# Ta-Ra-Fe — طرف (Trf)

> Occurs in 11 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** attack the extremity of the enemy's lines, chose a thing, extremity, edge, lateral/adjacent/outward part, side, border, end, newly acquired, proximity, fringes
- **Derived forms:** طَرَف (5) · طَرْف (6)

## Verses containing this root

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 127

- **Form in this verse:** طَرَفًۭا — ṭarafan · "a part"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

لِيَقْطَعَ طَرَفاً مِنَ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُٓوا اَوْ يَكْبِتَهُمْ فَيَنْقَلِبُوا خَٓائِب۪ينَ

LiyaqtaAAa tarafan mina allatheenakafaroo aw yakbitahum fayanqaliboo kha-ibeen

“That He might cut off a part of those who ignore warning, or suppress them so they turn back disappointed.”

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-127.md_

### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 114

- **Form in this verse:** طَرَفَىِ — ṭarafayi · "(at the) two ends"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, dual · nominative case

وَاَقِمِ الصَّلٰوةَ طَرَفَيِ النَّهَارِ وَزُلَفاً مِنَ الَّيْلِۜ اِنَّ الْحَسَنَاتِ يُذْهِبْنَ السَّيِّـَٔاتِۜ ذٰلِكَ ذِكْرٰى لِلذَّاكِر۪ينَۚ

Waaqimi assalata tarafayiannahari wazulafan mina allayli inna alhasanatiyuthhibna assayyi-ati thalika thikraliththakireen

And uphold thou the duty at the two ends of the day, and at an approach of the night: good deeds take away evil deeds! — that is a reminder for those who remember —

_https://quran.so/surah-hud/verse-114.md_

### 13. Surah Ar-Ra'd, Verse 41

- **Form in this verse:** أَطْرَافِهَا ۚ — aṭrāfihā · "its borders"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · genitive case

اَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا اَنَّا نَأْتِي الْاَرْضَ نَنْقُصُهَا مِنْ اَطْرَافِهَاۜ وَاللّٰهُ يَحْكُمُ لَا مُعَقِّبَ لِحُكْمِه۪ۜ وَهُوَ سَر۪يعُ الْحِسَابِ

Awa lam yaraw anna na/tee al-ardananqusuha min atrafiha wallahuyahkumu la muAAaqqiba lihukmihi wahuwasareeAAu alhisab

Have they not considered that We come to the earth, diminishing it from its extremities? And God judges; there is no adjuster of His judgment; and He is swift in reckoning.

_https://quran.so/surah-ar-rad/verse-41.md_

### 14. Surah Ibrahim, Verse 43

- **Form in this verse:** طَرْفُهُمْ ۖ — ṭarfuhum · "their gaze"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

مُهْطِع۪ينَ مُقْنِع۪ي رُؤُ۫سِهِمْ لَا يَرْتَدُّ اِلَيْهِمْ طَرْفُهُمْۚ وَاَفْـِٔدَتُهُمْ هَوَٓاءٌۜ

MuhtiAAeena muqniAAee ruoosihim layartaddu ilayhim tarfuhum waaf-idatuhum hawa/

Straining forward, their heads uplifted; their gaze not returning to them, and their hearts void.

_https://quran.so/surah-ibrahim/verse-43.md_

### 20. Surah Taha, Verse 130

- **Form in this verse:** وَأَطْرَافَ — wa-aṭrāfa · "(at the) ends"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · accusative case

فَاصْبِرْ عَلٰى مَا يَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَاۚ وَمِنْ اٰنَٓائِ الَّيْلِ فَسَبِّـحْ وَاَطْرَافَ النَّهَارِ لَعَلَّكَ تَرْضٰى

Fasbir AAala mayaqooloona wasabbih bihamdi rabbika qabla tulooAAiashshamsi waqabla ghuroobiha wamin ana-iallayli fasabbih waatrafa annaharilaAAallaka tarda

So be thou patient over what they say, and give thou glory with the praise of thy Lord before the rising of the sun, and before its setting. And some periods of the night give thou glory; and at the ends of the day, that thou mightest be satisfied.

_https://quran.so/surah-taha/verse-130.md_

### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 44

- **Form in this verse:** أَطْرَافِهَآ ۚ — aṭrāfihā · "its borders"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · genitive case

بَلْ مَتَّعْنَا هٰٓؤُ۬لَٓاءِ وَاٰبَٓاءَهُمْ حَتّٰى طَالَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْعُمُرُۜ اَفَلَا يَرَوْنَ اَنَّا نَأْتِي الْاَرْضَ نَنْقُصُهَا مِنْ اَطْرَافِهَاۜ اَفَهُمُ الْغَالِبُونَ

Bal mattaAAna haola-iwaabaahum hatta talaAAalayhimu alAAumuru afala yarawna anna na/teeal-arda nanqusuha min atrafihaafahumu alghaliboon

But We gave these and their fathers enjoyment until life became long for them. Have they then not considered that We come to the earth, diminishing it from its extremities? Is it then they who will be the victors?

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-44.md_

### 27. Surah An-Naml, Verse 40

- **Form in this verse:** طَرْفُكَ ۚ — ṭarfuka · "your glance"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

قَالَ الَّذ۪ي عِنْدَهُ عِلْمٌ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ اَنَا۬ اٰت۪يكَ بِه۪ قَبْلَ اَنْ يَرْتَدَّ اِلَيْكَ طَرْفُكَۜ فَلَمَّا رَاٰهُ مُسْتَقِراًّ عِنْدَهُ قَالَ هٰذَا مِنْ فَضْلِ رَبّ۪ي۠ لِيَبْلُوَن۪ٓي ءَاَشْكُرُ اَمْ اَكْفُرُۜ وَمَنْ شَكَرَ فَاِنَّمَا يَشْكُرُ لِنَفْسِه۪ۚ وَمَنْ كَفَرَ فَاِنَّ رَبّ۪ي غَنِيٌّ كَر۪يمٌ

Qala allathee AAindahu AAilmunmina alkitabi ana ateeka bihi qabla anyartadda ilayka tarfuka falamma raahumustaqirran AAindahu qala hatha min fadlirabbee liyabluwanee aashkuru am akfuru waman shakara fa-innamayashkuru linafsihi waman kafara fa-inna rabbee ghaniyyun kareem

Said one with knowledge of the writ: “I will bring it to thee before thy glance return to thee.” And when he saw it set before him, he said: “This is of the bounty of my Lord, that He might try me, whether I am grateful or ungrateful; and whoso is grateful, he is but grateful for his soul; and whoso is ungrateful, then is my Lord free from need and generous.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-naml/verse-40.md_

### 37. Surah As-Saffat, Verse 48

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلطَّرْفِ — l-ṭarfi · "(will be) companions of modest gaze"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

وَعِنْدَهُمْ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ ع۪ينٌۙ

WaAAindahum qasiratu attarfiAAeen

And with them maidens of modest-eyed gaze,

_https://quran.so/surah-as-saffat/verse-48.md_

### 38. Surah Sad, Verse 52

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلطَّرْفِ — l-ṭarfi · "(will be) companions of modest gaze"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

وَعِنْدَهُمْ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ اَتْرَابٌ

WaAAindahum qasiratu attarfiatrab

And with them maidens of modest gaze, well-matched.

_https://quran.so/surah-sad/verse-52.md_

### 42. Surah Ash-Shuraa, Verse 45

- **Form in this verse:** طَرْفٍ — ṭarfin · "a glance"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case · indefinite

وَتَرٰيهُمْ يُعْرَضُونَ عَلَيْهَا خَاشِع۪ينَ مِنَ الذُّلِّ يَنْظُرُونَ مِنْ طَرْفٍ خَفِيٍّۜ وَقَالَ الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُٓوا اِنَّ الْخَاسِر۪ينَ الَّذ۪ينَ خَسِرُٓوا اَنْفُسَهُمْ وَاَهْل۪يهِمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِۜ اَلَٓا اِنَّ الظَّالِم۪ينَ ف۪ي عَذَابٍ مُق۪يمٍ

Watarahum yuAAradoona AAalayhakhashiAAeena mina aththulli yanthuroonamin tarfin khafiyyin waqala allatheena amanooinna alkhasireena allatheena khasiroo anfusahumwaahleehim yawma alqiyamati ala inna aththalimeenafee AAathabin muqeem

And thou wilt see them being exposed to it, humble from weakness, looking on with a furtive glance; and those who heed warning will say: “The losers are those who lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection”; in truth, the wrongdoers are in lasting punishment.

_https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuraa/verse-45.md_

### 55. Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 56

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلطَّرْفِ — l-ṭarfi · "(will be) companions of modest gaze"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

ف۪يهِنَّ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِۙ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ اِنْسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَٓانٌّۚ

Feehinna qasiratu attarfilam yatmithhunna insun qablahum wala jan

In them: maidens of modest gaze, whom there deflowered before them neither servus nor dominus:

_https://quran.so/surah-ar-rahman/verse-56.md_

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