# Gayn-Ra-Kaf — غرق (grq)

> Occurs in 23 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** sank, drowned, went downwards and disappeared, became without need, drew the bow to the full, outstripped, engrossed, a man overwhelmed by trials, single draught, ornamented, obligatory, suddenly/violently, to come near to any one
- **Derived forms:** أُغْرِقُ (17) · غَرَق (1) · غَرْق (1) · مُّغْرَقُون (4)

## Verses containing this root

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 50

- **Form in this verse:** وَأَغْرَقْنَآ — wa-aghraqnā · "and We drowned"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَاِذْ فَرَقْنَا بِكُمُ الْبَحْرَ فَاَنْجَيْنَاكُمْ وَاَغْرَقْـنَٓا اٰلَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَاَنْتُمْ تَنْظُرُونَ

Wa-ith faraqna bikumu albahrafaanjaynakum waaghraqna ala firAAawnawaantum tanthuroon

And when We divided for you the sea, and delivered you, and drowned the house of Pharaoh — and you were looking on.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-50.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 64

- **Form in this verse:** وَأَغْرَقْنَا — wa-aghraqnā · "And We drowned"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَاَنْجَيْنَاهُ وَالَّذ۪ينَ مَعَهُ فِي الْفُلْكِ وَاَغْرَقْنَا الَّذ۪ينَ كَذَّبُوا بِاٰيَاتِنَاۜ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْماً عَم۪ينَ۟

Fakaththaboohu faanjaynahu wallatheenamaAAahu fee alfulki waaghraqna allatheena kaththaboobi-ayatina innahum kanoo qawmanAAameen

Then they denied him; so We delivered him and those with him in the ship, and drowned those who denied Our proofs; they were a blind people.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-64.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 136

- **Form in this verse:** فَأَغْرَقْنَـٰهُمْ — fa-aghraqnāhum · "and We drowned them"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

فَانْتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَاَغْرَقْنَاهُمْ فِي الْيَمِّ بِاَنَّهُمْ كَذَّبُوا بِاٰيَاتِنَا وَكَانُوا عَنْهَا غَافِل۪ينَ

Fantaqamna minhum faaghraqnahumfee alyammi bi-annahum kaththaboo bi-ayatinawakanoo AAanha ghafileen

And We took vengeance on them, and drowned them in the sea because they denied Our proofs and were heedless of them.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-136.md_

### 8. Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 54

- **Form in this verse:** وَأَغْرَقْنَآ — wa-aghraqnā · "and We drowned"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

كَدَأْبِ اٰلِ فِرْعَوْنَۙ وَالَّذ۪ينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْۜ كَذَّبُوا بِاٰيَاتِ رَبِّهِمْۚ فَاَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَاَغْرَقْـنَٓا اٰلَ فِرْعَوْنَۚ وَكُلٌّ كَانُوا ظَالِم۪ينَ

Kada/bi ali firAAawna wallatheenamin qablihim kaththaboo bi-ayati rabbihimfaahlaknahum bithunoobihim waaghraqna alafirAAawna wakullun kanoo thalimeen

Like the case of the house of Pharaoh and those before them: they denied the proofs of their Lord, so We destroyed them for their transgressions and drowned the house of Pharaoh; and all were wrongdoers.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anfal/verse-54.md_

### 10. Surah Yunus, Verse 73

- **Form in this verse:** وَأَغْرَقْنَا — wa-aghraqnā · "and We drowned"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ فِي الْفُلْكِ وَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ خَلَٓائِفَ وَاَغْرَقْنَا الَّذ۪ينَ كَذَّبُوا بِاٰيَاتِنَاۚ فَانْظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُنْذَر۪ينَ

Fakaththaboohu fanajjaynahuwaman maAAahu fee alfulki wajaAAalnahum khala-ifawaaghraqna allatheena kaththaboo bi-ayatinafanthur kayfa kana AAaqibatualmunthareen

Then they denied him; so We delivered him, and those with him in the ship, and made them successors, and We drowned those who denied Our proofs. Then see thou how was the final outcome of those who had been warned!

_https://quran.so/surah-yunus/verse-73.md_

### 10. Surah Yunus, Verse 90

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْغَرَقُ — l-gharaqu · "the drowning"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

وَجَاوَزْنَا بِبَن۪ٓي اِسْرَٓائ۪لَ الْبَحْرَ فَاَتْبَعَهُمْ فِرْعَوْنُ وَجُنُودُهُ بَغْياً وَعَدْواًۜ حَتّٰٓى اِذَٓا اَدْرَكَهُ الْغَرَقُۙ قَالَ اٰمَنْتُ اَنَّهُ لَٓا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا الَّـذ۪ٓي اٰمَنَتْ بِه۪ بَنُٓوا اِسْرَٓائ۪لَ وَاَنَا۬ مِنَ الْمُسْلِم۪ينَ

Wajawazna bibanee isra-eelaalbahra faatbaAAahum firAAawnu wajunooduhu baghyanwaAAadwan hatta itha adrakahu algharaqu qalaamantu annahu la ilaha illa allatheeamanat bihi banoo isra-eela waana minaalmuslimeen

And We brought the children of Israel across the sea; and Pharaoh followed them with his forces in sectarian zealotry and enmity. When the drowning had overtaken him, he said: “I believe there is no god save He in whom the children of Israel believe; and I am of those submitting.”

_https://quran.so/surah-yunus/verse-90.md_

### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 37

- **Form in this verse:** مُّغْرَقُونَ — mugh'raqūna · "the ones (to be) drowned"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · passive · masculine, plural · nominative case

وَاصْنَعِ الْفُلْكَ بِاَعْيُنِنَا وَوَحْيِنَا وَلَا تُخَاطِبْن۪ي فِي الَّذ۪ينَ ظَلَمُواۚ اِنَّهُمْ مُغْرَقُونَ

WasnaAAi alfulka bi-aAAyuninawawahyina wala tukhatibnee fee allatheenathalamoo innahum mughraqoon

“And make thou the ship under Our eyes and Our instruction; and address thou Me not concerning those who have done wrong; they will be drowned.”

_https://quran.so/surah-hud/verse-37.md_

### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 43

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْمُغْرَقِينَ — l-mugh'raqīna · "the drowned"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · passive · masculine, plural · genitive case

قَالَ سَاٰو۪ٓي اِلٰى جَبَلٍ يَعْصِمُن۪ي مِنَ الْمَٓاءِۜ قَالَ لَا عَاصِمَ الْيَوْمَ مِنْ اَمْرِ اللّٰهِ اِلَّا مَنْ رَحِمَۚ وَحَالَ بَيْنَهُمَا الْمَوْجُ فَكَانَ مِنَ الْمُغْرَق۪ينَ

Qala saawee ila jabalinyaAAsimunee mina alma-i qala la AAasimaalyawma min amri Allahi illa man rahima wahalabaynahuma almawju fakana mina almughraqeen

Said he: “I will take shelter in a mountain that will protect me from the water.” He said: “There is no protector this day from the command of God save for him upon whom He has mercy.” And the waves came between them; and he was among the drowned.

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

### 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 69

- **Form in this verse:** فَيُغْرِقَكُم — fayugh'riqakum · "and drown you"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

اَمْ اَمِنْتُمْ اَنْ يُع۪يدَكُمْ ف۪يهِ تَارَةً اُخْرٰى فَيُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ قَاصِفاً مِنَ الرّ۪يحِ فَيُغْرِقَكُمْ بِمَا كَفَرْتُمْۙ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُوا لَكُمْ عَلَيْنَا بِه۪ تَب۪يعاً

Am amintum an yuAAeedakum feehi taratanokhra fayursila AAalaykum qasifan mina arreehifayughriqakum bima kafartum thumma la tajidoo lakumAAalayna bihi tabeeAAa

Or do you feel secure that He would not return you to it a second time, and send against you a raging storm of wind, and drown you for what you denied? Then would you not find for you against Us an adherent.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-69.md_

### 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 103

- **Form in this verse:** فَأَغْرَقْنَـٰهُ — fa-aghraqnāhu · "but We drowned him"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

فَاَرَادَ اَنْ يَسْتَفِزَّهُمْ مِنَ الْاَرْضِ فَاَغْرَقْنَاهُ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ جَم۪يعاًۙ

Faarada an yastafizzahum mina al-ardifaaghraqnahu waman maAAahu jameeAAa

And he wished to turn them out of the land; and We drowned him and those with him all together.

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

### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 71

- **Form in this verse:** لِتُغْرِقَ — litugh'riqa · "to drown"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, singular · present tense

فَانْطَلَقَا۠ حَتّٰٓى اِذَا رَكِبَا فِي السَّف۪ينَةِ خَرَقَهَاۜ قَالَ اَخَرَقْتَهَا لِتُغْرِقَ اَهْلَهَاۚ لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْـٔاً اِمْراً

Fantalaqa hattaitha rakiba fee assafeenati kharaqahaqala akharaqtaha litughriqa ahlaha laqadji/ta shay-an imra

So they went forth. When they had embarked on the boat, he made a hole therein. He said: “Hast thou made a hole therein to drown its people? Thou hast done a grievous thing.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-71.md_

### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 77

- **Form in this verse:** فَأَغْرَقْنَـٰهُمْ — fa-aghraqnāhum · "so We drowned them"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَنَصَرْنَاهُ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الَّذ۪ينَ كَذَّبُوا بِاٰيَاتِنَاۜ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمَ سَوْءٍ فَاَغْرَقْنَاهُمْ اَجْمَع۪ينَ

Wanasarnahu mina alqawmi allatheenakaththaboo bi-ayatina innahum kanooqawma saw-in faaghraqnahum ajmaAAeen

And We helped him against the people who denied Our proofs; they were a people of evil, so We drowned them all together.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-77.md_

### 23. Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 27

- **Form in this verse:** مُّغْرَقُونَ — mugh'raqūna · "(are) the ones to be drowned"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · passive · masculine, plural · nominative case

فَاَوْحَيْنَٓا اِلَيْهِ اَنِ اصْنَعِ الْفُلْكَ بِاَعْيُنِنَا وَوَحْيِنَا فَاِذَا جَٓاءَ اَمْرُنَا وَفَارَ التَّنُّورُۙ فَاسْلُكْ ف۪يهَا مِنْ كُلٍّ زَوْجَيْنِ اثْنَيْنِ وَاَهْلَكَ اِلَّا مَنْ سَبَقَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَوْلُ مِنْهُمْۚ وَلَا تُخَاطِبْن۪ي فِي الَّذ۪ينَ ظَلَمُواۚ اِنَّهُمْ مُغْرَقُونَ

Faawhayna ilayhi ani isnaAAialfulka bi-aAAyunina wawahyina fa-ithajaa amruna wafara attannooru faslukfeeha min kullin zawjayni ithnayni waahlaka illaman sabaqa AAalayhi alqawlu minhum wala tukhatibneefee allatheena thalamoo innahum mughraqoon

And We instructed him: “Make thou the ship under Our eyes and Our instruction; then when Our command comes and the oven boils over, load thou therein of each kind two, and thy household save him against whom the word has gone forth among them. And address thou Me not on behalf of those who do wrong; they will be drowned.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-muminun/verse-27.md_

### 25. Surah Al-Furqan, Verse 37

- **Form in this verse:** أَغْرَقْنَـٰهُمْ — aghraqnāhum · "We drowned them"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ لَمَّا كَذَّبُوا الرُّسُلَ اَغْرَقْنَاهُمْ وَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ لِلنَّاسِ اٰيَةًۜ وَاَعْتَدْنَا لِلظَّالِم۪ينَ عَـذَاباً اَل۪يماًۚ

Waqawma noohin lamma kaththabooarrusula aghraqnahum wajaAAalnahum linnasiayatan waaAAtadna liththalimeenaAAathaban aleema

And the people of Noah: when they denied the messengers, We drowned them, and made of them for mankind a proof; and We have prepared for the wrongdoers a painful punishment.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-furqan/verse-37.md_

### 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 66

- **Form in this verse:** أَغْرَقْنَا — aghraqnā · "We drowned"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

ثُمَّ اَغْرَقْنَا الْاٰخَر۪ينَۜ

Thumma aghraqna al-akhareen

Then drowned We the others.

_https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-66.md_

### 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 120

- **Form in this verse:** أَغْرَقْنَا — aghraqnā · "We drowned"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

ثُمَّ اَغْرَقْنَا بَعْدُ الْبَاق۪ينَۜ

Thumma aghraqna baAAdu albaqeen

Then We drowned thereafter those remaining.

_https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-120.md_

### 29. Surah Al-'Ankabut, Verse 40

- **Form in this verse:** أَغْرَقْنَا ۚ — aghraqnā · "We drowned"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

فَكُلاًّ اَخَذْنَا بِذَنْبِه۪ۚ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ اَرْسَلْنَا عَـلَيْهِ حَـاصِباًۚ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ اَخَذَتْهُ الصَّيْحَةُۚ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ خَسَفْنَا بِهِ الْاَرْضَۚ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ اَغْرَقْنَاۚ وَمَا كَانَ اللّٰهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ وَلٰكِنْ كَانُٓوا اَنْفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ

Fakullan akhathna bithanbihifaminhum man arsalna AAalayhi hasiban waminhum manakhathat-hu assayhatu waminhum mankhasafna bihi al-arda waminhum man aghraqnawama kana Allahu liyathlimahumwalakin kanoo anfusahum yathlimoon

And each We took for his transgression; and among them was he upon whom We sent a storm of stones; and among them was he whom the Blast seized; and among them was he whom We caused the earth to swallow; and among them was he whom We drowned. And God wronged them not, but they wronged their souls.

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

### 36. Surah Ya-Sin, Verse 43

- **Form in this verse:** نُغْرِقْهُمْ — nugh'riq'hum · "We could drown them"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · present tense

وَاِنْ نَشَأْ نُغْرِقْهُمْ فَلَا صَر۪يخَ لَهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنْقَذُونَۙ

Wa-in nasha/ nughriqhum fala sareekhalahum wala hum yunqathoon

And if We will, We drown them; then none have they to cry to, nor are they rescued,

_https://quran.so/surah-ya-sin/verse-43.md_

### 37. Surah As-Saffat, Verse 82

- **Form in this verse:** أَغْرَقْنَا — aghraqnā · "We drowned"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

ثُمَّ اَغْرَقْنَا الْاٰخَر۪ينَ

Thumma aghraqna al-akhareen

Then drowned We the others.

_https://quran.so/surah-as-saffat/verse-82.md_

### 43. Surah Az-Zukhruf, Verse 55

- **Form in this verse:** فَأَغْرَقْنَـٰهُمْ — fa-aghraqnāhum · "and We drowned them"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

فَلَمَّٓا اٰسَفُونَا انْتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَاَغْرَقْنَاهُمْ اَجْمَع۪ينَۙ

Falamma asafoonaintaqamna minhum faaghraqnahum ajmaAAeen

And when they had angered Us, We took vengeance on them and drowned them all together,

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

### 44. Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 24

- **Form in this verse:** مُّغْرَقُونَ — mugh'raqūna · "(to be) drowned"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · passive · masculine, plural · nominative case

وَاتْرُكِ الْبَحْرَ رَهْواًۜ اِنَّهُمْ جُنْدٌ مُغْرَقُونَ

Watruki albahra rahwaninnahum jundun mughraqoon

“And leave thou the sea tranquil: — they are a force to be drowned.”

_https://quran.so/surah-ad-dukhan/verse-24.md_

### 71. Surah Nuh, Verse 25

- **Form in this verse:** أُغْرِقُوا۟ — ugh'riqū · "they were drowned"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · passive · 3rd person, masculine, plural · past tense

مِمَّا خَط۪ٓيـَٔاتِهِمْ اُغْرِقُوا فَاُدْخِلُوا نَاراً فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا لَهُمْ مِنْ دُونِ اللّٰهِ اَنْصَاراً

Mimma khatee-atihimoghriqoo faodkhiloo naran falam yajidoo lahum min dooniAllahi ansara

Because of their offences they were drowned, and made to enter a Fire, and they found for them, besides God, no helpers.

_https://quran.so/surah-nuh/verse-25.md_

### 79. Surah An-Nazi'at, Verse 1

- **Form in this verse:** غَرْقًۭا — gharqan · "violently"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

وَالنَّازِعَاتِ غَرْقاًۙ

WannaziAAati gharqa

By those who remove by drowning

_https://quran.so/surah-an-naziat/verse-1.md_

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