# Be-Gayn-Te — بغت (bgt)

> Occurs in 13 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** To raid suddenly, to catch off guard, to catch unawares, to appear unexpectedly, to surprise
- **Derived forms:** بَغْتَة (13)

## Verses containing this root

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 31

- **Form in this verse:** بَغْتَةًۭ — baghtatan · "suddenly"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · accusative case · indefinite

قَدْ خَسِرَ الَّذ۪ينَ كَذَّبُوا بِلِقَٓاءِ اللّٰهِۜ حَتّٰٓى اِذَا جَٓاءَتْهُمُ السَّاعَةُ بَغْتَةً قَالُوا يَا حَسْرَتَنَا عَلٰى مَا فَرَّطْنَا ف۪يهَاۙ وَهُمْ يَحْمِلُونَ اَوْزَارَهُمْ عَلٰى ظُهُورِهِمْۜ  اَلَا سَٓاءَ مَا يَزِرُونَ

Qad khasira allatheena kaththaboobiliqa-i Allahi hatta itha jaat-humuassaAAatu baghtatan qaloo ya hasratanaAAala ma farratna feeha wahumyahmiloona awzarahum AAala thuhoorihimala saa ma yaziroon

They have lost who deny the meeting with God; when the Hour has come upon them unexpectedly, they will say: “O our regret over what we neglected concerning it!” And they will bear their burdens upon their backs; in truth, evil is what they will bear.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-31.md_

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 44

- **Form in this verse:** بَغْتَةًۭ — baghtatan · "suddenly"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · accusative case · indefinite

فَلَمَّا نَسُوا مَا ذُكِّرُوا بِه۪ فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ اَبْوَابَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍۜ حَتّٰٓى اِذَا فَرِحُوا بِمَٓا اُو۫تُٓوا اَخَذْنَاهُمْ بَغْتَةً فَاِذَا هُمْ مُبْلِسُونَ

Falamma nasoo ma thukkiroobihi fatahna AAalayhim abwaba kulli shay-in hattaitha farihoo bima ootoo akhathnahumbaghtatan fa-itha hum mublisoon

So when they forgot that whereof they had been reminded, We opened upon them the gates of all things; when they had exulted in what they were given, We took them suddenly; and then were they in despair,

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

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 47

- **Form in this verse:** بَغْتَةً — baghtatan · "suddenly"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · accusative case · indefinite

قُلْ اَرَاَيْتَكُمْ اِنْ اَتٰيكُمْ عَذَابُ اللّٰهِ بَغْتَةً اَوْ جَهْرَةً هَلْ يُهْلَكُ اِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الظَّالِمُونَ

Qul araaytakum in atakum AAathabuAllahi baghtatan aw jahratan hal yuhlaku illaalqawmu aththalimoon

Say thou: “Have you considered: if the punishment of God come to you unexpectedly or with warning, will there be destroyed save the wrongdoing people?”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-47.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 95

- **Form in this verse:** بَغْتَةًۭ — baghtatan · "suddenly"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · accusative case · indefinite

ثُمَّ بَدَّلْنَا مَكَانَ السَّيِّئَةِ الْحَسَنَةَ حَتّٰى عَفَوْا وَقَالُوا قَدْ مَسَّ اٰبَٓاءَنَا الضَّرَّٓاءُ وَالسَّرَّٓاءُ فَاَخَذْنَاهُمْ بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

Thumma baddalna makana assayyi-atialhasanata hatta AAafaw waqaloo qadmassa abaana addarraowassarrao faakhathnahum baghtatanwahum la yashAAuroon

Then We changed the place of evil for good until they increased in number and said: “Adversity and prosperity did touch our fathers,” — then We took them unawares, when they perceived not.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-95.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 187

- **Form in this verse:** بَغْتَةًۭ ۗ — baghtatan · "suddenly"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · accusative case · indefinite

يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ اَيَّانَ مُرْسٰيهَاۜ قُلْ اِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِنْدَ رَبّ۪يۚ لَا يُجَلّ۪يهَا لِوَقْتِهَٓا اِلَّا هُوَۜ ثَقُلَتْ فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِۜ لَا تَأْت۪يكُمْ اِلَّا بَغْتَةًۜ يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ كَاَنَّكَ حَفِيٌّ عَنْهَاۜ قُلْ اِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Yas-aloonaka AAani assaAAatiayyana mursaha qul innama AAilmuhaAAinda rabbee la yujalleeha liwaqtiha illahuwa thaqulat fee assamawati wal-ardila ta/teekum illa baghtatan yas-aloonaka kaannaka hafiyyunAAanha qul innama AAilmuha AAinda Allahiwalakinna akthara annasi layaAAlamoon

They ask thee concerning the Hour: “When is its arrival?” Say thou: “Knowledge thereof is but with my Lord; none reveals its time save He. It weighs heavily in the heavens and the earth; it comes not upon you save unexpectedly.” They ask thee as though thou wert privy thereto; say thou: “Knowledge thereof is but with God”; but most men know not.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-187.md_

### 12. Surah Yusuf, Verse 107

- **Form in this verse:** بَغْتَةًۭ — baghtatan · "suddenly"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · accusative case · indefinite

اَفَاَمِنُٓوا اَنْ تَأْتِيَهُمْ غَاشِيَةٌ مِنْ عَذَابِ اللّٰهِ اَوْ تَأْتِيَهُمُ السَّاعَةُ بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

Afaaminoo an ta/tiyahum ghashiyatunmin AAathabi Allahi aw ta/tiyahumu assaAAatubaghtatan wahum la yashAAuroon

Do they then feel secure against an enveloping of the punishment of God coming upon them, or the Hour coming upon them unexpectedly when they perceive not?

_https://quran.so/surah-yusuf/verse-107.md_

### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 40

- **Form in this verse:** بَغْتَةًۭ — baghtatan · "unexpectedly"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · accusative case · indefinite

بَلْ تَأْت۪يهِمْ بَغْتَةً فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ فَلَا يَسْتَط۪يعُونَ رَدَّهَا وَلَا هُمْ يُنْظَرُونَ

Bal ta/teehim baghtatan fatabhatuhum falayastateeAAoona raddaha wala hum yuntharoon

But it will come upon them unexpectedly, and render them speechless, and they will be unable to repel it, nor will they be granted respite.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-40.md_

### 22. Surah Al-Hajj, Verse 55

- **Form in this verse:** بَغْتَةً — baghtatan · "suddenly"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · accusative case · indefinite

وَلَا يَزَالُ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا ف۪ي مِرْيَةٍ مِنْهُ حَتّٰى تَأْتِيَهُمُ السَّاعَةُ بَغْتَةً اَوْ يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَق۪يمٍ

Wala yazalu allatheenakafaroo fee miryatin minhu hatta ta/tiyahumu assaAAatubaghtatan aw ya/tiyahum AAathabu yawmin AAaqeem

And those who ignore warning will not cease to be in doubt about it until the Hour comes upon them unexpectedly, or there comes to them the punishment of a barren day.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hajj/verse-55.md_

### 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 202

- **Form in this verse:** بَغْتَةًۭ — baghtatan · "suddenly"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · accusative case · indefinite

فَيَأْتِيَهُمْ بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَۙ

Faya/tiyahum baghtatan wahum layashAAuroon

“And it will come upon them unexpectedly, when they perceive not,”

_https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-202.md_

### 29. Surah Al-'Ankabut, Verse 53

- **Form in this verse:** بَغْتَةًۭ — baghtatan · "suddenly"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · accusative case · indefinite

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_

### 39. Surah Az-Zumar, Verse 55

- **Form in this verse:** بَغْتَةًۭ — baghtatan · "suddenly"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · accusative case · indefinite

وَاتَّبِعُٓوا اَحْسَنَ مَٓا اُنْزِلَ اِلَيْكُمْ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ يَأْتِيَكُمُ الْعَذَابُ بَغْتَةً وَاَنْتُمْ لَا تَشْعُرُونَۙ

WattabiAAoo ahsana maonzila ilaykum min rabbikum min qabli an ya/tiyakumu alAAathabubaghtatan waantum la tashAAuroon

And follow the best of what is sent down to you from your Lord, before the punishment comes upon you unexpectedly when you perceive not

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zumar/verse-55.md_

### 43. Surah Az-Zukhruf, Verse 66

- **Form in this verse:** بَغْتَةًۭ — baghtatan · "suddenly"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · accusative case · indefinite

هَلْ يَنْظُرُونَ اِلَّا السَّاعَةَ اَنْ تَأْتِيَهُمْ بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

Hal yanthuroona illa assaAAataan ta/tiyahum baghtatan wahum la yashAAuroon

Look they save for the Hour to come upon them unexpectedly when they perceive not!

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zukhruf/verse-66.md_

### 47. Surah Muhammad, Verse 18

- **Form in this verse:** بَغْتَةًۭ ۖ — baghtatan · "suddenly"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · accusative case · indefinite

فَهَلْ يَنْظُرُونَ اِلَّا السَّاعَةَ اَنْ تَأْتِيَهُمْ بَغْتَةًۚ فَقَدْ جَٓاءَ اَشْرَاطُهَاۚ فَاَنّٰى لَهُمْ اِذَا جَٓاءَتْهُمْ ذِكْرٰيهُمْ

Fahal yanthuroona illaassaAAata an ta/tiyahum baghtatan faqad jaaashratuha faanna lahum itha jaat-humthikrahum

So look they save for the Hour, that it will come upon them unexpectedly? And its tokens have come; so how to them, when it has come, will be their remembrance?

_https://quran.so/surah-muhammad/verse-18.md_

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