# he-Za-Elif — هزا (hzA)

> Occurs in 34 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** to bring down disgrace upon, send down contempt. To mock/ridicule/deride/laugh. (e.g. huzuwan, 2:67)
- **Derived forms:** مُسْتَهْزِءُون (2) · هُزُو (11) · ٱسْتُهْزِئَ (21)

## Verses containing this root

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 14

- **Form in this verse:** مُسْتَهْزِءُونَ — mus'tahziūna · "(are) mockers"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of istif'al · active · masculine, plural · nominative case

وَاِذَا لَقُوا الَّذٖينَ اٰمَنُوا قَالُٓوا اٰمَنَّاۚ وَاِذَا خَلَوْا اِلٰى شَيَاطٖينِهِمْۙ قَالُٓوا اِنَّا مَعَكُمْۙ اِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُسْتَهْزِؤُ۫نَ

Wa-itha laqoo allatheena amanooqaloo amanna wa-itha khalaw ilashayateenihim qaloo inna maAAakum innamanahnu mustahzi-oon

And when they meet those who heed warning, they say: “We believe.” But when they are alone with their satans, they say: “We are with you; we were only mocking!”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-14.md_

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 15

- **Form in this verse:** يَسْتَهْزِئُ — yastahzi-u · "mocks"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

اَللّٰهُ يَسْتَهْزِئُ بِهِمْ وَيَمُدُّهُمْ ف۪ي طُغْيَانِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ

Allahu yastahzi-o bihim wayamudduhumfee tughyanihim yaAAmahoon

God mocks them, and increases them in wandering blindly in their inordinacy.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-15.md_

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 67

- **Form in this verse:** هُزُوًۭا ۖ — huzuwan · "(in) ridicule"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

وَاِذْ قَالَ مُوسٰى لِقَوْمِه۪ٓ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ اَنْ تَذْبَحُوا بَقَرَةًۜ قَالُٓوا اَتَتَّخِذُنَا هُزُواًۜ قَالَ اَعُوذُ بِاللّٰهِ اَنْ اَكُونَ مِنَ الْجَاهِل۪ينَ

Wa-ith qala moosaliqawmihi inna Allaha ya/murukum an tathbahoobaqaratan qaloo atattakhithuna huzuwan qalaaAAoothu biAllahi an akoona mina aljahileen

And when Moses said to his people: “God commands you that you sacrifice a heifer,” they said: “Dost thou take us in mockery?” He said: “I seek refuge in God lest I be of the ignorant.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-67.md_

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 231

- **Form in this verse:** هُزُوًۭا ۚ — huzuwan · "(in) jest"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

وَاِذَا طَلَّقْتُمُ النِّسَٓاءَ فَبَلَغْنَ اَجَلَهُنَّ فَاَمْسِكُوهُنَّ بِمَعْرُوفٍ اَوْ سَرِّحُوهُنَّ بِمَعْرُوفٍۖ وَلَا تُمْسِكُوهُنَّ ضِرَاراً لِتَعْتَدُواۚ وَمَنْ يَفْعَلْ ذٰلِكَ فَقَدْ ظَلَمَ نَفْسَهُۜ وَلَا تَتَّخِذُٓوا اٰيَاتِ اللّٰهِ هُزُواًۘ وَاذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتَ اللّٰهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَمَٓا اَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَالْحِكْمَةِ يَعِظُـكُمْ بِه۪ۜ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاعْلَمُٓوا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَل۪يمٌ۟

Wa-itha tallaqtumu annisaafabalaghna ajalahunna faamsikoohunna bimaAAroofin aw sarrihoohunnabimaAAroofin wala tumsikoohunna diraranlitaAAtadoo waman yafAAal thalika faqad thalamanafsahu wala tattakhithoo ayati Allahihuzuwan wathkuroo niAAmata Allahi AAalaykumwama anzala AAalaykum mina alkitabi walhikmatiyaAAithukum bihi wattaqoo Allaha waAAlamooanna Allaha bikulli shay-in AAaleem

And when you divorce women, and they have reached their term, then retain them according to what is fitting or release them according to what is fitting. And retain them not through harm, to transgress; and whoso does that has wronged himself. And take not the proofs of God in mockery; and remember the favour of God upon you, and what He has sent down to you of the Writ and wisdom whereby He admonishes you. And be in prudent fear of God, and know that God knows all things.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-231.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 140

- **Form in this verse:** وَيُسْتَهْزَأُ — wayus'tahza-u · "and ridiculed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · passive · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

وَقَدْ نَزَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الْكِتَابِ اَنْ اِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ اٰيَاتِ اللّٰهِ يُكْفَرُ بِهَا وَيُسْتَهْزَاُ بِهَا فَلَا تَقْعُدُوا مَعَهُمْ حَتّٰى يَخُوضُوا ف۪ي حَد۪يثٍ غَيْرِه۪ۘ اِنَّكُمْ اِذاً مِثْلُهُمْۜ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ جَامِـعُ الْمُنَافِق۪ينَ وَالْكَافِر۪ينَ ف۪ي جَهَنَّمَ جَم۪يعاًۙ

Waqad nazzala AAalaykum fee alkitabian itha samiAAtum ayati Allahiyukfaru biha wayustahzao biha fala taqAAudoomaAAahum hatta yakhoodoo fee hadeethinghayrihi innakum ithan mithluhum inna Allaha jamiAAualmunafiqeena walkafireena fee jahannamajameeAAa

(And He has sent down upon you in the Writ that when you hear the proofs of God denied and mocked: “Sit not with them until they discourse vainly concerning a subject other than that; then would you be like them.”) God will gather the waverers and the false claimers of guidance into Gehenna all together:

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-140.md_

### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 57

- **Form in this verse:** هُزُوًۭا — huzuwan · "(in) ridicule"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا الَّذ۪ينَ اتَّخَذُوا د۪ينَكُمْ هُزُواً وَلَعِباً مِنَ الَّذ۪ينَ اُو۫تُوا الْكِتَابَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ وَالْكُفَّارَ اَوْلِيَٓاءَۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِن۪ينَ

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoola tattakhithoo allatheena ittakhathoodeenakum huzuwan walaAAiban mina allatheena ootoo alkitabamin qablikum walkuffara awliyaa wattaqooAllaha in kuntum mu/mineen

O you who heed warning: take not those who take your doctrine in mockery and fun among those given the Writ before you and the atheists as allies; and be in prudent fear of God if you be believers.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-57.md_

### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 58

- **Form in this verse:** هُزُوًۭا — huzuwan · "(in) ridicule"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

وَاِذَا نَادَيْتُمْ اِلَى الصَّلٰوةِ اتَّخَذُوهَا هُزُواً وَلَعِباًۜ ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ

Wa-itha nadaytum ila assalatiittakhathooha huzuwan walaAAiban thalikabi-annahum qawmun la yaAAqiloon

And when you call to the duty they take it in mockery and fun, for it is that they are people who do not reason!

_https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-58.md_

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 5

- **Form in this verse:** يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ — yastahziūna · "mock"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوا بِالْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَٓاءَهُمْۜ فَسَوْفَ يَأْت۪يهِمْ اَنْبٰٓـؤُ۬ا مَا كَانُوا بِه۪ يَسْتَهْزِؤُ۫نَ

Faqad kaththaboo bilhaqqilamma jaahum fasawfa ya/teehim anbao makanoo bihi yastahzi-oon

So have they denied the truth when it came to them; and there will come to them a report of that whereat they mocked.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-5.md_

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 10

- **Form in this verse:** ٱسْتُهْزِئَ — us'tuh'zi-a · "were mocked"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · passive · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَلَقَدِ اسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِالَّذ۪ينَ سَخِرُوا مِنْهُمْ مَا كَانُوا بِه۪ يَسْتَهْزِؤُ۫نَ۟

Walaqadi istuhzi-a birusulin min qablika fahaqabillatheena sakhiroo minhum ma kanoobihi yastahzi-oon

And messengers were mocked before thee; then there surrounded those who derided them that whereat they mocked.

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

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 10

- **Form in this verse:** يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ — yastahziūna · "mock"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَلَقَدِ اسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِالَّذ۪ينَ سَخِرُوا مِنْهُمْ مَا كَانُوا بِه۪ يَسْتَهْزِؤُ۫نَ۟

Walaqadi istuhzi-a birusulin min qablika fahaqabillatheena sakhiroo minhum ma kanoobihi yastahzi-oon

And messengers were mocked before thee; then there surrounded those who derided them that whereat they mocked.

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

### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 64

- **Form in this verse:** ٱسْتَهْزِءُوٓا۟ — is'tahziū · "Mock"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · imperative mood

يَحْذَرُ الْمُنَافِقُونَ اَنْ تُنَزَّلَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُورَةٌ تُنَبِّئُهُمْ بِمَا ف۪ي قُلُوبِهِمْۜ قُلِ اسْتَهْزِؤُ۫اۚ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ مُخْرِجٌ مَا تَحْذَرُونَ

Yahtharu almunafiqoona antunazzala AAalayhim sooratun tunabbi-ohum bima feequloobihim quli istahzi-oo inna Allaha mukhrijun matahtharoon

The waverers fear lest a sūrah be sent down against them, proclaiming what is in their hearts; say thou: “You may mock; God will bring forth what you fear.”

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-64.md_

### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 65

- **Form in this verse:** تَسْتَهْزِءُونَ — tastahziūna · "mocking"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَلَئِنْ سَاَلْتَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ اِنَّمَا كُنَّا نَخُوضُ وَنَلْعَبُۜ قُلْ اَبِاللّٰهِ وَاٰيَاتِه۪ وَرَسُولِه۪ كُنْتُمْ تَسْتَهْزِؤُ۫نَ

Wala-in saaltahum layaqoolunna innamakunna nakhoodu wanalAAabu qul abillahiwaayatihi warasoolihi kuntum tastahzi-oon

And if thou askest them, they will say: “We were but discoursing vainly and playing.” Say thou: “Was it at God and His proofs and His messenger that you were mocking?”

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-65.md_

### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 8

- **Form in this verse:** يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ — yastahziūna · "mock at [it]"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَلَئِنْ اَخَّرْنَا عَنْهُمُ الْعَذَابَ اِلٰٓى اُمَّةٍ مَعْدُودَةٍ لَيَقُولُنَّ مَا يَحْبِسُهُۜ اَلَا يَوْمَ يَأْت۪يهِمْ لَيْسَ مَصْرُوفاً عَنْهُمْ وَحَاقَ بِهِمْ مَا كَانُوا بِه۪ يَسْتَهْزِؤُ۫نَ۟

Wala-in akhkharna AAanhumu alAAathabaila ommatin maAAdoodatin layaqoolunna ma yahbisuhuala yawma ya/teehim laysa masroofan AAanhum wahaqabihim ma kanoo bihi yastahzi-oon

And if We delay from them the punishment until a reckoned time, they will say: “What detains it?” In truth, the day it comes to them, it will not be averted from them; and there will surround them that whereat they mocked.

_https://quran.so/surah-hud/verse-8.md_

### 13. Surah Ar-Ra'd, Verse 32

- **Form in this verse:** ٱسْتُهْزِئَ — us'tuh'zi-a · "were mocked"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · passive · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَلَقَدِ اسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ فَاَمْلَيْتُ لِلَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا ثُمَّ اَخَذْتُهُمْ۠ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عِقَابِ

Walaqadi istuhzi-a birusulin min qablikafaamlaytu lillatheena kafaroo thumma akhathtuhumfakayfa kana AAiqab

And mocked were messengers before thee; and I granted those who ignored warning respite; then I seized them — and how was My retribution!

_https://quran.so/surah-ar-rad/verse-32.md_

### 15. Surah Al-Hijr, Verse 11

- **Form in this verse:** يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ — yastahziūna · "mock"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَمَا يَأْت۪يهِمْ مِنْ رَسُولٍ اِلَّا كَانُوا بِه۪ يَسْتَهْزِؤُ۫نَ

Wama ya/teehim min rasoolin illakanoo bihi yastahzi-oon

And there came not to them any messenger but they mocked him;

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hijr/verse-11.md_

### 15. Surah Al-Hijr, Verse 95

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْمُسْتَهْزِءِينَ — l-mus'tahziīna · "(against) the mockers"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of istif'al · active · masculine, plural · accusative case

اِنَّا كَفَيْنَاكَ الْمُسْتَهْزِء۪ينَۙ

Inna kafaynaka almustahzi-een

We suffice thee against the mockers,

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

### 16. Surah An-Nahl, Verse 34

- **Form in this verse:** يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ — yastahziūna · "mock"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

فَاَصَابَهُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتُ مَا عَمِلُوا وَحَاقَ بِهِمْ مَا كَانُوا بِه۪ يَسْتَهْزِؤُ۫نَ۟

Faasabahum sayyi-atu maAAamiloo wahaqa bihim ma kanoo bihiyastahzi-oon

And there befell them the evil deeds that they did, and there surrounded them that whereat they mocked.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nahl/verse-34.md_

### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 56

- **Form in this verse:** هُزُوًۭا — huzuwan · "(in) ridicule"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

وَمَا نُرْسِلُ الْمُرْسَل۪ينَ اِلَّا مُبَشِّر۪ينَ وَمُنْذِر۪ينَۚ وَيُجَادِلُ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا بِالْبَاطِلِ لِيُدْحِضُوا بِهِ الْحَقَّ وَاتَّخَذُٓوا اٰيَات۪ي وَمَٓا اُنْذِرُوا هُزُواً

Wama nursilu almursaleena illamubashshireena wamunthireena wayujadilu allatheenakafaroo bilbatili liyudhidoo bihi alhaqqawattakhathoo ayatee wama onthiroohuzuwa

And We send the emissaries only as bearers of glad tidings and warners. And those who ignore warning contend in vanity to refute the truth thereby, and have taken My proofs and that whereof they are warned in mockery.

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

### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 106

- **Form in this verse:** هُزُوًا — huzuwan · "(in) ridicule"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

ذٰلِكَ جَزَٓاؤُ۬هُمْ جَهَنَّمُ بِمَا كَفَرُوا وَاتَّخَذُٓوا اٰيَات۪ي وَرُسُل۪ي هُزُواً

Thalika jazaohum jahannamubima kafaroo wattakhathoo ayateewarusulee huzuwa

“That is their reward — Gehenna — because they denied and took Our proofs and Our messengers in mockery.

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

### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 36

- **Form in this verse:** هُزُوًا — huzuwan · "(in) ridicule"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

وَاِذَا رَاٰكَ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُٓوا اِنْ يَتَّخِذُونَكَ اِلَّا هُزُواًۜ اَهٰذَا الَّذ۪ي يَذْكُرُ اٰلِهَتَكُمْۚ وَهُمْ بِذِكْرِ الرَّحْمٰنِ هُمْ كَافِرُونَ

Wa-itha raaka allatheenakafaroo in yattakhithoonaka illa huzuwan ahathaallathee yathkuru alihatakum wahum bithikriarrahmani hum kafiroon

And when those who ignore warning see thee, they take thee only in mockery: “Is this he who mentions your gods!” And they — of the remembrance of the Almighty — they are deniers.

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

### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 41

- **Form in this verse:** ٱسْتُهْزِئَ — us'tuh'zi-a · "were mocked"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · passive · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَلَقَدِ اسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِالَّذ۪ينَ سَخِرُوا مِنْهُمْ مَا كَانُوا بِه۪ يَسْتَهْزِؤُ۫نَ۟

Walaqadi istuhzi-a birusulin min qablika fahaqabillatheena sakhiroo minhum ma kanoobihi yastahzi-oon

And messengers were mocked before thee; then there surrounded those who derided them that whereat they mocked.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-41.md_

### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 41

- **Form in this verse:** يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ — yastahziūna · "(to) mock"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَلَقَدِ اسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِالَّذ۪ينَ سَخِرُوا مِنْهُمْ مَا كَانُوا بِه۪ يَسْتَهْزِؤُ۫نَ۟

Walaqadi istuhzi-a birusulin min qablika fahaqabillatheena sakhiroo minhum ma kanoobihi yastahzi-oon

And messengers were mocked before thee; then there surrounded those who derided them that whereat they mocked.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-41.md_

### 25. Surah Al-Furqan, Verse 41

- **Form in this verse:** هُزُوًا — huzuwan · "(in) mockery"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

وَاِذَا رَاَوْكَ اِنْ يَتَّخِذُونَكَ اِلَّا هُزُواًۜ اَهٰذَا الَّذ۪ي بَعَثَ اللّٰهُ رَسُولاً

Wa-itha raawka in yattakhithoonakailla huzuwan ahatha allathee baAAatha Allahurasoola

And when they see thee, they only take thee in mockery: “Is this he whom God sent as messenger?

_https://quran.so/surah-al-furqan/verse-41.md_

### 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 6

- **Form in this verse:** يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ — yastahziūna · "(to) mock"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوا فَسَيَأْت۪يهِمْ اَنْبٰٓؤُ۬ا مَا كَانُوا بِه۪ يَسْتَهْزِؤُ۫نَ

Faqad kaththaboo fasaya/teehim anbaoma kanoo bihi yastahzi-oon

Then have they denied; and there will come to them the report of that whereat they mocked.

_https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-6.md_

### 30. Surah Ar-Rum, Verse 10

- **Form in this verse:** يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ — yastahziūna · "making mockery"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

ثُمَّ  كَانَ عَاقِبَةَ الَّذ۪ينَ اَسَٓاؤُا السُّٓوآٰى اَنْ كَذَّبُوا بِاٰيَاتِ اللّٰهِ وَكَانُوا بِهَا يَسْتَهْزِؤُ۫نَ۟

Thumma kana AAaqibata allatheenaasaoo assoo-a an kaththaboo bi-ayatiAllahi wakanoo biha yastahzi-oon

Then evil was the final outcome of those who did evil because they denied the proofs of God and mocked them.

_https://quran.so/surah-ar-rum/verse-10.md_

### 31. Surah Luqman, Verse 6

- **Form in this verse:** هُزُوًا ۚ — huzuwan · "(in) ridicule"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْتَر۪ي لَهْوَ الْحَد۪يثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَنْ سَب۪يلِ اللّٰهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍۙ وَيَتَّخِذَهَا هُزُواًۜ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُه۪ينٌ

Wamina annasi man yashtareelahwa alhadeethi liyudilla AAan sabeeli Allahibighayri AAilmin wayattakhithaha huzuwan ola-ikalahum AAathabun muheen

And among men is he who purchases the diversion of narration to lead astray from the path of God without knowledge, and takes it in mockery: those have a humiliating punishment.

_https://quran.so/surah-luqman/verse-6.md_

### 36. Surah Ya-Sin, Verse 30

- **Form in this verse:** يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ — yastahziūna · "mock at him"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

يَا حَسْرَةً عَلَى الْعِبَادِۚ مَا يَأْت۪يهِمْ مِنْ رَسُولٍ اِلَّا كَانُوا بِه۪ يَسْتَهْزِؤُ۫نَ

Ya hasratan AAalaalAAibadi ma ya/teehim min rasoolin illa kanoobihi yastahzi-oon

Oh, the sorrow for the servants! There came not to them a messenger save they mocked him.

_https://quran.so/surah-ya-sin/verse-30.md_

### 39. Surah Az-Zumar, Verse 48

- **Form in this verse:** يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ — yastahziūna · "mock"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَبَدَا لَهُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتُ مَا كَسَبُوا وَحَاقَ بِهِمْ مَا كَانُوا بِه۪ يَسْتَهْزِؤُ۫نَ

Wabada lahum sayyi-atu makasaboo wahaqa bihim ma kanoo bihiyastahzi-oon

And there will appear to them the evil deeds they earned, and there will surround them that whereat they mocked.

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zumar/verse-48.md_

### 40. Surah Ghafir, Verse 83

- **Form in this verse:** يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ — yastahziūna · "mock"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

فَلَمَّا جَٓاءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُمْ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ فَرِحُوا بِمَا عِنْدَهُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ وَحَاقَ بِهِمْ مَا كَانُوا بِه۪ يَسْتَهْزِؤُ۫نَ

Falamma jaat-hum rusuluhum bilbayyinatifarihoo bima AAindahum mina alAAilmi wahaqabihim ma kanoo bihi yastahzi-oon

When their messengers came to them with clear signs, they exulted at what they had of knowledge; but there surrounded them that whereat they mocked.

_https://quran.so/surah-ghafir/verse-83.md_

### 43. Surah Az-Zukhruf, Verse 7

- **Form in this verse:** يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ — yastahziūna · "mock at him"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَمَا يَأْت۪يهِمْ مِنْ نَبِيٍّ اِلَّا كَانُوا بِه۪ يَسْتَهْزِؤُ۫نَ

Wama ya/teehim min nabiyyin illakanoo bihi yastahzi-oon

But there came not to them a prophet save they mocked him.

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zukhruf/verse-7.md_

### 45. Surah Al-Jathiyah, Verse 9

- **Form in this verse:** هُزُوًا ۚ — huzuwan · "(in) ridicule"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

وَاِذَا عَلِمَ مِنْ اٰيَاتِنَا شَيْـٔاًۨ اتَّخَذَهَا هُزُواًۜ  اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُه۪ينٌۜ

Wa-itha AAalima min ayatinashay-an ittakhathaha huzuwan ola-ika lahumAAathabun muheen

And when he knows anything of Our proofs, he takes them in mockery; those have a humiliating punishment.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-jathiyah/verse-9.md_

### 45. Surah Al-Jathiyah, Verse 33

- **Form in this verse:** يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ — yastahziūna · "(to) mock"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَبَدَا لَهُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتُ مَا عَمِلُوا وَحَاقَ بِهِمْ مَا كَانُوا بِه۪ يَسْتَهْزِؤُ۫نَ

Wabada lahum sayyi-atu maAAamiloo wahaqa bihim ma kanoo bihiyastahzi-oon

And the evil deeds they did will appear to them, and there will surround them that whereat they mocked.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-jathiyah/verse-33.md_

### 45. Surah Al-Jathiyah, Verse 35

- **Form in this verse:** هُزُوًۭا — huzuwan · "(in) ridicule"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

ذٰلِكُمْ بِاَنَّكُمُ اتَّخَذْتُمْ اٰيَاتِ اللّٰهِ هُزُواً وَغَرَّتْكُمُ الْحَيٰوةُ الدُّنْيَاۚ فَالْيَوْمَ لَا يُخْرَجُونَ مِنْهَا وَلَا هُمْ يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ

Thalikum bi-annakumu ittakhathtumayati Allahi huzuwan wagharratkumu alhayatuaddunya falyawma la yukhrajoonaminha wala hum yustaAAtaboon

“That is because you took the proofs of God in mockery, and the life of this world deluded you.” So, that day, they will not be brought forth therefrom, nor will they be allowed to make amends.

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

### 46. Surah Al-Ahqaf, Verse 26

- **Form in this verse:** يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ — yastahziūna · "ridicule"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنَّاهُمْ ف۪يمَٓا اِنْ مَكَّنَّاكُمْ ف۪يهِ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ سَمْعاً وَاَبْصَاراً وَاَفْـِٔدَةًۘ  فَمَٓا اَغْنٰى عَنْهُمْ سَمْعُهُمْ وَلَٓا اَبْصَارُهُمْ وَلَٓا اَفْـِٔدَتُهُمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ اِذْ  كَانُوا يَجْحَدُونَ بِاٰيَاتِ اللّٰهِ وَحَاقَ بِهِمْ مَا كَانُوا بِه۪ يَسْتَهْزِؤُ۫نَ۟

Walaqad makkannahum feema inmakkannakum feehi wajaAAalna lahum samAAan waabsaranwaaf-idatan fama aghna AAanhum samAAuhum walaabsaruhum wala af-idatuhum min shay-in ith kanooyajhadoona bi-ayati Allahi wahaqabihim ma kanoo bihi yastahzi-oon

And We had established them in that wherein We have not established you, and We gave them hearing and sight and hearts; but their hearing and sight and hearts availed them nothing when they rejected the proofs of God; and there surrounded them that whereat they mocked.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-ahqaf/verse-26.md_

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