swear by God, if you doubt: “We would not sell it for a price, though he were a relative, nor will we conceal the witness of God; then would we be among the sinners.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-106.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 160

- **Form in this verse:** ٱضْرِب — iḍ'rib · "Strike"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, singular · imperative mood

وَقَطَّعْنَاهُمُ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ اَسْبَاطاً اُمَماًۜ وَاَوْحَيْنَٓا اِلٰى مُوسٰٓى اِذِ اسْتَسْقٰيهُ قَوْمُهُٓ اَنِ اضْرِبْ بِعَصَاكَ الْحَجَرَۚ فَانْبَجَسَتْ مِنْهُ اثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ عَيْناًۜ قَدْ عَلِمَ كُلُّ اُنَاسٍ مَشْرَبَهُمْۜ وَظَلَّلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ الْغَمَامَ وَاَنْزَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَنَّ وَالسَّلْوٰىۜ  كُلُوا مِنْ طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْۜ وَمَا ظَلَمُونَا وَلٰكِنْ كَانُٓوا اَنْفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ

WaqattaAAnahumu ithnatayAAashrata asbatan omaman waawhayna ilamoosa ithi istasqahu qawmuhu ani idribbiAAasaka alhajara fanbajasat minhu ithnataAAashrata AAaynan qad AAalima kullu onasin mashrabahum wathallalnaAAalayhimu alghamama waanzalna AAalayhimu almannawassalwa kuloo min tayyibati marazaqnakum wama thalamoona walakinkanoo anfusahum yathlimoon

And We divided them into twelve tribes as communities. And We instructed Moses when his people sought water of him: “Strike thou with thy staff the rock”; and there gushed therefrom twelve springs — each people knew its drinking-place. And We caused the cloud to overshadow them, and sent down upon them manna and quails: “Eat of the good things that We provided you.” And they wronged Us not, but they wronged their souls.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-160.md_

### 8. Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 12

- **Form in this verse:** فَٱضْرِبُوا۟ — fa-iḍ'ribū · "so strike"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · imperative mood

اِذْ يُوح۪ي رَبُّكَ اِلَى الْمَلٰٓئِكَةِ اَنّ۪ي مَعَكُمْ فَثَبِّتُوا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُواۜ سَاُلْق۪ي ف۪ي قُلُوبِ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا الرُّعْبَ فَاضْرِبُوا فَوْقَ الْاَعْنَاقِ وَاضْرِبُوا مِنْهُمْ كُلَّ بَنَانٍۜ

Ith yoohee rabbuka ilaalmala-ikati annee maAAakum fathabbitoo allatheena amanoosaolqee fee quloobi allatheena kafaroo arruAAba fadriboofawqa al-aAAnaqi wadriboo minhum kulla banan

When thy Lord instructed the angels: “I am with you; so make firm those who heed warning. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who ignore warning, so strike above the necks, and strike from them every fingertip!”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anfal/verse-12.md_

### 8. Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 12

- **Form in this verse:** وَٱضْرِبُوا۟ — wa-iḍ'ribū · "and strike"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · imperative mood

اِذْ يُوح۪ي رَبُّكَ اِلَى الْمَلٰٓئِكَةِ اَنّ۪ي مَعَكُمْ فَثَبِّتُوا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُواۜ سَاُلْق۪ي ف۪ي قُلُوبِ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا الرُّعْبَ فَاضْرِبُوا فَوْقَ الْاَعْنَاقِ وَاضْرِبُوا مِنْهُمْ كُلَّ بَنَانٍۜ

Ith yoohee rabbuka ilaalmala-ikati annee maAAakum fathabbitoo allatheena amanoosaolqee fee quloobi allatheena kafaroo arruAAba fadriboofawqa al-aAAnaqi wadriboo minhum kulla banan

When thy Lord instructed the angels: “I am with you; so make firm those who heed warning. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who ignore warning, so strike above the necks, and strike from them every fingertip!”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anfal/verse-12.md_

### 8. Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 50

- **Form in this verse:** يَضْرِبُونَ — yaḍribūna · "striking"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَلَوْ تَرٰٓى اِذْ يَتَوَفَّى الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُواۙ الْمَلٰٓئِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَاَدْبَارَهُمْۚ وَذُوقُوا عَذَابَ الْحَر۪يقِ

Walaw tara ith yatawaffaallatheena kafaroo almala-ikatu yadriboonawujoohahum waadbarahum wathooqoo AAathaba alhareeq

And if thou couldst see when the angels take those who ignore warning, striking their faces and their backs:[...]. — “And taste the punishment of the consuming fire

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anfal/verse-50.md_

### 13. Surah Ar-Ra'd, Verse 17

- **Form in this verse:** يَضْرِبُ — yaḍribu · "sets forth"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

اَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَٓاءِ مَٓاءً فَسَالَتْ اَوْدِيَةٌ بِقَدَرِهَا فَاحْتَمَلَ السَّيْلُ زَبَداً رَابِياًۜ وَمِمَّا يُوقِدُونَ عَلَيْهِ فِي النَّارِ ابْتِغَٓاءَ حِلْيَةٍ اَوْ مَتَاعٍ زَبَدٌ مِثْلُهُۜ  كَذٰلِكَ يَضْرِبُ اللّٰهُ الْحَقَّ وَالْبَاطِلَۜ فَاَمَّا الزَّبَدُ فَيَذْهَبُ جُفَٓاءًۚ وَاَمَّا مَا يَنْفَعُ النَّاسَ فَيَمْكُثُ فِي الْاَرْضِۜ كَذٰلِكَ يَضْرِبُ اللّٰهُ الْاَمْثَالَۜ

Anzala mina assama-i maanfasalat awdiyatun biqadariha fahtamalaassaylu zabadan rabiyan wamimma yooqidoonaAAalayhi fee annari ibtighaa hilyatinaw mataAAin zabadun mithluhu kathalika yadribuAllahu alhaqqa walbatila faammaazzabadu fayathhabu jufaan waamma mayanfaAAu annasa fayamkuthu fee al-ardi kathalikayadribu Allahu al-amthal

He sends down from the sky water, and the valleys flow according to their measure, then the flood carries a swelling froth; and from what they burn in the fire seeking ornaments or tools there is a froth like it. Thus does God present truth and vanity: as for the froth, it departs as dross; and as for what is of benefit to men, it remains in the earth. Thus does God strike similitudes.

_https://quran.so/surah-ar-rad/verse-17.md_

### 13. Surah Ar-Ra'd, Verse 17

- **Form in this verse:** يَضْرِبُ — yaḍribu · "Allah sets forth"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

اَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَٓاءِ مَٓاءً فَسَالَتْ اَوْدِيَةٌ بِقَدَرِهَا فَاحْتَمَلَ السَّيْلُ زَبَداً رَابِياًۜ وَمِمَّا يُوقِدُونَ عَلَيْهِ فِي النَّارِ ابْتِغَٓاءَ حِلْيَةٍ اَوْ مَتَاعٍ زَبَدٌ مِثْلُهُۜ  كَذٰلِكَ يَضْرِبُ اللّٰهُ الْحَقَّ وَالْبَاطِلَۜ فَاَمَّا الزَّبَدُ فَيَذْهَبُ جُفَٓاءًۚ وَاَمَّا مَا يَنْفَعُ النَّاسَ فَيَمْكُثُ فِي الْاَرْضِۜ كَذٰلِكَ يَضْرِبُ اللّٰهُ الْاَمْثَالَۜ

Anzala mina assama-i maanfasalat awdiyatun biqadariha fahtamalaassaylu zabadan rabiyan wamimma yooqidoonaAAalayhi fee annari ibtighaa hilyatinaw mataAAin zabadun mithluhu kathalika yadribuAllahu alhaqqa walbatila faammaazzabadu fayathhabu jufaan waamma mayanfaAAu annasa fayamkuthu fee al-ardi kathalikayadribu Allahu al-amthal

He sends down from the sky water, and the valleys flow according to their measure, then the flood carries a swelling froth; and from what they burn in the fire seeking ornaments or tools there is a froth like it. Thus does God present truth and vanity: as for the froth, it departs as dross; and as for what is of benefit to men, it remains in the earth. Thus does God strike similitudes.

_https://quran.so/surah-ar-rad/verse-17.md_

### 14. Surah Ibrahim, Verse 24

- **Form in this verse:** ضَرَبَ — ḍaraba · "Allah sets forth"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

اَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ ضَرَبَ اللّٰهُ مَثَلاً كَلِمَةً طَيِّبَةً كَشَجَرَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ اَصْلُهَا ثَابِتٌ وَفَرْعُهَا فِي السَّمَٓاءِۙ

Alam tara kayfa daraba Allahumathalan kalimatan tayyibatan kashajaratin tayyibatinasluha thabitun wafarAAuha fee assama/-

Hast thou not considered how God struck a similitude? A good word is like a good tree: its root firm, and its branches in the sky.

_https://quran.so/surah-ibrahim/verse-24.md_

### 14. Surah Ibrahim, Verse 25

- **Form in this verse:** وَيَضْرِبُ — wayaḍribu · "And Allah sets forth"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

تُؤْت۪ٓي اُكُلَهَا كُلَّ ح۪ينٍ بِاِذْنِ رَبِّهَاۜ وَيَضْرِبُ اللّٰهُ الْاَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

Tu/tee okulaha kulla heeninbi-ithni rabbiha wayadribu Allahual-amthala linnasi laAAallahum yatathakkaroon

It brings its fruit at all times, by the leave of its Lord. And God strikes similitudes for mankind, that they might take heed.

_https://quran.so/surah-ibrahim/verse-25.md_

### 14. Surah Ibrahim, Verse 45

- **Form in this verse:** وَضَرَبْنَا — waḍarabnā · "and We put forth"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَسَكَنْتُمْ ف۪ي مَسَاكِنِ الَّذ۪ينَ ظَلَمُٓوا اَنْفُسَهُمْ وَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمْ كَيْفَ فَعَلْنَا بِهِمْ وَضَرَبْنَا لَكُمُ الْاَمْثَالَ

Wasakantum fee masakini allatheenathalamoo anfusahum watabayyana lakum kayfa faAAalnabihim wadarabna lakumu al-amthal

“And you dwelt in the dwellings of those who wronged their souls; and it was made clear to you how We did with them; and We struck similitudes for you.”

_https://quran.so/surah-ibrahim/verse-45.md_

### 16. Surah An-Nahl, Verse 74

- **Form in this verse:** تَضْرِبُوا۟ — taḍribū · "put forth"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

فَلَا تَضْرِبُوا لِلّٰهِ الْاَمْثَالَۜ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ يَعْلَمُ وَاَنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

Fala tadriboo lillahial-amthala inna Allaha yaAAlamu waantum lataAAlamoon

So strike not similitudes for God; God knows, and you know not.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nahl/verse-74.md_

### 16. Surah An-Nahl, Verse 75

- **Form in this verse:** ضَرَبَ — ḍaraba · "Allah sets forth"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

ضَرَبَ اللّٰهُ مَثَلاً عَبْداً مَمْلُوكاً لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلٰى شَيْءٍ وَمَنْ رَزَقْنَاهُ مِنَّا رِزْقاً حَسَناً فَهُوَ يُنْفِقُ مِنْهُ سِراًّ وَجَهْراًۜ هَلْ يَسْتَوُ۫نَۜ اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِۜ بَلْ اَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Daraba Allahu mathalan AAabdanmamlookan la yaqdiru AAala shay-in waman razaqnahuminna rizqan hasanan fahuwa yunfiqu minhu sirranwajahran hal yastawoona alhamdu lillahi balaktharuhum la yaAAlamoon

God strikes a similitude: — a slave owned, not having power over anything, and him whom We provided with goodly provision from Us and he spends thereof secretly and openly. Are they equal? Praise belongs to God! But most of them know not.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nahl/verse-75.md_

### 16. Surah An-Nahl, Verse 76

- **Form in this verse:** وَضَرَبَ — waḍaraba · "And Allah sets forth"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَضَرَبَ اللّٰهُ مَثَلاً رَجُلَيْنِ اَحَدُهُمَٓا اَبْكَمُ لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلٰى شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ كَلٌّ عَلٰى مَوْلٰيهُۙ اَيْنَمَا يُوَجِّهْهُ لَا يَأْتِ بِخَيْرٍۜ هَلْ يَسْتَو۪ي هُوَۙ وَمَنْ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِۙ وَهُوَ عَلٰى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَق۪يمٍ۟

Wadaraba Allahu mathalanrajulayni ahaduhuma abkamu la yaqdiru AAalashay-in wahuwa kallun AAala mawlahu aynamayuwajjihhu la ya/ti bikhayrin hal yastawee huwa wamanya/muru bilAAadli wahuwa AAala siratinmustaqeem

And God strikes a similitude: — two men: one of them dumb, not having power over anything, and a burden on his master: wherever he directs him, he brings no good. Is he equal with one who enjoins justice, and is on a straight path?

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nahl/verse-76.md_

### 16. Surah An-Nahl, Verse 112

- **Form in this verse:** وَضَرَبَ — waḍaraba · "And Allah sets forth"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَضَرَبَ اللّٰهُ مَثَلاً قَرْيَةً كَانَتْ اٰمِنَةً مُطْمَئِنَّةً يَأْت۪يهَا رِزْقُهَا رَغَداً مِنْ كُلِّ مَكَانٍ فَكَفَرَتْ بِاَنْعُمِ اللّٰهِ فَاَذَاقَهَا اللّٰهُ لِبَاسَ الْجُوعِ وَالْخَوْفِ بِمَا كَانُوا يَصْنَعُونَ

Wadaraba Allahu mathalanqaryatan kanat aminatan mutma-innatanya/teeha rizquha raghadan min kulli makaninfakafarat bi-anAAumi Allahi faathaqaha Allahulibasa aljooAAi walkhawfi bima kanooyasnaAAoon

And God strikes a similitude: — a city secure, at peace, its provision coming to it in abundance from every side; but it denied the favours of God, then God let it taste the cloak of hunger and fear because of what they wrought.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nahl/verse-112.md_

### 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 48

- **Form in this verse:** ضَرَبُوا۟ — ḍarabū · "they put forth"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · past tense

اُنْظُرْ كَيْفَ ضَرَبُوا لَكَ الْاَمْثَالَ فَضَلُّوا فَلَا يَسْتَط۪يعُونَ سَب۪يلاً

Onthur kayfa daraboolaka al-amthala fadalloo fala yastateeAAoonasabeela

See thou how they strike similitudes for thee; then have they strayed and are not able to find a path.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-48.md_

### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 11

- **Form in this verse:** فَضَرَبْنَا — faḍarabnā · "So We cast"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, plural · past tense

فَضَرَبْنَا عَلٰٓى اٰذَانِهِمْ فِي الْكَهْفِ سِن۪ينَ عَدَداًۙ

Fadarabna AAala athanihimfee alkahfi sineena AAadada

Then smote We their ears in the cave a number of years.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-11.md_

### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 32

- **Form in this verse:** وَٱضْرِبْ — wa-iḍ'rib · "And set forth"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, singular · imperative mood

وَاضْرِبْ لَهُمْ مَثَلاً رَجُلَيْنِ جَعَلْنَا لِاَحَدِهِمَا جَنَّتَيْنِ مِنْ اَعْنَابٍ وَحَفَفْنَاهُمَا بِنَخْلٍ وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُمَا زَرْعاًۜ

Wadrib lahum mathalanrajulayni jaAAalna li-ahadihima jannataynimin aAAnabin wahafafnahuma binakhlinwajaAAalna baynahuma zarAAa

And strike thou for them a similitude: — two men: We made for one of them two gardens of grapevines, and surrounded them with date-palms, and placed between them crops.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-32.md_

### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 45

- **Form in this verse:** وَٱضْرِبْ — wa-iḍ'rib · "And present"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, singular · imperative mood

وَاضْرِبْ لَهُمْ مَثَلَ الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْيَا كَمَٓاءٍ اَنْزَلْنَاهُ مِنَ السَّمَٓاءِ فَاخْتَلَطَ بِه۪ نَبَاتُ الْاَرْضِ فَاَصْبَحَ هَش۪يماً تَذْرُوهُ الرِّيَاحُۜ وَكَانَ اللّٰهُ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مُقْتَدِراً

Wadrib lahum mathala alhayatiaddunya kama-in anzalnahu mina assama-ifakhtalata bihi nabatu al-ardi faasbahahasheeman tathroohu arriyahu wakanaAllahu AAala kulli shay-in muqtadira

And strike thou for them the similitude of the life of this world: — as water which We send down from the sky, then the vegetation of the earth mingles with it; then it becomes dry stalks which the winds scatter. And God is omnipotent over everything.

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

### 20. Surah Taha, Verse 77

- **Form in this verse:** فَٱضْرِبْ — fa-iḍ'rib · "and strike"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, singular · imperative mood

وَلَقَدْ اَوْحَيْنَٓا اِلٰى مُوسٰٓى اَنْ اَسْرِ بِعِبَاد۪ي فَاضْرِبْ لَهُمْ طَر۪يقاً فِي الْبَحْرِ يَبَساًۚ لَا تَخَافُ دَرَكاً وَلَا تَخْشٰى

Walaqad awhayna ilamoosa an asri biAAibadee fadriblahum tareeqan fee albahri yabasan la takhafudarakan wala takhsha

And We instructed Moses: “Travel thou by night with My servants; and strike thou for them a dry path in the sea, neither fearing overtaking nor being afraid.”

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

### 22. Surah Al-Hajj, Verse 73

- **Form in this verse:** ضُرِبَ — ḍuriba · "Is set forth"
  - **Grammar:** verb · passive · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

يَٓا اَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ضُرِبَ مَثَلٌ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُۜ اِنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ تَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللّٰهِ لَنْ يَخْلُقُوا ذُبَاباً وَلَوِ اجْتَمَعُوا لَهُۜ وَاِنْ يَسْلُبْهُمُ الذُّبَابُ شَيْـٔاً لَا يَسْتَنْقِذُوهُ مِنْهُۜ ضَعُفَ الطَّالِبُ وَالْمَطْلُوبُ

Ya ayyuha annasuduriba mathalun fastamiAAoo lahu inna allatheenatadAAoona min dooni Allahi lan yakhluqoo thubabanwalawi ijtamaAAoo lahu wa-in yaslubuhumu aththubabushay-an la yastanqithoohu minhu daAAufa attalibuwalmatloob

O mankind: a similitude is struck, so listen to it: — those to whom you call, besides God, will never create a fly though they gather together for it. And if the fly snatch away something from them, they could not recover it from it; weak are the seeker and the sought!

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hajj/verse-73.md_

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

- **Form in this verse:** وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ — walyaḍrib'na · "And let them draw"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, feminine, 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 31

- **Form in this verse:** يَضْرِبْنَ — yaḍrib'na · "let them stamp"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, feminine, 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 35

- **Form in this verse:** وَيَضْرِبُ — wayaḍribu · "And Allah sets forth"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

اَللّٰهُ نُورُ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِۜ مَثَلُ نُورِه۪ كَمِشْكٰوةٍ ف۪يهَا مِصْبَاحٌۜ  اَلْمِصْبَاحُ ف۪ي زُجَاجَةٍۜ اَلزُّجَاجَةُ  كَاَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ يُوقَدُ مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ مُبَارَكَةٍ زَيْتُونَةٍ لَا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍۙ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُض۪ٓيءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌۜ  نُورٌ عَلٰى نُورٍۜ يَهْدِي اللّٰهُ لِنُورِه۪ مَنْ يَشَٓاءُۜ وَيَضْرِبُ اللّٰهُ الْاَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِۜ وَاللّٰهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَل۪يمٌۙ

Allahu nooru assamawatiwal-ardi mathalu noorihi kamishkatin feehamisbahun almisbahu fee zujajatinazzujajatu kaannaha kawkabun durriyyunyooqadu min shajaratin mubarakatin zaytoonatin lasharqiyyatin wala gharbiyyatin yakadu zaytuhayudee-o walaw lam tamsas-hu narun noorun AAalanoorin yahdee Allahu linoorihi man yashao wayadribuAllahu al-amthala linnasi wallahubikulli shay-in AAaleem

God is the light of the heavens and the earth. The likeness of His light is as a niche wherein is a lamp — the lamp in a glass, the glass as it were a shining star — lit from a blessed tree, an olive neither of East nor West; its oil would nigh illuminate, though no fire touched it: — light upon light! — God guides to His light whom He wills! And God strikes similitudes for men; and God knows all things.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nur/verse-35.md_

### 25. Surah Al-Furqan, Verse 9

- **Form in this verse:** ضَرَبُوا۟ — ḍarabū · "they set forth"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · past tense

اُنْظُرْ كَيْفَ ضَرَبُوا لَكَ الْاَمْثَالَ فَضَلُّوا فَلَا يَسْتَط۪يعُونَ سَب۪يلاً۟

Onthur kayfa daraboolaka al-amthala fadalloo fala yastateeAAoonasabeela

See thou how they strike similitudes for thee, and go astray, and cannot find a path.

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

### 25. Surah Al-Furqan, Verse 39

- **Form in this verse:** ضَرَبْنَا — ḍarabnā · "We have set forth"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَكُلاًّ ضَرَبْنَا لَهُ الْاَمْثَالَۘ وَكُلاًّ تَبَّرْنَا تَتْب۪يراً

Wakullan darabna lahu al-amthalawakullan tabbarna tatbeera

And for each We struck similitudes; and each We destroyed utterly.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-furqan/verse-39.md_

### 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 63

- **Form in this verse:** ٱضْرِب — iḍ'rib · "Strike"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, singular · imperative mood

فَاَوْحَيْنَٓا اِلٰى مُوسٰٓى اَنِ اضْرِبْ بِعَصَاكَ الْبَحْرَۜ فَانْفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرْقٍ كَالطَّوْدِ الْعَظ۪يمِۚ

Faawhayna ila moosaani idrib biAAasaka albahra fanfalaqafakana kullu firqin kattawdi alAAatheem

Then We instructed Moses: “Strike thou the sea with thy staff”; and it parted, and each part was like a great towering mountain.

_https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-63.md_

### 29. Surah Al-'Ankabut, Verse 43

- **Form in this verse:** نَضْرِبُهَا — naḍribuhā · "We set forth"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, plural · present tense

وَتِلْكَ الْاَمْثَالُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِۚ وَمَا يَعْقِلُـهَٓا اِلَّا الْعَالِمُونَ

Watilka al-amthalu nadribuhalinnasi wama yaAAqiluha illaalAAalimoon

And those similitudes — We strike them for mankind, but none will understand them save those of knowledge.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-ankabut/verse-43.md_

### 30. Surah Ar-Rum, Verse 28

- **Form in this verse:** ضَرَبَ — ḍaraba · "He sets forth"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

ضَرَبَ لَكُمْ مَثَلاً مِنْ اَنْفُسِكُمْۜ هَلْ لَكُمْ مِنْ مَا مَلَكَتْ اَيْمَانُكُمْ مِنْ شُرَكَٓاءَ ف۪ي مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ فَاَنْتُمْ ف۪يهِ سَوَٓاءٌ تَخَافُونَهُمْ كَخ۪يفَتِكُمْ اَنْفُسَكُمْۜ كَذٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ الْاٰيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ

Daraba lakum mathalan min anfusikumhal lakum mimma malakat aymanukum min shurakaafee ma razaqnakum faantum feehi sawaon takhafoonahumkakheefatikum anfusakum kathalika nufassilu al-ayatiliqawmin yaAAqiloon

He strikes for you a similitude from yourselves: — have you from among those whom your right hands possess any partners in what We have provided for you, so that you are equal therein, you fearing them as you fear each other? Thus do We set out and detail the proofs for people who reason.

_https://quran.so/surah-ar-rum/verse-28.md_

### 30. Surah Ar-Rum, Verse 58

- **Form in this verse:** ضَرَبْنَا — ḍarabnā · "We (have) set forth"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَلَقَدْ ضَرَبْنَا لِلنَّاسِ ف۪ي هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنِ مِنْ كُلِّ مَثَلٍۜ وَلَئِنْ جِئْتَهُمْ بِاٰيَةٍ لَيَقُولَنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُٓوا اِنْ اَنْتُمْ اِلَّا مُبْطِلُونَ

Walaqad darabna linnasifee hatha alqur-ani min kulli mathalin wala-inji/tahum bi-ayatin layaqoolanna allatheena kafarooin antum illa mubtiloon

And We have struck for men in this Qur’an every similitude. And if thou come to them with a proof, those who ignore warning will say: “You are only creators of vanity.”

_https://quran.so/surah-ar-rum/verse-58.md_

### 36. Surah Ya-Sin, Verse 13

- **Form in this verse:** وَٱضْرِبْ — wa-iḍ'rib · "And set forth"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, singular · imperative mood

وَاضْرِبْ لَهُمْ مَثَلاً اَصْحَابَ الْقَرْيَةِۢ اِذْ جَٓاءَهَا الْمُرْسَلُونَۚ

Wadrib lahum mathalan as-habaalqaryati ith jaaha almursaloon

And strike thou for them a similitude: — the people of the city, when the emissaries came to it —

_https://quran.so/surah-ya-sin/verse-13.md_

### 36. Surah Ya-Sin, Verse 78

- **Form in this verse:** وَضَرَبَ — waḍaraba · "And he sets forth"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَضَرَبَ لَنَا مَثَلاً وَنَسِيَ خَلْقَهُۜ قَالَ مَنْ يُحْـيِ الْعِظَامَ وَهِيَ رَم۪يمٌ

Wadaraba lana mathalanwanasiya khalqahu qala man yuhyee alAAithamawahiya rameem

And he strikes for Us a similitude, and forgets his creation; he says: “Who will give life to the bones when they are rotted away?”

_https://quran.so/surah-ya-sin/verse-78.md_

### 37. Surah As-Saffat, Verse 93

- **Form in this verse:** ضَرْبًۢا — ḍarban · "striking"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

فَرَاغَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضَرْباً بِالْيَم۪ينِ

Faragha AAalayhim darban bilyameen

And he turned upon them, striking with his right hand.

_https://quran.so/surah-as-saffat/verse-93.md_

### 38. Surah Sad, Verse 44

- **Form in this verse:** فَٱضْرِب — fa-iḍ'rib · "and strike"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, singular · imperative mood

وَخُذْ بِيَدِكَ ضِغْثاً فَاضْرِبْ بِه۪ وَلَا تَحْنَثْۜ اِنَّا وَجَدْنَاهُ صَابِراًۜ نِعْمَ الْعَبْدُۜ اِنَّهُٓ  اَوَّابٌ

Wakhuth biyadika dighthan fadribbihi wala tahnath inna wajadnahu sabiranniAAma alAAabdu innahu awwab

And: “Take thou in thy hand a bouquet, and strike thou therewith, and break thou not thine oath!” We found him patient. How excellent a servant! He was one turning in repentance.

_https://quran.so/surah-sad/verse-44.md_

### 39. Surah Az-Zumar, Verse 27

- **Form in this verse:** ضَرَبْنَا — ḍarabnā · "We have set forth"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَلَقَدْ ضَرَبْنَا لِلنَّاسِ ف۪ي هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنِ مِنْ كُلِّ مَثَلٍ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَۚ

Walaqad darabna linnasifee hatha alqur-ani min kulli mathalin laAAallahumyatathakkaroon

And We have struck for mankind in this Qur’an every similitude, that they might take heed;

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zumar/verse-27.md_

### 39. Surah Az-Zumar, Verse 29

- **Form in this verse:** ضَرَبَ — ḍaraba · "Allah sets forth"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

ضَرَبَ اللّٰهُ مَثَلاً رَجُلاً ف۪يهِ شُرَكَٓاءُ مُتَشَاكِسُونَ وَرَجُلاً سَلَماً لِرَجُلٍۜ هَلْ يَسْتَوِيَانِ مَثَلاًۜ اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِۚ بَلْ اَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Daraba Allahu mathalan rajulanfeehi shurakao mutashakisoona warajulan salamanlirajulin hal yastawiyani mathalan alhamdu lillahibal aktharuhum la yaAAlamoon

God has struck a similitude: — a man concerning whom are partners quarrelling, and a man in submission to one man. Are they equal in likeness? Praise belongs to God! The truth is, most of them know not.

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zumar/verse-29.md_

### 43. Surah Az-Zukhruf, Verse 5

- **Form in this verse:** أَفَنَضْرِبُ — afanaḍribu · "Then should We take away"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, plural · present tense

اَفَنَضْرِبُ عَنْكُمُ الذِّكْرَ صَفْحاً اَنْ كُنْتُمْ قَوْماً مُسْرِف۪ينَ

Afanadribu AAankumu aththikrasafhan an kuntum qawman musrifeen

Shall We then turn the remembrance away from you because you are a people committing excess?

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zukhruf/verse-5.md_

### 43. Surah Az-Zukhruf, Verse 17

- **Form in this verse:** ضَرَبَ — ḍaraba · "he sets up"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَاِذَا بُشِّرَ اَحَدُهُمْ بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ مَثَلاً ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُ مُسْوَداًّ وَهُوَ كَظ۪يمٌ

Wa-itha bushshira ahaduhum bimadaraba lirrahmani mathalan thallawajhuhu muswaddan wahuwa katheem

(But when one of them is given glad tidings of that which he strikes for the Almighty as a similitude, his face turns black and he suppresses grief:

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zukhruf/verse-17.md_

### 43. Surah Az-Zukhruf, Verse 57

- **Form in this verse:** ضُرِبَ — ḍuriba · "is presented"
  - **Grammar:** verb · passive · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَلَمَّا ضُرِبَ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ مَثَلاً اِذَا قَوْمُكَ مِنْهُ يَصِدُّونَ

Walamma duriba ibnu maryamamathalan itha qawmuka minhu yasiddoon

And when the son of Mary is struck as a similitude, then thy people clamour thereat,

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zukhruf/verse-57.md_

### 43. Surah Az-Zukhruf, Verse 58

- **Form in this verse:** ضَرَبُوهُ — ḍarabūhu · "they present it"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · past tense

وَقَالُٓوا ءَاٰلِهَتُنَا خَيْرٌ اَمْ هُوَۜ مَا ضَرَبُوهُ لَكَ اِلَّا جَدَلاًۜ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ خَصِمُونَ

Waqaloo aalihatunakhayrun am huwa ma daraboohu laka illajadalan bal hum qawmun khasimoon

And they say: “Are our gods better or is he?” They strike it for thee only by way of contention. The truth is, they are a contentious people.

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zukhruf/verse-58.md_

### 47. Surah Muhammad, Verse 3

- **Form in this verse:** يَضْرِبُ — yaḍribu · "Allah presents"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا اتَّبَعُوا الْبَاطِلَ وَاَنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا اتَّبَعُوا الْحَقَّ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْۜ   كَذٰلِكَ يَضْرِبُ اللّٰهُ لِلنَّاسِ اَمْثَالَهُمْ

Thalika bi-anna allatheenakafaroo ittabaAAoo albatila waanna allatheena amanooittabaAAoo alhaqqa min rabbihim kathalika yadribuAllahu linnasi amthalahum

For it is that those who ignore warning follow falsehood, and that those who heed warning follow the truth from their Lord! Thus does God strike for men their similitudes.

_https://quran.so/surah-muhammad/verse-3.md_

### 47. Surah Muhammad, Verse 4

- **Form in this verse:** فَضَرْبَ — faḍarba · "then strike"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case

فَاِذَا لَق۪يتُمُ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا فَضَرْبَ الرِّقَابِۜ حَتّٰٓى اِذَٓا اَثْخَنْتُمُوهُمْ فَشُدُّوا الْوَثَاقَۙ فَاِمَّا مَناًّ بَعْدُ وَاِمَّا فِدَٓاءً حَتّٰى تَضَعَ الْحَرْبُ اَوْزَارَهَاۚۛ ذٰلِكَۜۛ وَلَوْ يَشَٓاءُ اللّٰهُ لَانْتَصَرَ مِنْهُمْۙ وَلٰكِنْ لِيَبْلُوَ۬ا بَعْضَكُمْ بِبَعْضٍۜ وَالَّذ۪ينَ قُتِلُوا ف۪ي سَب۪يلِ اللّٰهِ فَلَنْ يُضِلَّ اَعْمَالَهُمْ

Fa-itha laqeetumu allatheenakafaroo fadarba arriqabi hattaitha athkhantumoohum fashuddoo alwathaqa fa-immamannan baAAdu wa-imma fidaan hatta tadaAAaalharbu awzaraha thalika walaw yashaoAllahu lantasara minhum walakinliyabluwa baAAdakum bibaAAdin wallatheenaqutiloo fee sabeeli Allahi falan yudillaaAAmalahum

And when you meet those who ignore warning: — then the smiting of the necks. When you have battled them strenuously, then make strong the bonds; then: — either grace thereafter or ransom, until the war lays down its burdens. That when, had God willed, He would have taken revenge upon them; but that He might try some of you by means of others[...]. And those who are slain in the cause of God, He will not send their deeds astray;

_https://quran.so/surah-muhammad/verse-4.md_

### 47. Surah Muhammad, Verse 27

- **Form in this verse:** يَضْرِبُونَ — yaḍribūna · "striking"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

فَكَيْفَ اِذَا تَوَفَّتْهُمُ الْمَلٰٓئِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَاَدْبَارَهُمْ

Fakayfa itha tawaffat-humu almala-ikatuyadriboona wujoohahum waadbarahum

So how will it be when the angels take them, striking their faces and their backs?

_https://quran.so/surah-muhammad/verse-27.md_

### 57. Surah Al-Hadid, Verse 13

- **Form in this verse:** فَضُرِبَ — faḍuriba · "Then will be put up"
  - **Grammar:** verb · passive · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

يَوْمَ يَقُولُ الْمُنَافِقُونَ وَالْمُنَافِقَاتُ لِلَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا انْظُرُونَا نَقْتَبِسْ مِنْ نُورِكُمْ ق۪يلَ ارْجِعُوا وَرَٓاءَكُمْ فَالْتَمِسُوا نُوراًۜ فَضُرِبَ بَيْنَهُمْ بِسُورٍ لَهُ بَابٌۜ بَاطِنُهُ ف۪يهِ الرَّحْمَةُ وَظَاهِرُهُ مِنْ قِبَلِهِ الْعَذَابُۜ

Yawma yaqoolu almunafiqoona walmunafiqatulillatheena amanoo onthuroonanaqtabis min noorikum qeela irjiAAoo waraakum faltamisoonooran faduriba baynahum bisoorin lahu babun batinuhufeehi arrahmatu wathahiruhumin qibalihi alAAathab

The day the wavering men and the wavering women will say to those who heeded warning: “Wait for us, that we may acquire some of your light,” it will be said: “Go back behind you, and seek light.” And a wall will be set up between them having a door, the inward of which is Mercy, and the outward, to the fore thereof, is Punishment.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hadid/verse-13.md_

### 59. Surah Al-Hashr, Verse 21

- **Form in this verse:** نَضْرِبُهَا — naḍribuhā · "We present them"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, plural · present tense

لَوْ اَنْزَلْنَا هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنَ عَلٰى جَبَلٍ لَرَاَيْتَهُ خَاشِعاً مُتَصَدِّعاً مِنْ خَشْيَةِ اللّٰهِۜ وَتِلْكَ الْاَمْثَالُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

Law anzalna hatha alqur-anaAAala jabalin laraaytahu khashiAAan mutasaddiAAanmin khashyati Allahi watilka al-amthalu nadribuhalinnasi laAAallahum yatafakkaroon

Had We sent down this Qur’an upon a mountain, thou hadst seen it humbled, split asunder from fear of God. And those similitudes — We strike them for mankind, that they might reflect.

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

### 66. Surah At-Tahrim, Verse 10

- **Form in this verse:** ضَرَبَ — ḍaraba · "Presents"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

ضَرَبَ اللّٰهُ مَثَلاً لِلَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا امْرَاَتَ نُوحٍ وَامْرَاَتَ لُوطٍۜ  كَانَتَا تَحْتَ عَبْدَيْنِ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا صَالِحَيْنِ فَخَانَتَاهُمَا فَلَمْ يُغْنِيَا عَنْهُمَا مِنَ اللّٰهِ شَيْـٔاً وَق۪يلَ ادْخُلَا النَّارَ مَعَ الدَّاخِل۪ينَ

Daraba Allahu mathalan lillatheenakafaroo imraata noohin wamraata lootin kanatatahta AAabdayni min AAibadina salihaynifakhanatahuma falam yughniya AAanhumamina Allahi shay-an waqeela odkhula annaramaAAa addakhileen

God has struck a similitude for those who ignore warning: — the wife of Noah, and the wife of Lot: they were under two of Our righteous servants, but they betrayed them; and they availed them nothing against God, and it was said: “Enter, you twain, the Fire with those who enter.”

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tahrim/verse-10.md_

### 66. Surah At-Tahrim, Verse 11

- **Form in this verse:** وَضَرَبَ — waḍaraba · "And presents"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَضَرَبَ اللّٰهُ مَثَلاً لِلَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا امْرَاَتَ فِرْعَوْنَۢ اِذْ قَالَتْ رَبِّ ابْنِ ل۪ي عِنْدَكَ بَيْتاً فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَنَجِّن۪ي مِنْ فِرْعَوْنَ وَعَمَلِه۪ وَنَجِّن۪ي مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِم۪ينَۙ

Wadaraba Allahu mathalan lillatheenaamanoo imraata firAAawna ith qalat rabbiibni lee AAindaka baytan fee aljannati wanajjinee min firAAawnawaAAamalihi wanajjinee mina alqawmi aththalimeen

And God has struck a similitude for those who heed warning: — the wife of Pharaoh, when she said: “My Lord: build Thou for me a house with Thee in the Garden, and deliver Thou me from Pharaoh and his deeds, and deliver Thou me from the wrongdoing people.”

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tahrim/verse-11.md_

### 73. Surah Al-Muzzammil, Verse 20

- **Form in this verse:** يَضْرِبُونَ — yaḍribūna · "traveling"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

اِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعْلَمُ اَنَّكَ تَقُومُ اَدْنٰى مِنْ ثُلُثَيِ الَّيْلِ وَنِصْفَهُ وَثُلُثَهُ وَطَٓائِفَةٌ مِنَ الَّذ۪ينَ مَعَكَۜ وَاللّٰهُ يُقَدِّرُ الَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَۜ عَلِمَ اَنْ لَنْ تُحْصُوهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاقْرَؤُ۫ا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ الْقُرْاٰنِۜ عَلِمَ اَنْ سَيَكُونُ مِنْكُمْ مَرْضٰىۙ وَاٰخَرُونَ يَضْرِبُونَ فِي الْاَرْضِ يَبْتَغُونَ مِنْ فَضْلِ اللّٰهِۙ وَاٰخَرُونَ يُقَاتِلُونَ ف۪ي سَب۪يلِ اللّٰهِۘ فَاقْرَؤُ۫ا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُۙ وَاَق۪يمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَاٰتُوا الزَّكٰوةَ وَاَقْرِضُوا اللّٰهَ قَرْضاً حَسَناًۜ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا لِاَنْفُسِكُمْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ هُوَ خَيْراً وَاَعْظَمَ اَجْراًۜ وَاسْتَغْفِرُوا اللّٰهَۜ  اِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُورٌ رَح۪يمٌ

Inna rabbaka yaAAlamu annaka taqoomu adnamin thuluthayi allayli wanisfahu wathuluthahu wata-ifatunmina allatheena maAAaka wallahu yuqaddiruallayla wannahara AAalima an lan tuhsoohufataba AAalaykum faqraoo ma tayassara minaalqur-ani AAalima an sayakoonu minkum marda waakharoonayadriboona fee al-ardi yabtaghoona min fadliAllahi waakharoona yuqatiloona fee sabeeliAllahi faqraoo ma tayassara minhu waaqeemooassalata waatoo azzakatawaaqridoo Allaha qardan hasanan wamatuqaddimoo li-anfusikum min khayrin tajidoohu AAinda Allahihuwa khayran waaAAthama ajran wastaghfirooAllaha inna Allaha ghafoorun raheem

Thy Lord knows that thou standest nearly two-thirds of the night, or a half of it, or a third of it, as does a number of those with thee. And God determines the night and the day. He knew that you would not calculate it, and has turned towards you: — so recite what is made easy of the Qur’an. He knows that there will be some sick among you, and others travelling in the earth in search of the bounty of God, and others fighting in the cause of God: — so recite what is made easy thereof, and uphold the duty, and render the purity, and lend to God a goodly loan. And what good you send ahead for your souls — you will find it with God, better and greater in reward. And ask forgiveness of God; God is forgiving and merciful.

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

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