# Ayn-Cim-Lam — عجل (Ejl) > Occurs in 47 verses of the Quran. - **Source:** https://quran.so/root/Ejl - **Meaning:** to hasten, make speed, accelerate, be hasty, act hastily, hurry over, do speedily. ajalun - precipitation, haste. ajil - that which hastens away, transitory. ista'jala - to seek or desire to hasten, urge one to make haste in doing anything. ijlun - calf. - **Derived forms:** أَعْجَلَ (1) · تَعَجَّلَ (1) · عَاجِلَةٌ (3) · عَجَّلَ (5) · عَجَل (1) · عَجِلَ (5) · عِجْل (10) · عَجُول (1) · ٱسْتِعْجَال (1) · ٱسْتَعْجَلَ (19) ## Verses containing this root ### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 51 - **Form in this verse:** ٱلْعِجْلَ — l-ʿij'la · "the calf" - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case وَاِذْ وٰعَدْنَا مُوسٰٓى اَرْبَع۪ينَ لَيْلَةً ثُمَّ اتَّخَذْتُمُ الْعِجْلَ مِنْ بَعْدِه۪ وَاَنْتُمْ ظَالِمُونَ Wa-ith waAAadna moosaarbaAAeena laylatan thumma ittakhathtumu alAAijla minbaAAdihi waantum thalimoon And when We appointed for Moses forty nights; then you took up the calf while he was away; and you were wrongdoers. _https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-51.md_ ### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 54 - **Form in this verse:** ٱلْعِجْلَ — l-ʿij'la · "the calf" - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case وَاِذْ قَالَ مُوسٰى لِقَوْمِه۪ يَا قَوْمِ اِنَّكُمْ ظَلَمْتُمْ اَنْفُسَكُمْ بِاتِّخَاذِكُمُ الْعِجْلَ فَتُوبُٓوا اِلٰى بَارِئِكُمْ فَاقْتُلُٓوا اَنْفُسَكُمْۜ ذٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ عِنْدَ بَارِئِكُمْۜ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْۜ اِنَّهُ هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّح۪يمُ Wa-ith qala moosaliqawmihi ya qawmi innakum thalamtumanfusakum bittikhathikumu alAAijla fatooboo ilabari-ikum faqtuloo anfusakum thalikumkhayrun lakum AAinda bari-ikum fataba AAalaykuminnahu huwa attawwabu arraheem And when Moses said to his people: “O my people: you have wronged your souls by your taking up the calf. So turn to your Creator and kill yourselves; that is best for you in the sight of your Creator.” Then He turned towards you; He is the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful. _https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-54.md_ ### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 92 - **Form in this verse:** ٱلْعِجْلَ — l-ʿij'la · "the calf" - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case وَلَقَدْ جَٓاءَكُمْ مُوسٰى بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ ثُمَّ اتَّخَذْتُمُ الْعِجْلَ مِنْ بَعْدِه۪ وَاَنْتُمْ ظَالِمُونَ Walaqad jaakum moosa bilbayyinatithumma ittakhathtumu alAAijla min baAAdihi waantum thalimoon And Moses came to you with clear signs; then you took up the calf while he was away, and you were wrongdoers. _https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-92.md_ ### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 93 - **Form in this verse:** ٱلْعِجْلَ — l-ʿij'la · "(love of) the calf" - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case وَاِذْ اَخَذْنَا م۪يثَاقَكُمْ وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَكُمُ الطُّورَۜ خُذُوا مَٓا اٰتَيْنَاكُمْ بِقُوَّةٍ وَاسْمَعُواۜ قَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَعَصَيْنَا وَاُشْرِبُوا ف۪ي قُلُوبِهِمُ الْعِجْلَ بِكُفْرِهِمْۜ قُلْ بِئْسَمَا يَأْمُرُكُمْ بِه۪ٓ ا۪يمَانُكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِن۪ينَ Wa-ith akhathna meethaqakumwarafaAAna fawqakumu attoora khuthooma ataynakum biquwwatin wasmaAAoo qaloosamiAAna waAAasayna waoshriboo feequloobihimu alAAijla bikufrihim qul bi/sama ya/murukumbihi eemanukum in kuntum mu/mineen And when We took your agreement and raised the mount above you: “Hold fast what We give you, and listen,” they said: “We hear and we oppose”; and they were filled with drinking the calf in their hearts for their denial. Say thou: “Evil is what your faith enjoins upon you, if you be believers.” _https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-93.md_ ### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 203 - **Form in this verse:** تَعَجَّلَ — taʿajjala · "hurries" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of tefa'ul · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense وَاذْكُرُوا اللّٰهَ ف۪ٓي اَيَّامٍ مَعْدُودَاتٍۜ فَمَنْ تَعَجَّلَ ف۪ي يَوْمَيْنِ فَلَٓا اِثْمَ عَلَيْهِۚ وَمَنْ تَاَخَّرَ فَلَٓا اِثْمَ عَلَيْهِۙ لِمَنِ اتَّقٰىۜ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاعْلَمُٓوا اَنَّكُمْ اِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ Wathkuroo Allaha feeayyamin maAAdoodatin faman taAAajjala fee yawmaynifala ithma AAalayhi waman taakhkhara fala ithmaAAalayhi limani ittaqa wattaqoo Allaha waAAlamooannakum ilayhi tuhsharoon And remember God during days numbered. And whoso makes haste in two days, no sin is upon him; and whoso tarries, no sin is upon him — for him who is in prudent fear; and be in prudent fear of God, and know that to Him you will be gathered. _https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-203.md_ ### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 153 - **Form in this verse:** ٱلْعِجْلَ — l-ʿij'la · "the calf (for worship)" - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case يَسْـَٔلُكَ اَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ اَنْ تُنَزِّلَ عَلَيْهِمْ كِتَاباً مِنَ السَّمَٓاءِ فَقَدْ سَاَلُوا مُوسٰٓى اَكْبَرَ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ فَقَالُٓوا اَرِنَا اللّٰهَ جَهْرَةً فَاَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّاعِقَةُ بِظُلْمِهِمْۚ ثُمَّ اتَّخَذُوا الْعِجْلَ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَٓاءَتْهُمُ الْبَيِّنَاتُ فَعَفَوْنَا عَنْ ذٰلِكَۚ وَاٰتَيْنَا مُوسٰى سُلْطَاناً مُب۪يناً Yas-aluka ahlu alkitabi an tunazzilaAAalayhim kitaban mina assama-i faqadsaaloo moosa akbara min thalika faqaloo arinaAllaha jahratan faakhathat-humu assaAAiqatubithulmihim thumma ittakhathoo alAAijla minbaAAdi ma jaat-humu albayyinatu faAAafawnaAAan thalika waatayna moosa sultananmubeena The doctors of the Law ask thee to bring down upon them a Writ from the sky; and they asked of Moses greater than that; they said: “Show thou us God openly”; so the thunderbolt seized them for their injustice. Then took they up the calf after clear signs had come to them, and We pardoned that; and We gave Moses a clear authority. _https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-153.md_ ### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 57 - **Form in this verse:** تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ — tastaʿjilūna · "you seek to hasten" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense قُلْ اِنّ۪ي عَلٰى بَيِّنَةٍ مِنْ رَبّ۪ي وَكَذَّبْتُمْ بِه۪ۜ مَا عِنْد۪ي مَا تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ بِه۪ۜ اِنِ الْحُكْمُ اِلَّا لِلّٰهِۜ يَقُصُّ الْحَقَّ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الْفَاصِل۪ينَ Qul innee AAala bayyinatin min rabbeewakaththabtum bihi ma AAindee matastaAAjiloona bihi ini alhukmu illa lillahiyaqussu alhaqqa wahuwa khayru alfasileen Say thou: “I am upon clear evidence from my Lord, and you have denied it. I have not that which you seek to hasten; judgment is but for God. He relates the truth, and He is the best to decide.” _https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-57.md_ ### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 58 - **Form in this verse:** تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ — tastaʿjilūna · "you seek to hasten" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense قُلْ لَوْ اَنَّ عِنْد۪ي مَا تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ بِه۪ لَقُضِيَ الْاَمْرُ بَيْن۪ي وَبَيْنَكُمْۜ وَاللّٰهُ اَعْلَمُ بِالظَّالِم۪ينَ Qul law anna AAindee matastaAAjiloona bihi laqudiya al-amru baynee wabaynakum wallahuaAAlamu biththalimeen Say thou: “Had I what you seek to hasten, the matter would have been concluded between me and you; and God best knows the wrongdoers.” _https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-58.md_ ### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 148 - **Form in this verse:** عِجْلًۭا — ʿij'lan · "a calf" - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite وَاتَّخَذَ قَوْمُ مُوسٰى مِنْ بَعْدِه۪ مِنْ حُلِيِّهِمْ عِجْلاً جَسَداً لَهُ خُوَارٌۜ اَلَمْ يَرَوْا اَنَّهُ لَا يُكَلِّمُهُمْ وَلَا يَهْد۪يهِمْ سَب۪يلاًۢ اِتَّخَذُوهُ وَكَانُوا ظَالِم۪ينَ Wattakhatha qawmu moosamin baAAdihi min huliyyihim AAijlan jasadan lahu khuwarunalam yaraw annahu la yukallimuhum wala yahdeehimsabeelan ittakhathoohu wakanoo thalimeen And the people of Moses, while he was away, took up a calf out of their ornaments — a body that lowed. Did they not consider that it spoke not to them, neither guided them to a path? They took it up, and were wrongdoers. _https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-148.md_ ### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 150 - **Form in this verse:** أَعَجِلْتُمْ — aʿajil'tum · "Were you impatient" - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · past tense وَلَمَّا رَجَعَ مُوسٰٓى اِلٰى قَوْمِه۪ غَضْبَانَ اَسِفاًۙ قَالَ بِئْسَمَا خَلَفْتُمُون۪ي مِنْ بَعْد۪يۚ اَعَجِلْتُمْ اَمْرَ رَبِّكُمْۚ وَاَلْقَى الْاَلْوَاحَ وَاَخَذَ بِرَأْسِ اَخ۪يهِ يَجُرُّهُٓ اِلَيْهِۜ قَالَ ابْنَ اُمَّ اِنَّ الْقَوْمَ اسْتَضْعَفُون۪ي وَكَادُوا يَقْتُلُونَن۪يۘ فَلَا تُشْمِتْ بِيَ الْاَعْدَٓاءَ وَلَا تَجْعَلْن۪ي مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِم۪ينَ Walamma rajaAAa moosa ilaqawmihi ghadbana asifan qala bi/samakhalaftumoonee min baAAdee aAAajiltum amra rabbikum waalqa al-alwahawaakhatha bira/si akheehi yajurruhu ilayhi qalaibna omma inna alqawma istadAAafoonee wakadooyaqtuloonanee fala tushmit biya al-aAAdaa walatajAAalnee maAAa alqawmi aththalimeen And when Moses returned to his people, wrathful and grieved, he said: “Evil is what you took up while I was away; were you impatient over the command of your Lord?” And he cast down the tablets, and seized his brother by the head, dragging him to him. Said he: “Son of my mother: the people despised me and were about to kill me. Then cause thou not the enemies to gloat over me, nor place thou me with the wrongdoing people.” _https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-150.md_ ### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 152 - **Form in this verse:** ٱلْعِجْلَ — l-ʿij'la · "the calf" - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case اِنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ اتَّخَذُوا الْعِجْلَ سَيَنَالُهُمْ غَضَبٌ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ وَذِلَّةٌ فِي الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْيَاۜ وَكَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُفْتَر۪ينَ Inna allatheena ittakhathooalAAijla sayanaluhum ghadabun min rabbihim wathillatunfee alhayati addunya wakathalikanajzee almuftareen (Those who took up the calf: there will reach them wrath from their Lord, and humiliation in the life of this world; and thus do We requite the forgers. _https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-152.md_ ### 10. Surah Yunus, Verse 11 - **Form in this verse:** يُعَجِّلُ — yuʿajjilu · "hastens" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of tef'il · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense وَلَوْ يُعَجِّلُ اللّٰهُ لِلنَّاسِ الشَّرَّ اسْتِعْجَالَهُمْ بِالْخَيْرِ لَقُضِيَ اِلَيْهِمْ اَجَلُهُمْۜ فَنَذَرُ الَّذ۪ينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ لِقَٓاءَنَا ف۪ي طُغْيَانِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ Walaw yuAAajjilu Allahu linnasiashsharra istiAAjalahum bilkhayri laqudiyailayhim ajaluhum fanatharu allatheena layarjoona liqaana fee tughyanihimyaAAmahoon And were God to hasten for men the ill as they would hasten the good, their term would have been concluded for them. But We leave those who look not for the meeting with Us, wandering blindly in their inordinacy. _https://quran.so/surah-yunus/verse-11.md_ ### 10. Surah Yunus, Verse 11 - **Form in this verse:** ٱسْتِعْجَالَهُم — is'tiʿ'jālahum · "(as) He hastens for them" - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of istif'al · noun-verb · masculine · accusative case وَلَوْ يُعَجِّلُ اللّٰهُ لِلنَّاسِ الشَّرَّ اسْتِعْجَالَهُمْ بِالْخَيْرِ لَقُضِيَ اِلَيْهِمْ اَجَلُهُمْۜ فَنَذَرُ الَّذ۪ينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ لِقَٓاءَنَا ف۪ي طُغْيَانِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ Walaw yuAAajjilu Allahu linnasiashsharra istiAAjalahum bilkhayri laqudiyailayhim ajaluhum fanatharu allatheena layarjoona liqaana fee tughyanihimyaAAmahoon And were God to hasten for men the ill as they would hasten the good, their term would have been concluded for them. But We leave those who look not for the meeting with Us, wandering blindly in their inordinacy. _https://quran.so/surah-yunus/verse-11.md_ ### 10. Surah Yunus, Verse 50 - **Form in this verse:** يَسْتَعْجِلُ — yastaʿjilu · "of it would (wish to) hasten" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense قُلْ اَرَاَيْتُمْ اِنْ اَتٰيكُمْ عَذَابُهُ بَيَاتاً اَوْ نَهَاراً مَاذَا يَسْتَعْجِلُ مِنْهُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ Qul araaytum in atakum AAathabuhubayatan aw naharan matha yastaAAjilu minhualmujrimoon Say thou: “Have you considered: if His punishment come to you by night or by day, what is there of it the lawbreakers will seek to hasten?” _https://quran.so/surah-yunus/verse-50.md_ ### 10. Surah Yunus, Verse 51 - **Form in this verse:** تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ — tastaʿjilūna · "seeking to hasten it" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense اَثُمَّ اِذَا مَا وَقَعَ اٰمَنْتُمْ بِه۪ۜ آٰلْـٰٔنَ وَقَدْ كُنْتُمْ بِه۪ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ Athumma itha ma waqaAAa amantumbihi al-ana waqad kuntum bihi tastaAAjiloon Then is it, when it has befallen, you will believe in it? Now? When you had sought to hasten it? _https://quran.so/surah-yunus/verse-51.md_ ### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 69 - **Form in this verse:** بِعِجْلٍ — biʿij'lin · "a calf" - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case · indefinite وَلَقَدْ جَٓاءَتْ رُسُلُنَٓا اِبْرٰه۪يمَ بِالْبُشْرٰى قَالُوا سَلَاماًۜ قَالَ سَلَامٌۚ فَمَا لَبِثَ اَنْ جَٓاءَ بِعِجْلٍ حَن۪يذٍ Walaqad jaat rusuluna ibraheemabilbushra qaloo salaman qalasalamun fama labitha an jaa biAAijlin haneeth And Our messengers came to Abraham with glad tidings; they said: “Peace!” Said he: “Peace!” And he tarried not to bring a roasted calf. _https://quran.so/surah-hud/verse-69.md_ ### 13. Surah Ar-Ra'd, Verse 6 - **Form in this verse:** وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ — wayastaʿjilūnaka · "And they ask you to hasten" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ قَبْلَ الْحَسَنَةِ وَقَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمُ الْمَثُلَاتُۜ وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُو مَغْفِرَةٍ لِلنَّاسِ عَلٰى ظُلْمِهِمْۚ وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَشَد۪يدُ الْعِقَابِ WayastaAAjiloonaka bissayyi-atiqabla alhasanati waqad khalat min qablihimu almathulatuwa-inna rabbaka lathoo maghfiratin linnasiAAala thulmihim wa-inna rabbaka lashadeedualAAiqab And they ask thee to hasten the evil before the good when there have passed away before them exemplary punishments. And thy Lord is full of forgiveness towards men despite their injustice; but thy Lord is severe in retribution. _https://quran.so/surah-ar-rad/verse-6.md_ ### 16. Surah An-Nahl, Verse 1 - **Form in this verse:** تَسْتَعْجِلُوهُ ۚ — tastaʿjilūhu · "(be) impatient for it" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense اَتٰٓى اَمْرُ اللّٰهِ فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُوهُۜ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالٰى عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ Ata amru Allahi falatastaAAjiloohu subhanahu wataAAala AAammayushrikoon The command of God is coming, so seek not to hasten it. Glory be to Him! And exalted is He above that to which they ascribe a partnership! _https://quran.so/surah-an-nahl/verse-1.md_ ### 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 11 - **Form in this verse:** عَجُولًۭا — ʿajūlan · "ever hasty" - **Grammar:** adjective · masculine, singular · accusative case · indefinite وَيَدْعُ الْاِنْسَانُ بِالشَّرِّ دُعَٓاءَهُ بِالْخَيْرِۜ وَكَانَ الْاِنْسَانُ عَجُولاً WayadAAu al-insanu bishsharriduAAaahu bilkhayri wakana al-insanuAAajoola And man supplicates for evil by his supplication for good; and man is ever hasty. _https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-11.md_ ### 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 18 - **Form in this verse:** ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ — l-ʿājilata · "the immediate" - **Grammar:** noun · active · feminine · accusative case مَنْ كَانَ يُر۪يدُ الْعَاجِلَةَ عَجَّلْنَا لَهُ ف۪يهَا مَا نَشَٓاءُ لِمَنْ نُر۪يدُ ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَا لَهُ جَهَنَّمَۚ يَصْلٰيهَا مَذْمُوماً مَدْحُوراً Man kana yureedu alAAajilataAAajjalna lahu feeha ma nashao limannureedu thumma jaAAalna lahu jahannama yaslahamathmooman madhoora Whoso desires this fleeting life, We hasten for him therein what We will to whom We wish; then have We appointed for him Gehenna wherein he will burn, condemned and banished. _https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-18.md_ ### 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 18 - **Form in this verse:** عَجَّلْنَا — ʿajjalnā · "We hasten" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of tef'il · 1st person, plural · past tense مَنْ كَانَ يُر۪يدُ الْعَاجِلَةَ عَجَّلْنَا لَهُ ف۪يهَا مَا نَشَٓاءُ لِمَنْ نُر۪يدُ ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَا لَهُ جَهَنَّمَۚ يَصْلٰيهَا مَذْمُوماً مَدْحُوراً Man kana yureedu alAAajilataAAajjalna lahu feeha ma nashao limannureedu thumma jaAAalna lahu jahannama yaslahamathmooman madhoora Whoso desires this fleeting life, We hasten for him therein what We will to whom We wish; then have We appointed for him Gehenna wherein he will burn, condemned and banished. _https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-18.md_ ### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 58 - **Form in this verse:** لَعَجَّلَ — laʿajjala · "surely, He (would) have hastened" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of tef'il · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense وَرَبُّكَ الْغَفُورُ ذُوالرَّحْمَةِۜ لَوْ يُؤَاخِذُهُمْ بِمَا كَسَبُوا لَعَجَّلَ لَهُمُ الْعَذَابَۜ بَلْ لَهُمْ مَوْعِدٌ لَنْ يَجِدُوا مِنْ دُونِه۪ مَوْئِلاً Warabbuka alghafooru thoo arrahmatilaw yu-akhithuhum bima kasaboo laAAajjalalahumu alAAathaba bal lahum mawAAidun lan yajidoo mindoonihi maw-ila But thy Lord is the Forgiver, the Possessor of Mercy; were He to take them to task for what they have earned, He would hasten for them the punishment. But they have an appointment; they will not find, besides it, an escape. _https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-58.md_ ### 19. Surah Maryam, Verse 84 - **Form in this verse:** تَعْجَلْ — taʿjal · "make haste" - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, singular · present tense فَلَا تَعْجَلْ عَلَيْهِمْۜ اِنَّمَا نَعُدُّ لَهُمْ عَداًّۚ Fala taAAjal AAalayhim innamanaAAuddu lahum AAadda So hasten thou not against them; We but number for them a number. _https://quran.so/surah-maryam/verse-84.md_ ### 20. Surah Taha, Verse 83 - **Form in this verse:** أَعْجَلَكَ — aʿjalaka · "made you hasten" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense وَمَٓا اَعْجَلَكَ عَنْ قَوْمِكَ يَا مُوسٰى Wama aAAjalaka AAan qawmika yamoosa “And what made thee hasten from thy people, O Moses?” _https://quran.so/surah-taha/verse-83.md_ ### 20. Surah Taha, Verse 84 - **Form in this verse:** وَعَجِلْتُ — waʿajil'tu · "and I hastened" - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, singular · past tense قَالَ هُمْ اُو۬لَٓاءِ عَلٰٓى اَثَر۪ي وَعَجِلْتُ اِلَيْكَ رَبِّ لِتَرْضٰى Qala hum ola-i AAalaatharee waAAajiltu ilayka rabbi litarda Said he: “They were close, in my footsteps, so I hastened to Thee, my Lord, that Thou be pleased.” _https://quran.so/surah-taha/verse-84.md_ ### 20. Surah Taha, Verse 88 - **Form in this verse:** عِجْلًۭا — ʿij'lan · "a calf's" - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite فَاَخْرَجَ لَهُمْ عِجْلاً جَسَداً لَهُ خُوَارٌ فَقَالُوا هٰذَٓا اِلٰهُكُمْ وَاِلٰهُ مُوسٰى فَنَسِيَۜ Faakhraja lahum AAijlan jasadan lahu khuwarunfaqaloo hatha ilahukum wa-ilahu moosafanasiy And he brought forth for them a calf as a body that lowed; and they said: “This is your god, and the god of Moses, but he forgot.” _https://quran.so/surah-taha/verse-88.md_ ### 20. Surah Taha, Verse 114 - **Form in this verse:** تَعْجَلْ — taʿjal · "hasten" - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, singular · present tense فَتَعَالَى اللّٰهُ الْمَلِكُ الْحَقُّۚ وَلَا تَعْجَلْ بِالْقُرْاٰنِ مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ يُقْضٰٓى اِلَيْكَ وَحْيُهُۘ وَقُلْ رَبِّ زِدْن۪ي عِلْماً FataAAala Allahualmaliku alhaqqu wala taAAjal bilqur-animin qabli an yuqda ilayka wahyuhu waqul rabbizidnee AAilma And exalted be God, the True King! And hasten thou not with the recitation before its revelation to thee be complete; and say thou: “My Lord: increase Thou me in knowledge.” _https://quran.so/surah-taha/verse-114.md_ ### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 37 - **Form in this verse:** عَجَلٍۢ ۚ — ʿajalin · "haste" - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case · indefinite خُلِقَ الْاِنْسَانُ مِنْ عَجَلٍۜ سَاُر۪يكُمْ اٰيَات۪ي فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُونِ Khuliqa al-insanu min AAajalinsaoreekum ayatee fala tastaAAjiloon Man was created of haste. I will show you My proofs, so ask Me not to make haste. _https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-37.md_ ### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 37 - **Form in this verse:** تَسْتَعْجِلُونِ — tastaʿjilūni · "ask Me to hasten" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense خُلِقَ الْاِنْسَانُ مِنْ عَجَلٍۜ سَاُر۪يكُمْ اٰيَات۪ي فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُونِ Khuliqa al-insanu min AAajalinsaoreekum ayatee fala tastaAAjiloon Man was created of haste. I will show you My proofs, so ask Me not to make haste. _https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-37.md_ ### 22. Surah Al-Hajj, Verse 47 - **Form in this verse:** وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ — wayastaʿjilūnaka · "And they ask you to hasten" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ بِالْعَذَابِ وَلَنْ يُخْلِفَ اللّٰهُ وَعْدَهُۜ وَاِنَّ يَوْماً عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ كَاَلْفِ سَنَةٍ مِمَّا تَعُدُّونَ WayastaAAjiloonaka bilAAathabiwalan yukhlifa Allahu waAAdahu wa-inna yawman AAindarabbika kaalfi sanatin mimma taAAuddoon And they ask thee to hasten the punishment! But God does not fail in His promise. And a day with thy Lord is as a thousand years of what you count.) _https://quran.so/surah-al-hajj/verse-47.md_ ### 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 204 - **Form in this verse:** يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ — yastaʿjilūna · "they wish to hasten" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense اَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ AfabiAAathabina yastaAAjiloon Is it then Our punishment they seek to hasten? _https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-204.md_ ### 27. Surah An-Naml, Verse 46 - **Form in this verse:** تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ — tastaʿjilūna · "(do) you seek to hasten" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ لِمَ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ قَبْلَ الْحَسَنَةِۚ لَوْلَا تَسْتَغْفِرُونَ اللّٰهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ Qala ya qawmi limatastaAAjiloona bissayyi-ati qabla alhasanati lawlatastaghfiroona Allaha laAAallakum turhamoon He said: “O my people: why will you hasten on the evil before the good? Oh, that you did but ask pardon of God, that you might obtain mercy!” _https://quran.so/surah-an-naml/verse-46.md_ ### 27. Surah An-Naml, Verse 72 - **Form in this verse:** تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ — tastaʿjilūna · "you seek to hasten" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense قُلْ عَسٰٓى اَنْ يَكُونَ رَدِفَ لَكُمْ بَعْضُ الَّذ۪ي تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ Qul AAasa an yakoona radifa lakumbaAAdu allathee tastaAAjiloon Say thou: “It may be that close behind you is some of what you would hasten.” _https://quran.so/surah-an-naml/verse-72.md_ ### 29. Surah Al-'Ankabut, Verse 53 - **Form in this verse:** وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ — wayastaʿjilūnaka · "And they ask you to hasten" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ بِالْعَذَابِۜ وَلَوْلَٓا اَجَلٌ مُسَمًّى لَجَٓاءَهُمُ الْعَذَابُۜ وَلَيَأْتِيَنَّهُمْ بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ WayastaAAjiloonaka bilAAathabiwalawla ajalun musamman lajaahumu alAAathabuwalaya/tiyannahum baghtatan wahum la yashAAuroon And they ask thee to hasten the punishment! And were it not for a stated term, the punishment would have come upon them; and it will come upon them unexpectedly, when they perceive not. _https://quran.so/surah-al-ankabut/verse-53.md_ ### 29. Surah Al-'Ankabut, Verse 54 - **Form in this verse:** يَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ — yastaʿjilūnaka · "They ask you to hasten" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense يَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ بِالْعَذَابِۜ وَاِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَمُح۪يطَةٌ بِالْكَافِر۪ينَۙ YastaAAjiloonaka bilAAathabiwa-inna jahannama lamuheetatun bilkafireen They ask thee to hasten the punishment! And Gehenna will encompass the false claimers of guidance _https://quran.so/surah-al-ankabut/verse-54.md_ ### 37. Surah As-Saffat, Verse 176 - **Form in this verse:** يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ — yastaʿjilūna · "they hasten" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense اَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ AfabiAAathabina yastaAAjiloon Then is it Our punishment they wish to hasten? _https://quran.so/surah-as-saffat/verse-176.md_ ### 38. Surah Sad, Verse 16 - **Form in this verse:** عَجِّل — ʿajjil · "Hasten" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of tef'il · 2nd person, masculine, singular · imperative mood وَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا عَجِّلْ لَنَا قِطَّنَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ الْحِسَابِ Waqaloo rabbana AAajjil lanaqittana qabla yawmi alhisab And they say: “Our Lord: hasten Thou for us our lot before the Day of Reckoning!” _https://quran.so/surah-sad/verse-16.md_ ### 42. Surah Ash-Shuraa, Verse 18 - **Form in this verse:** يَسْتَعْجِلُ — yastaʿjilu · "Seek to hasten" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense يَسْتَعْجِلُ بِهَا الَّذ۪ينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهَاۚ وَالَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا مُشْفِقُونَ مِنْهَاۙ وَيَعْلَمُونَ اَنَّهَا الْحَقُّۜ اَلَٓا اِنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ يُمَارُونَ فِي السَّاعَةِ لَف۪ي ضَلَالٍ بَع۪يدٍ YastaAAjilu biha allatheena layu/minoona biha wallatheena amanoomushfiqoona minha wayaAAlamoona annaha alhaqquala inna allatheena yumaroona fee assaAAatilafee dalalin baAAeed Those who believe not in it seek to hasten it; but those who heed warning are in dread of it and know that it is the truth. Nay, those who are in doubt concerning the Hour are in extreme error. _https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuraa/verse-18.md_ ### 46. Surah Al-Ahqaf, Verse 24 - **Form in this verse:** ٱسْتَعْجَلْتُم — is'taʿjaltum · "you were asking it to be hastened" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · past tense فَلَمَّا رَاَوْهُ عَارِضاً مُسْتَقْبِلَ اَوْدِيَتِهِمْۙ قَالُوا هٰذَا عَارِضٌ مُمْطِرُنَاۜ بَلْ هُوَ مَا اسْتَعْجَلْتُمْ بِه۪ۜ ر۪يحٌ ف۪يهَا عَذَابٌ اَل۪يمٌۙ Falamma raawhu AAaridanmustaqbila awdiyatihim qaloo hatha AAaridunmumtiruna bal huwa ma istaAAjaltum bihi reehunfeeha AAathabun aleem Then when they saw it as a wide cloud suddenly approaching their valleys they said: “This is a cloud bringing us rain!” — “Nay, it is that which you sought to hasten: a wind wherein is a painful punishment, _https://quran.so/surah-al-ahqaf/verse-24.md_ ### 46. Surah Al-Ahqaf, Verse 35 - **Form in this verse:** تَسْتَعْجِل — tastaʿjil · "seek to hasten" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 2nd person, masculine, singular · present tense فَاصْبِرْ كَمَا صَبَرَ اُو۬لُوا الْعَزْمِ مِنَ الرُّسُلِ وَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلْ لَهُمْۜ كَاَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَ مَا يُوعَدُونَۙ لَمْ يَلْبَثُٓوا اِلَّا سَاعَةً مِنْ نَهَارٍۜ بَلَاغٌۚ فَهَلْ يُهْلَكُ اِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ Fasbir kama sabaraoloo alAAazmi mina arrusuli wala tastaAAjil lahumkaannahum yawma yarawna ma yooAAadoona lam yalbathoo illasaAAatan min naharin balaghun fahal yuhlakuilla alqawmu alfasiqoon So be thou patient, as those of determination among the messengers were patient, and seek thou not to hasten for them. The day they see what they are promised, it will be as though they had not tarried an hour of a day. Notification! And will there be destroyed save the perfidious people? _https://quran.so/surah-al-ahqaf/verse-35.md_ ### 48. Surah Al-Fath, Verse 20 - **Form in this verse:** فَعَجَّلَ — faʿajjala · "and He has hastened" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of tef'il · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense وَعَدَكُمُ اللّٰهُ مَغَانِمَ كَث۪يرَةً تَأْخُذُونَهَا فَعَجَّلَ لَكُمْ هٰذِه۪ وَكَفَّ اَيْدِيَ النَّاسِ عَنْكُمْۚ وَلِتَكُونَ اٰيَةً لِلْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ وَيَهْدِيَكُمْ صِرَاطاً مُسْتَق۪يماًۙ WaAAadakumu Allahu maghanimakatheeratan ta/khuthoonaha faAAajjala lakum hathihiwakaffa aydiya annasi AAankum walitakoona ayatanlilmu/mineena wayahdiyakum siratan mustaqeema God has promised you many spoils you will take, and He has hastened this for you, — and He restrained the hands of men from you, that it might be a proof for the believers, and that He might guide you by a straight path — _https://quran.so/surah-al-fath/verse-20.md_ ### 51. Surah Adh-Dhariyat, Verse 14 - **Form in this verse:** تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ — tastaʿjilūna · "seeking to hasten" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense ذُوقُوا فِتْنَتَكُمْۜ هٰذَا الَّذ۪ي كُنْتُمْ بِه۪ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ Thooqoo fitnatakum hatha allatheekuntum bihi tastaAAjiloon “Taste your means of denial: this is what you sought to hasten!” _https://quran.so/surah-adh-dhariyat/verse-14.md_ ### 51. Surah Adh-Dhariyat, Verse 26 - **Form in this verse:** بِعِجْلٍۢ — biʿij'lin · "with a calf" - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case · indefinite فَرَاغَ اِلٰٓى اَهْلِه۪ فَجَٓاءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَم۪ينٍۙ Faragha ila ahlihi fajaabiAAijlin sameen And he turned aside to his family and brought a fatted calf, _https://quran.so/surah-adh-dhariyat/verse-26.md_ ### 51. Surah Adh-Dhariyat, Verse 59 - **Form in this verse:** يَسْتَعْجِلُونِ — yastaʿjilūni · "so let them not ask Me to hasten" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense فَاِنَّ لِلَّذ۪ينَ ظَلَمُوا ذَنُوباً مِثْلَ ذَنُوبِ اَصْحَابِهِمْ فَلَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونِ Fa-inna lillatheena thalamoothanooban mithla thanoobi as-habihimfala yastaAAjiloon And for those who do wrong is a portion like the portion of their companions; so let them not seek to hasten Me! _https://quran.so/surah-adh-dhariyat/verse-59.md_ ### 75. Surah Al-Qiyamah, Verse 16 - **Form in this verse:** لِتَعْجَلَ — litaʿjala · "to hasten" - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, singular · present tense لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِه۪ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِه۪ۜ La tuharrik bihi lisanakalitaAAjala bih (Move thou not thy tongue with it to hasten it. _https://quran.so/surah-al-qiyamah/verse-16.md_ ### 75. Surah Al-Qiyamah, Verse 20 - **Form in this verse:** ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ — l-ʿājilata · "the immediate" - **Grammar:** noun · active · feminine · accusative case كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ الْعَاجِلَةَۙ Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajila No, indeed! The truth is, you love this fleeting life _https://quran.so/surah-al-qiyamah/verse-20.md_ ### 76. Surah Al-Insan, Verse 27 - **Form in this verse:** ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ — l-ʿājilata · "the immediate" - **Grammar:** noun · active · feminine · accusative case اِنَّ هٰٓؤُ۬لَٓاءِ يُحِبُّونَ الْعَاجِلَةَ وَيَذَرُونَ وَرَٓاءَهُمْ يَوْماً ثَق۪يلاً Inna haola-i yuhibboonaalAAajilata wayatharoona waraahum yawmanthaqeela These love the immediate, and leave behind them a burdensome day. _https://quran.so/surah-al-insan/verse-27.md_ --- Retrieved: 2026-08-13 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.