# Fe-Za-Ayn — فزع (fzE)

> Occurs in 6 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** to be afraid, frightened, terrified, smitten with fear
- **Derived forms:** فُزِّعَ (1) · فَزَع (2) · فَزِعَ (3)

## Verses containing this root

### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 103

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْفَزَعُ — l-fazaʿu · "the terror"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

لَا يَحْزُنُهُمُ الْفَزَعُ الْاَكْبَرُ وَتَتَلَقّٰيهُمُ الْمَلٰٓئِكَةُۜ هٰذَا يَوْمُكُمُ الَّذ۪ي كُنْتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ

La yahzunuhumu alfazaAAual-akbaru watatalaqqahumu almala-ikatu hathayawmukumu allathee kuntum tooAAadoon

The greatest terror will not grieve them, and the angels will receive them: — “This is your day which you were promised” —

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-103.md_

### 27. Surah An-Naml, Verse 87

- **Form in this verse:** فَفَزِعَ — fafaziʿa · "and will be terrified"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَيَوْمَ يُنْفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ فَفَزِ  عَ مَنْ فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِي الْاَرْضِ اِلَّا مَنْ شَٓاءَ اللّٰهُۜ وَكُلٌّ اَتَوْهُ دَاخِر۪ينَ

Wayawma yunfakhu fee assoorifafaziAAa man fee assamawati waman feeal-ardi illa man shaa Allahu wakullunatawhu dakhireen

And the day the Trumpet is blown, then terrified will be whoso is in the heavens and the earth save who God wills, and all will come to Him abased.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-naml/verse-87.md_

### 27. Surah An-Naml, Verse 89

- **Form in this verse:** فَزَعٍۢ — fazaʿin · "(the) terror"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case · indefinite

مَنْ جَٓاءَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُ خَيْرٌ مِنْهَاۚ وَهُمْ مِنْ فَزَعٍ يَوْمَئِذٍ اٰمِنُونَ

Man jaa bilhasanatifalahu khayrun minha wahum min fazaAAin yawma-ithinaminoon

Whoso brings a good deed, for him will be better than it; and they will from the terror of that day be secure.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-naml/verse-89.md_

### 34. Surah Saba, Verse 23

- **Form in this verse:** فُزِّعَ — fuzziʿa · "fear is removed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of tef'il · passive · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَلَا تَنْفَعُ الشَّفَاعَةُ عِنْدَهُٓ اِلَّا لِمَنْ اَذِنَ لَهُۜ حَتّٰٓى اِذَا فُزِّعَ عَنْ قُلُوبِهِمْ قَالُوا مَاذَاۙ قَالَ رَبُّكُمْۜ قَالُوا الْحَقَّۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْكَب۪يرُ

Wala tanfaAAu ashshafaAAatuAAindahu illa liman athina lahu hattaitha fuzziAAa AAan quloobihim qaloo matha qalarabbukum qaloo alhaqqa wahuwa alAAaliyyu alkabeer

And intercession avails not with Him save him whom He gives leave. When terror has been lifted from their hearts, they will say: “What said your Lord?” They will say: “The truth”; and He is the Exalted, the Great.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-23.md_

### 34. Surah Saba, Verse 51

- **Form in this verse:** فَزِعُوا۟ — faziʿū · "they will be terrified"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · past tense

وَلَوْ تَرٰٓى اِذْ فَزِعُوا فَلَا فَوْتَ وَاُخِذُوا مِنْ مَكَانٍ قَر۪يبٍۙ

Walaw tara ith faziAAoo falafawta waokhithoo min makanin qareeb

And if thou couldst see when they are in terror: — but there is no escape — and they are seized from a near place,

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-51.md_

### 38. Surah Sad, Verse 22

- **Form in this verse:** فَفَزِعَ — fafaziʿa · "and he was afraid"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

اِذْ دَخَلُوا عَلٰى دَاوُ۫دَ فَفَزِعَ مِنْهُمْ قَالُوا لَا تَخَفْۚ خَصْمَانِ بَغٰى بَعْضُنَا عَلٰى بَعْضٍ فَاحْكُمْ بَيْنَنَا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا تُشْطِطْ وَاهْدِنَٓا اِلٰى سَوَٓاءِ الصِّرَاطِ

Ith dakhaloo AAala dawoodafafaziAAa minhum qaloo la takhaf khasmanibagha baAAduna AAala baAAdinfahkum baynana bilhaqqi walatushtit wahdina ila sawa-iassirat

When they entered upon David, and he was in terror of them, they said: “Fear thou not — two litigants, one of whom has oppressed the other. So judge thou between us with justice, and transgress thou not; and guide thou us to the right way.

_https://quran.so/surah-sad/verse-22.md_

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