# Gayn-Lam-Zay — غلظ (glZ)

> Occurs in 13 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** Thick, gross, bulky, coarse, rough, hardness/rigid, strength, stern, vehemence, severe
- **Derived forms:** غِلْظَة (1) · غَلِيظ (9) · ٱسْتَغْلَظَ (1) · ٱغْلُظْ (2)

## Verses containing this root

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 159

- **Form in this verse:** غَلِيظَ — ghalīẓa · "(and) harsh"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · accusative case

فَبِمَا رَحْمَةٍ مِنَ اللّٰهِ لِنْتَ لَهُمْۚ وَلَوْ كُنْتَ فَظًّا غَل۪يظَ الْقَلْبِ لَانْفَضُّوا مِنْ حَوْلِكَۖ فَاعْفُ عَنْهُمْ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ وَشَاوِرْهُمْ فِي الْاَمْرِۚ فَاِذَا عَزَمْتَ فَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللّٰهِۜ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُتَوَكِّل۪ينَ

Fabima rahmatin mina Allahilinta lahum walaw kunta faththan ghaleethaalqalbi lanfaddoo min hawlika faAAfuAAanhum wastaghfir lahum washawirhum fee al-amrifa-itha AAazamta fatawakkal AAala Allahiinna Allaha yuhibbu almutawakkileen

And because of the mercy of God, thou wast lenient with them; and hadst thou been coarse and stern, they would have disbanded from about thee. So pardon thou them, and ask thou forgiveness for them, and take thou counsel with them in the affair. And when thou hast made a decision, place thou thy trust in God; God loves those who would place their trust aright.

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-159.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 21

- **Form in this verse:** غَلِيظًۭا — ghalīẓan · "strong"
  - **Grammar:** adjective · masculine, singular · accusative case · indefinite

وَكَيْفَ تَأْخُذُونَهُ وَقَدْ اَفْضٰى بَعْضُكُمْ اِلٰى بَعْضٍ وَاَخَذْنَ مِنْكُمْ م۪يثَاقاً غَل۪يظاً

Wakayfa ta/khuthoonahu waqad afdabaAAdukum ila baAAdin waakhathnaminkum meethaqan ghaleetha

And how can you take it after you have gone in unto each other, and they have taken from you a solemn agreement?

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-21.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 154

- **Form in this verse:** غَلِيظًۭا — ghalīẓan · "solemn"
  - **Grammar:** adjective · masculine, singular · accusative case · indefinite

وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَهُمُ الطُّورَ بِم۪يثَاقِهِمْ وَقُلْنَا لَهُمُ ادْخُلُوا الْبَابَ سُجَّداً وَقُلْنَا لَهُمْ لَا تَعْدُوا فِي السَّبْتِ وَاَخَذْنَا مِنْهُمْ م۪يثَاقاً غَل۪يظاً

WarafaAAna fawqahumu attoorabimeethaqihim waqulna lahumu odkhuloo albabasujjadan waqulna lahum la taAAdoo fee assabtiwaakhathna minhum meethaqan ghaleetha

And We raised above them the mount for their agreement; and We said to them: “Enter the gate in submission”; and We said to them: “Transgress not the Sabbath”; and We took from them a stern agreement.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-154.md_

### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 73

- **Form in this verse:** وَٱغْلُظْ — wa-ugh'luẓ · "and be stern"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, singular · imperative mood

يَٓا اَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ جَاهِدِ الْكُفَّارَ وَالْمُنَافِق۪ينَ وَاغْلُظْ عَلَيْهِمْۜ وَمَأْوٰيهُمْ جَهَنَّمُۜ وَبِئْسَ الْمَص۪يرُ

Ya ayyuha annabiyyu jahidialkuffara walmunafiqeena waghluthAAalayhim wama/wahum jahannamu wabi/sa almaseer

O Prophet: strive thou against the atheists and the waverers, and be thou harsh with them; and their shelter is Gehenna; and evil is the journey’s end.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-73.md_

### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 123

- **Form in this verse:** غِلْظَةًۭ ۚ — ghil'ẓatan · "harshness"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · accusative case · indefinite

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا قَاتِلُوا الَّذ۪ينَ يَلُونَكُمْ مِنَ الْكُفَّارِ وَلْيَجِدُوا ف۪يكُمْ غِلْظَةًۜ وَاعْلَمُٓوا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ مَعَ الْمُتَّق۪ينَ

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanooqatiloo allatheena yaloonakum mina alkuffariwalyajidoo feekum ghilthatan waAAlamoo annaAllaha maAAa almuttaqeen

O you who heed warning: fight those of the atheists who are close to you, and let them find harshness in you; and know that God is with those of prudent fear.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-123.md_

### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 58

- **Form in this verse:** غَلِيظٍۢ — ghalīẓin · "severe"
  - **Grammar:** adjective · masculine, singular · genitive case · indefinite

وَلَمَّا جَٓاءَ اَمْرُنَا نَجَّيْنَا هُوداً وَالَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا مَعَهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ مِنَّاۚ وَنَجَّيْنَاهُمْ مِنْ عَذَابٍ غَل۪يظٍ

Walamma jaa amrunanajjayna hoodan wallatheena amanoomaAAahu birahmatin minna wanajjaynahum minAAathabin ghaleeth

And when Our command came, We delivered Hūd and those who heeded warning with him, by mercy from Us; and We saved them from a stern punishment.

_https://quran.so/surah-hud/verse-58.md_

### 14. Surah Ibrahim, Verse 17

- **Form in this verse:** غَلِيظٌۭ — ghalīẓun · "harsh"
  - **Grammar:** adjective · masculine, singular · nominative case · indefinite

يَتَجَرَّعُهُ وَلَا يَكَادُ يُس۪يغُهُ وَيَأْت۪يهِ الْمَوْتُ مِنْ كُلِّ مَكَانٍ وَمَا هُوَ بِمَيِّتٍۜ وَمِنْ وَرَٓائِه۪ عَذَابٌ غَل۪يظٌ

YatajarraAAuhu wala yakaduyuseeghuhu waya/teehi almawtu min kulli makanin wamahuwa bimayyitin wamin wara-ihi AAathabun ghaleeth

He will gulp it, but will scarcely swallow it; and death will come at him from every place, but he is not to die. And beyond him is a stern punishment.

_https://quran.so/surah-ibrahim/verse-17.md_

### 31. Surah Luqman, Verse 24

- **Form in this verse:** غَلِيظٍۢ — ghalīẓin · "severe"
  - **Grammar:** adjective · masculine, singular · genitive case · indefinite

نُمَتِّعُهُمْ قَل۪يلاً ثُمَّ نَضْطَرُّهُمْ اِلٰى عَذَابٍ غَل۪يظٍ

NumattiAAuhum qaleelan thumma nadtarruhumila AAathabin ghaleeth

We will let them enjoy a little; then will We drive them to a stern punishment.

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

### 33. Surah Al-Ahzab, Verse 7

- **Form in this verse:** غَلِيظًۭا — ghalīẓan · "strong"
  - **Grammar:** adjective · masculine, singular · accusative case · indefinite

وَاِذْ اَخَذْنَا مِنَ النَّبِيّ۪نَ م۪يثَاقَهُمْ وَمِنْكَ وَمِنْ نُوحٍ وَاِبْرٰه۪يمَ وَمُوسٰى وَع۪يسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَۖ وَاَخَذْنَا مِنْهُمْ م۪يثَاقاً غَل۪يظاًۙ

Wa-ith akhathna mina annabiyyeenameethaqahum waminka wamin noohin wa-ibraheemawamoosa waAAeesa ibni maryama waakhathnaminhum meethaqan ghaleetha

And when We took from the prophets their agreement, and from thee, and from Noah and Abraham, and Moses, and Jesus, son of Mary — and We took from them a stern agreement —

_https://quran.so/surah-al-ahzab/verse-7.md_

### 41. Surah Fussilat, Verse 50

- **Form in this verse:** غَلِيظٍۢ — ghalīẓin · "severe"
  - **Grammar:** adjective · masculine, singular · genitive case · indefinite

وَلَئِنْ اَذَقْنَاهُ رَحْمَةً مِنَّا مِنْ بَعْدِ ضَرَّٓاءَ مَسَّتْهُ لَيَقُولَنَّ هٰذَا ل۪يۙ وَمَٓا اَظُنُّ السَّاعَةَ قَٓائِمَةًۙ وَلَئِنْ رُجِعْتُ اِلٰى رَبّ۪ٓي اِنَّ ل۪ي عِنْدَهُ لَلْحُسْنٰىۚ فَلَنُنَبِّئَنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا بِمَا عَمِلُواۘ وَلَنُذ۪يقَنَّهُمْ مِنْ عَذَابٍ غَل۪يظٍ

Wala-in athaqnahu rahmatanminna min baAAdi darraa massat-hulayaqoolanna hatha lee wama athunnu assaAAataqa-imatan wala-in rujiAAtu ila rabbee inna leeAAindahu lalhusna falanunabbi-anna allatheenakafaroo bima AAamiloo walanutheeqannahum min AAathabinghaleeth

And if We let him taste mercy after an affliction touches him, he will say: “This is mine; and I think not that the Hour will come — and if I am brought back to my Lord, mine will be the best with Him!” But We will inform those who ignore warning about what they did, and We will let them taste of a stern punishment.

_https://quran.so/surah-fussilat/verse-50.md_

### 48. Surah Al-Fath, Verse 29

- **Form in this verse:** فَٱسْتَغْلَظَ — fa-is'taghlaẓa · "then it becomes thick"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللّٰهِۜ وَالَّذ۪ينَ مَعَهُٓ  اَشِدَّٓاءُ عَلَى الْكُفَّارِ رُحَمَٓاءُ بَيْنَهُمْ تَرٰيهُمْ رُكَّعاً سُجَّداً يَبْتَغُونَ فَضْلاً مِنَ اللّٰهِ وَرِضْوَاناًۘ س۪يمَاهُمْ ف۪ي وُجُوهِهِمْ مِنْ اَثَرِ السُّجُودِۜ ذٰلِكَ مَثَلُهُمْ فِي التَّوْرٰيةِۚۛ وَمَثَلُهُمْ فِي الْاِنْج۪يلِ۠ۛ   كَزَرْعٍ اَخْرَجَ شَطْـَٔهُ۫ فَاٰزَرَهُ فَاسْتَغْلَظَ فَاسْتَوٰى عَلٰى سُوقِه۪ يُعْجِبُ الزُّرَّاعَ لِيَغ۪يظَ بِهِمُ الْكُفَّارَۜ وَعَدَ اللّٰهُ الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ مِنْهُمْ مَغْفِرَةً وَاَجْراً عَظ۪يماً

Muhammadun rasoolu Allahi wallatheenamaAAahu ashiddao AAala alkuffari ruhamaobaynahum tarahum rukkaAAan sujjadan yabtaghoona fadlanmina Allahi waridwanan seemahum feewujoohihim min athari assujoodi thalika mathaluhumfee attawrati wamathaluhum fee al-injeelikazarAAin akhraja shat-ahu faazarahu fastaghlathafastawa AAala sooqihi yuAAjibu azzurraAAaliyagheetha bihimu alkuffara waAAada Allahuallatheena amanoo waAAamiloo assalihatiminhum maghfiratan waajran AAatheema

Muḥammad is the messenger of God. And those with him are hard against the atheists, merciful among themselves — thou seest them lowly, in submission, seeking favour from God and approval, their mark on their faces of the effects of the Submission — that is their likeness in the Torah. And their likeness in the Gospel is like a seed that put forth its shoot, and strengthens it, and established itself upon its stem pleasing the sowers, that by them He might enrage the atheists. God has promised those who heed warning and do righteous deeds among them forgiveness and a great reward.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-fath/verse-29.md_

### 66. Surah At-Tahrim, Verse 6

- **Form in this verse:** غِلَاظٌۭ — ghilāẓun · "stern"
  - **Grammar:** adjective · masculine, plural · nominative case · indefinite

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا قُٓوا اَنْفُسَكُمْ وَاَهْل۪يكُمْ نَاراً وَقُودُهَا النَّاسُ وَالْحِجَارَةُ عَلَيْهَا مَلٰٓئِكَةٌ غِلَاظٌ شِدَادٌ لَا يَعْصُونَ اللّٰهَ مَٓا اَمَرَهُمْ وَيَفْعَلُونَ مَا يُؤْمَرُونَ

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanooqoo anfusakum waahleekum naran waqooduha annasuwalhijaratu AAalayha mala-ikatunghilathun shidadun la yaAAsoonaAllaha ma amarahum wayafAAaloona mayu/maroon

O you who heed warning: protect yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is men and stones, over which are angels stern and severe; they do not oppose God in what He has commanded them but do what they are commanded.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tahrim/verse-6.md_

### 66. Surah At-Tahrim, Verse 9

- **Form in this verse:** وَٱغْلُظْ — wa-ugh'luẓ · "and be stern"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, singular · imperative mood

يَٓا اَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ جَاهِدِ الْكُفَّارَ وَالْمُنَافِق۪ينَ وَاغْلُظْ عَلَيْهِمْۜ وَمَأْوٰيهُمْ جَهَنَّمُۜ وَبِئْسَ الْمَص۪يرُ

Ya ayyuha annabiyyu jahidialkuffara walmunafiqeena waghluthAAalayhim wama/wahum jahannamu wabi/sa almaseer

O Prophet: strive thou against the atheists and the waverers, and be thou stern with them. And their shelter is Gehenna; and evil is the journey’s end.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tahrim/verse-9.md_

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