# Gayn-Lam-Be — غلب (glb)

> Occurs in 31 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** Overcame, conquered, subdued, mastered, surpassed, superior in power or force, gain victory. aghlabu - thick (with trees), ghulban - luxuriant.
- **Derived forms:** غَالِب (13) · غَلَب (1) · غَلَبُ (15) · غُلْب (1) · مَغْلُوب (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 249

- **Form in this verse:** غَلَبَتْ — ghalabat · "overcame"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, feminine, singular · past tense

فَلَمَّا فَصَلَ طَالُوتُ بِالْجُنُودِۙ قَالَ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ مُبْتَل۪يكُمْ بِنَهَرٍۚ فَمَنْ شَرِبَ مِنْهُ فَلَيْسَ مِنّ۪يۚ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَطْعَمْهُ فَاِنَّهُ مِنّ۪ٓي اِلَّا مَنِ اغْتَرَفَ غُرْفَةً بِيَدِه۪ۚ فَشَرِبُوا مِنْهُ اِلَّا قَل۪يلاً مِنْهُمْۜ فَلَمَّا جَاوَزَهُ هُوَ وَالَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا مَعَهُۙ قَالُوا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا الْيَوْمَ بِجَالُوتَ وَجُنُودِه۪ۜ قَالَ الَّذ۪ينَ يَظُنُّونَ اَنَّهُمْ مُلَاقُوا اللّٰهِۙ  كَمْ مِنْ فِئَةٍ قَل۪يلَةٍ غَلَبَتْ فِئَةً كَث۪يرَةً بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِۜ وَاللّٰهُ مَعَ الصَّابِر۪ينَ

Falamma fasala talootubiljunoodi qala inna Allaha mubtaleekumbinaharin faman shariba minhu falaysa minnee waman lam yatAAamhufa-innahu minnee illa mani ightarafa ghurfatan biyadihifashariboo minhu illa qaleelan minhum falamma jawazahuhuwa wallatheena amanoo maAAahu qaloola taqata lana alyawma bijalootawajunoodihi qala allatheena yathunnoonaannahum mulaqoo Allahi kam min fi-atin qaleelatinghalabat fi-atan katheeratan bi-ithni Allahi wallahumaAAa assabireen

Then when Saul set out with the forces, he said: “God will try you with a river, so whoso drinks thereof is not of me; and whoso tastes it not is of me save he who scoops up a handful with his hand.” But they drank thereof save a few of them. Then when he had crossed it, he and those who heeded warning with him, they said: “We have not power this day against Goliath and his forces.” Said those who knew that they should meet God: “How many a small host has overcome a mighty host by the leave of God! And God is with the patient.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-249.md_

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 12

- **Form in this verse:** سَتُغْلَبُونَ — satugh'labūna · "You will be overcome"
  - **Grammar:** verb · passive · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

قُلْ لِلَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا سَتُغْلَبُونَ وَتُحْشَرُونَ اِلٰى جَهَنَّمَۜ وَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُ

Qul lillatheena kafaroo satughlaboonawatuhsharoona ila jahannama wabi/sa almihad

Say thou to those who ignore warning: “You will be defeated, and gathered into Gehenna; and evil is the resting-place.”

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-12.md_

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 160

- **Form in this verse:** غَالِبَ — ghāliba · "(can) overcome"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · accusative case

اِنْ يَنْصُرْكُمُ اللّٰهُ فَلَا غَالِبَ لَكُمْۚ وَاِنْ يَخْذُلْكُمْ فَمَنْ ذَا الَّذ۪ي يَنْصُرُكُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِه۪ۜ وَعَلَى اللّٰهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ

In yansurkumu Allahu falaghaliba lakum wa-in yakhthulkum faman thaallathee yansurukum min baAAdihi waAAala Allahifalyatawakkali almu/minoon

If God helps you, none can defeat you; but if He forsakes you, who is there who can help you after Him? And in God let the believers place their trust.

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-160.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 74

- **Form in this verse:** يَغْلِبْ — yaghlib · "achieves victory"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

فَلْيُقَاتِلْ ف۪ي سَب۪يلِ اللّٰهِ الَّذ۪ينَ يَشْرُونَ الْحَيٰوةَ الدُّنْيَا بِالْاٰخِرَةِۜ وَمَنْ يُقَاتِلْ ف۪ي سَب۪يلِ اللّٰهِ فَيُقْتَلْ اَوْ يَغْلِبْ فَسَوْفَ نُؤْت۪يهِ اَجْراً عَظ۪يماً

Falyuqatil fee sabeeli Allahiallatheena yashroona alhayata addunyabil-akhirati waman yuqatil fee sabeeli Allahifayuqtal aw yaghlib fasawfa nu/teehi ajran AAatheema

And let fight in the cause of God those who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter; and whoso fights in the cause of God, be he killed or victorious, We will bestow upon him a great reward.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-74.md_

### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 23

- **Form in this verse:** غَـٰلِبُونَ ۚ — ghālibūna · "victorious"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · nominative case

قَالَ رَجُلَانِ مِنَ الَّذ۪ينَ يَخَافُونَ اَنْعَمَ اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِمَا ادْخُلُوا عَلَيْهِمُ الْبَابَۚ فَاِذَا دَخَلْتُمُوهُ فَاِنَّكُمْ غَالِبُونَ وَعَلَى اللّٰهِ فَتَوَكَّلُٓوا اِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِن۪ينَ

Qala rajulani mina allatheenayakhafoona anAAama Allahu AAalayhimaodkhuloo AAalayhimu albaba fa-itha dakhaltumoohufa-innakum ghaliboona waAAala Allahifatawakkaloo in kuntum mu/mineen

Said two men of those who feared, whom God had favoured: “Enter upon them by the gate; for when you have entered by it, then will you be victorious; and in God place your trust, if you be believers.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-23.md_

### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 56

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ — l-ghālibūna · "(are) the victorious"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · nominative case

وَمَنْ يَتَوَلَّ اللّٰهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا فَاِنَّ حِزْبَ اللّٰهِ هُمُ الْغَالِبُونَ۟

Waman yatawalla Allaha warasoolahu wallatheenaamanoo fa-inna hizba Allahi humu alghaliboon

And whoso takes God and His messenger and those who heed warning as ally: the party of God, they will be the victors.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-56.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 113

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ — l-ghālibīna · "the victors"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · accusative case

وَجَٓاءَ السَّحَرَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ قَالُٓوا اِنَّ لَنَا لَاَجْراً اِنْ كُنَّا نَحْنُ الْغَالِب۪ينَ

Wajaa assaharatufirAAawna qaloo inna lana laajran in kunnanahnu alghalibeen

And the sorcerers came to Pharaoh. They said: “There is a reward for us if we be the victors.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-113.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 119

- **Form in this verse:** فَغُلِبُوا۟ — faghulibū · "So they were defeated"
  - **Grammar:** verb · passive · 3rd person, masculine, plural · past tense

فَغُلِبُوا هُنَالِكَ وَانْقَلَبُوا صَاغِر۪ينَۚ

Faghuliboo hunalika wanqalaboosaghireen

Thereupon were they defeated; and they turned about, brought low.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-119.md_

### 8. Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 36

- **Form in this verse:** يُغْلَبُونَ ۗ — yugh'labūna · "they will be overcome"
  - **Grammar:** verb · passive · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

اِنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا يُنْفِقُونَ اَمْوَالَهُمْ لِيَصُدُّوا عَنْ سَب۪يلِ اللّٰهِۜ فَسَيُنْفِقُونَهَا ثُمَّ تَكُونُ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسْرَةً ثُمَّ يُغْلَبُونَۜ وَالَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُٓوا اِلٰى جَهَنَّمَ يُحْشَرُونَۙ

Inna allatheena kafaroo yunfiqoonaamwalahum liyasuddoo AAan sabeeli Allahifasayunfiqoonaha thumma takoonu AAalayhim hasratanthumma yughlaboona wallatheena kafaroo ilajahannama yuhsharoon

Those who ignore warning spend their wealth on turning away from the path of God. So will they spend it; then will it become a sorrow for them; then will they be defeated, and those who ignore warning will be gathered into Gehenna,

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anfal/verse-36.md_

### 8. Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 48

- **Form in this verse:** غَالِبَ — ghāliba · "(can) overcome"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · accusative case

وَاِذْ زَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ اَعْمَالَهُمْ وَقَالَ لَا غَالِبَ لَكُمُ الْيَوْمَ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَاِنّ۪ي جَارٌ لَكُمْۚ فَلَمَّا تَرَٓاءَتِ الْفِئَتَانِ نَكَصَ عَلٰى عَقِبَيْهِ وَقَالَ اِنّ۪ي بَر۪ٓيءٌ  مِنْكُمْ اِنّ۪ٓي اَرٰى مَا لَا تَرَوْنَ اِنّ۪ٓي اَخَافُ اللّٰهَۜ وَاللّٰهُ شَد۪يدُ الْعِقَابِ۟

Wa-ith zayyana lahumu ashshaytanuaAAmalahum waqala la ghaliba lakumualyawma mina annasi wa-innee jarun lakumfalamma taraati alfi-atani nakasaAAala AAaqibayhi waqala innee baree-on minkum inneeara ma la tarawna innee akhafu Allahawallahu shadeedu alAAiqab

And when the satan made their deeds fair to them, and said: “None among men can defeat you this day, when I am at your side,” then when the two companies came within sight of one another, he turned on his heels and said: “I am quit of you; I see what you see not. I fear God”; and God is severe in retribution.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anfal/verse-48.md_

### 8. Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 65

- **Form in this verse:** يَغْلِبُوا۟ — yaghlibū · "they will overcome"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

يَٓا اَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ حَرِّضِ الْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ عَلَى الْقِتَالِۜ اِنْ يَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ عِشْرُونَ صَابِرُونَ يَغْلِبُوا مِائَتَيْنِۚ وَاِنْ يَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ مِائَةٌ يَغْلِبُٓوا اَلْفاً مِنَ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا بِاَنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ لَا يَفْقَهُونَ

Ya ayyuha annabiyyu harridialmu/mineena AAala alqitali in yakun minkumAAishroona sabiroona yaghliboo mi-atayni wa-in yakunminkum mi-atun yaghliboo alfan mina allatheena kafaroobi-annahum qawmun la yafqahoon

O Prophet: rouse thou the believers to fight: if there be of you twenty patient, they will defeat two hundred; and if there be of you a hundred, they will defeat a thousand of those who ignore warning, because they are people who understand not.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anfal/verse-65.md_

### 8. Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 65

- **Form in this verse:** يَغْلِبُوٓا۟ — yaghlibū · "they will overcome"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

يَٓا اَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ حَرِّضِ الْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ عَلَى الْقِتَالِۜ اِنْ يَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ عِشْرُونَ صَابِرُونَ يَغْلِبُوا مِائَتَيْنِۚ وَاِنْ يَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ مِائَةٌ يَغْلِبُٓوا اَلْفاً مِنَ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا بِاَنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ لَا يَفْقَهُونَ

Ya ayyuha annabiyyu harridialmu/mineena AAala alqitali in yakun minkumAAishroona sabiroona yaghliboo mi-atayni wa-in yakunminkum mi-atun yaghliboo alfan mina allatheena kafaroobi-annahum qawmun la yafqahoon

O Prophet: rouse thou the believers to fight: if there be of you twenty patient, they will defeat two hundred; and if there be of you a hundred, they will defeat a thousand of those who ignore warning, because they are people who understand not.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anfal/verse-65.md_

### 8. Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 66

- **Form in this verse:** يَغْلِبُوا۟ — yaghlibū · "they will overcome"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

اَلْـٰٔنَ خَفَّفَ اللّٰهُ عَنْكُمْ وَعَلِمَ اَنَّ ف۪يكُمْ ضَعْفاًۜ فَاِنْ يَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ مِائَةٌ صَابِرَةٌ يَغْلِبُوا مِائَتَيْنِۚ وَاِنْ يَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ اَلْفٌ يَغْلِبُٓوا اَلْفَيْنِ بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِۜ وَاللّٰهُ مَعَ الصَّابِر۪ينَ

Al-ana khaffafa Allahu AAankumwaAAalima anna feekum daAAfan fa-in yakun minkum mi-atun sabiratunyaghliboo mi-atayni wa-in yakun minkum alfun yaghliboo alfaynibi-ithni Allahi wallahu maAAa assabireen

Now has God lightened for you — and He knows there is weakness in you — so if there be of you a hundred patient, they will defeat two hundred; and if there be of you a thousand, they will defeat two thousand, by the leave of God; and God is with the patient.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anfal/verse-66.md_

### 8. Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 66

- **Form in this verse:** يَغْلِبُوٓا۟ — yaghlibū · "they will overcome"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

اَلْـٰٔنَ خَفَّفَ اللّٰهُ عَنْكُمْ وَعَلِمَ اَنَّ ف۪يكُمْ ضَعْفاًۜ فَاِنْ يَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ مِائَةٌ صَابِرَةٌ يَغْلِبُوا مِائَتَيْنِۚ وَاِنْ يَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ اَلْفٌ يَغْلِبُٓوا اَلْفَيْنِ بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِۜ وَاللّٰهُ مَعَ الصَّابِر۪ينَ

Al-ana khaffafa Allahu AAankumwaAAalima anna feekum daAAfan fa-in yakun minkum mi-atun sabiratunyaghliboo mi-atayni wa-in yakun minkum alfun yaghliboo alfaynibi-ithni Allahi wallahu maAAa assabireen

Now has God lightened for you — and He knows there is weakness in you — so if there be of you a hundred patient, they will defeat two hundred; and if there be of you a thousand, they will defeat two thousand, by the leave of God; and God is with the patient.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anfal/verse-66.md_

### 12. Surah Yusuf, Verse 21

- **Form in this verse:** غَالِبٌ — ghālibun · "(is) Predominant"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · nominative case · indefinite

وَقَالَ الَّذِي اشْتَرٰيهُ مِنْ مِصْرَ لِامْرَاَتِه۪ٓ اَكْرِم۪ي مَثْوٰيهُ عَسٰٓى اَنْ يَنْفَعَنَٓا اَوْ نَتَّخِذَهُ وَلَداًۜ وَكَذٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِي الْاَرْضِۘ وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُ مِنْ تَأْو۪يلِ الْاَحَاد۪يثِۜ وَاللّٰهُ غَالِبٌ عَلٰٓى اَمْرِه۪ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Waqala allathee ishtarahumin misra limraatihi akrimee mathwahu AAasaan yanfaAAana aw nattakhithahu waladan wakathalikamakkanna liyoosufa fee al-ardi walinuAAallimahu minta/weeli al-ahadeethi wallahu ghalibunAAala amrihi walakinna akthara annasila yaAAlamoon

And said he who bought him from Egypt, to his wife: “Be thou honourable in his dwelling; it may be that he will benefit us, or we will take him as a son.” And thus did We establish Joseph in the land, and that We might teach him the interpretation of narratives; and God prevails over His affair, but most men understand not.

_https://quran.so/surah-yusuf/verse-21.md_

### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 21

- **Form in this verse:** غَلَبُوا۟ — ghalabū · "prevailed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · past tense

وَكَذٰلِكَ اَعْثَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ لِيَعْلَمُٓوا اَنَّ وَعْدَ اللّٰهِ حَقٌّ وَاَنَّ السَّاعَةَ لَا رَيْبَ ف۪يهَاۚ اِذْ يَتَنَازَعُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ اَمْرَهُمْ فَقَالُوا ابْنُوا عَلَيْهِمْ بُنْيَاناًۜ رَبُّهُمْ اَعْلَمُ بِهِمْۜ قَالَ الَّذ۪ينَ غَلَبُوا عَلٰٓى اَمْرِهِمْ لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ مَسْجِداً

Wakathalika aAAtharnaAAalayhim liyaAAlamoo anna waAAda Allahi haqqunwaanna asaAAata la rayba feeha ithyatanazaAAoona baynahum amrahum faqaloo ibnooAAalayhim bunyanan rabbuhum aAAlamu bihim qala allatheenaghalaboo AAala amrihim lanattakhithanna AAalayhimmasjida

“And thus did He acquaint us with them: that they might know that the promise of God is true, and that the Hour — there is no doubt concerning it.” When they contended with one another about their affair, then they said: “Build over them a structure; their Lord best knows concerning them.” Those who prevailed over their affair said: “We will take for them a place of worship.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-21.md_

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

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ — l-ghālibūna · "(who will be) overcoming"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · nominative 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_

### 23. Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 106

- **Form in this verse:** غَلَبَتْ — ghalabat · "Overcame"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, feminine, singular · past tense

قَالُوا رَبَّـنَا غَلَبَتْ عَلَيْنَا شِقْوَتُنَا وَكُنَّا قَوْماً ضَٓالّ۪ينَ

Qaloo rabbana ghalabatAAalayna shiqwatuna wakunna qawman dalleen

They will say: “Our Lord: our wretchedness overcame us, and we were a people astray.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-muminun/verse-106.md_

### 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 40

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ — l-ghālibīna · "the victorious"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · accusative case

لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ السَّحَرَةَ اِنْ كَانُوا هُمُ الْغَالِب۪ينَ

LaAAallana nattabiAAu assaharatain kanoo humu alghalibeen

So we might follow the sorcerers, if they are the victors?”

_https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-40.md_

### 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 41

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ — l-ghālibīna · "the victorious"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · accusative case

فَلَمَّا جَٓاءَ السَّحَرَةُ قَالُوا لِفِرْعَوْنَ اَئِنَّ لَنَا لَاَجْراً اِنْ كُنَّا نَحْنُ الْغَالِب۪ينَ

Falamma jaa assaharatuqaloo lifirAAawna a-inna lana laajran in kunnanahnu alghalibeen

And when the sorcerers came they said to Pharaoh: “Will there be a reward for us, if we are the victors?”

_https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-41.md_

### 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 44

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ — l-ghālibūna · "(are) the victorious"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · nominative case

فَاَلْقَوْا حِبَالَهُمْ وَعِصِيَّهُمْ وَقَالُوا بِعِزَّةِ فِرْعَوْنَ اِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الْغَالِبُونَ

Faalqaw hibalahum waAAisiyyahumwaqaloo biAAizzati firAAawna inna lanahnualghaliboon

And they cast their ropes and their staffs, and said: “By the power and glory of Pharaoh are we the victors!”

_https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-44.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 35

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ — l-ghālibūna · "(will) be the dominant"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · nominative case

قَالَ سَنَشُدُّ عَضُدَكَ بِاَخ۪يكَ وَنَجْعَلُ لَكُمَا سُلْطَاناً فَلَا يَصِلُونَ اِلَيْكُمَا بِاٰيَاتِنَاۚ اَنْتُمَا وَمَنِ اتَّـبَعَكُمَا الْغَالِبُونَ

Qala sanashuddu AAadudakabi-akheeka wanajAAalu lakuma sultanan falayasiloona ilaykuma bi-ayatinaantuma wamani ittabaAAakuma alghaliboon

Said He: “We will strengthen thine arm by thy brother, and We will appoint for you authority so they reach you not. By Our proofs you and those who follow you will be the victors.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-35.md_

### 30. Surah Ar-Rum, Verse 2

- **Form in this verse:** غُلِبَتِ — ghulibati · "Have been defeated"
  - **Grammar:** verb · passive · 3rd person, feminine, singular · past tense

غُلِبَتِ الرُّومُۙ

Ghulibati arroom

The Romans have been victorious

_https://quran.so/surah-ar-rum/verse-2.md_

### 30. Surah Ar-Rum, Verse 3

- **Form in this verse:** غَلَبِهِمْ — ghalabihim · "their defeat"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

ف۪ٓي اَدْنَى الْاَرْضِ وَهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ غَلَبِهِمْ سَيَغْلِبُونَۙ

Fee adna al-ardi wahum minbaAAdi ghalabihim sayaghliboon

In the lowest earth; but they, after their defeat, will be victorious

_https://quran.so/surah-ar-rum/verse-3.md_

### 30. Surah Ar-Rum, Verse 3

- **Form in this verse:** سَيَغْلِبُونَ — sayaghlibūna · "will overcome"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

ف۪ٓي اَدْنَى الْاَرْضِ وَهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ غَلَبِهِمْ سَيَغْلِبُونَۙ

Fee adna al-ardi wahum minbaAAdi ghalabihim sayaghliboon

In the lowest earth; but they, after their defeat, will be victorious

_https://quran.so/surah-ar-rum/verse-3.md_

### 37. Surah As-Saffat, Verse 116

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ — l-ghālibīna · "the victors"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · accusative case

وَنَصَرْنَاهُمْ فَكَانُوا هُمُ الْغَالِب۪ينَۚ

Wanasarnahum fakanoohumu alghalibeen

And We helped them, so they were the victors.

_https://quran.so/surah-as-saffat/verse-116.md_

### 37. Surah As-Saffat, Verse 173

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ — l-ghālibūna · "(will be) those who overcome"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · nominative case

وَاِنَّ جُنْدَنَا لَهُمُ الْغَالِبُونَ

Wa-inna jundana lahumu alghaliboon

And Our host — they will be the victors.

_https://quran.so/surah-as-saffat/verse-173.md_

### 41. Surah Fussilat, Verse 26

- **Form in this verse:** تَغْلِبُونَ — taghlibūna · "overcome"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَقَالَ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا لَا تَسْمَعُوا لِهٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنِ وَالْغَوْا ف۪يهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَغْلِبُونَ

Waqala allatheena kafaroo latasmaAAoo lihatha alqur-ani walghaw feehilaAAallakum taghliboon

And those who ignore warning say: “Listen not to this Qur’an, and speak nonsense about it, that you might be victorious.”

_https://quran.so/surah-fussilat/verse-26.md_

### 54. Surah Al-Qamar, Verse 10

- **Form in this verse:** مَغْلُوبٌۭ — maghlūbun · "one overpowered"
  - **Grammar:** noun · passive · masculine · nominative case · indefinite

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُٓ  اَنّ۪ي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانْتَصِرْ

FadaAAa rabbahu annee maghloobun fantasir

So he called to his Lord: “I am defeated, so help Thou.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qamar/verse-10.md_

### 58. Surah Al-Mujadila, Verse 21

- **Form in this verse:** لَأَغْلِبَنَّ — la-aghlibanna · "Surely, I will overcome"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, singular · present tense

كَتَبَ اللّٰهُ لَاَغْلِبَنَّ اَنَا۬ وَرُسُل۪يۜ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ قَوِيٌّ عَز۪يزٌ

Kataba Allahu laaghlibanna anawarusulee inna Allaha qawiyyun AAazeez

God has written: “I will conquer — I and My messengers!” God is strong and exalted in might.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-mujadila/verse-21.md_

### 80. Surah 'Abasa, Verse 30

- **Form in this verse:** غُلْبًۭا — ghul'ban · "(of) thick foliage"
  - **Grammar:** adjective · masculine, plural · accusative case · indefinite

وَحَدَٓائِقَ غُلْباًۙ

Wahada-iqa ghulba

And gardens dense with foliage,

_https://quran.so/surah-abasa/verse-30.md_

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