# Sin-Ra-Ayn — سرع (srE)

> Occurs in 23 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** To be fast, to be quick, to hurry, to be rapid, to run, to be swift, to show speediness, to act swiftly
- **Derived forms:** أَسْرَع (2) · سِرَاع (2) · سَرِيع (10) · يُسَٰرِعُ (9)

## Verses containing this root

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 202

- **Form in this verse:** سَرِيعُ — sarīʿu · "(is) swift"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · nominative case

اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ نَص۪يبٌ مِمَّا كَسَبُواۜ وَاللّٰهُ سَر۪يعُ الْحِسَابِ

Ola-ika lahum naseebun mimmakasaboo wallahu sareeAAu alhisab

Those have a portion from what they earned; and God is swift in reckoning.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-202.md_

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 19

- **Form in this verse:** سَرِيعُ — sarīʿu · "(is) swift"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · nominative case

اِنَّ الدّ۪ينَ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ الْاِسْلَامُ۠ وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ الَّذ۪ينَ اُو۫تُوا الْكِتَابَ اِلَّا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَٓاءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْياً بَيْنَهُمْۜ وَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِاٰيَاتِ اللّٰهِ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَر۪يعُ الْحِسَابِ

Inna addeena AAinda Allahial-islamu wama ikhtalafa allatheena ootooalkitaba illa min baAAdi ma jaahumualAAilmu baghyan baynahum waman yakfur bi-ayati Allahifa-inna Allaha sareeAAu alhisab

The doctrine with God is submission. And those given the Writ differed only after knowledge had come to them, through sectarian zealotry between them; and whoso denies the proofs of God — then is God swift in reckoning.

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-19.md_

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 114

- **Form in this verse:** وَيُسَـٰرِعُونَ — wayusāriʿūna · "and they hasten"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of mufa'ale · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللّٰهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَيُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِۜ وَاُو۬لٰٓئِكَ مِنَ الصَّالِح۪ينَ

Yu/minoona billahi walyawmial-akhiri waya/muroona bilmaAAroofi wayanhawnaAAani almunkari wayusariAAoona fee alkhayrati waola-ikamina assaliheen

They believe in God and the Last Day, and enjoin what is fitting, and forbid perversity, and compete in good deeds; and those are among the righteous.

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-114.md_

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 133

- **Form in this verse:** وَسَارِعُوٓا۟ — wasāriʿū · "And hasten"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of mufa'ale · 2nd person, masculine, plural · imperative mood

وَسَارِعُٓوا اِلٰى مَغْفِرَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا السَّمٰوَاتُ وَالْاَرْضُۙ اُعِدَّتْ لِلْمُتَّق۪ينَۙ

WasariAAoo ila maghfiratinmin rabbikum wajannatin AAarduha assamawatuwal-ardu oAAiddat lilmuttaqeen

And vie one with another for forgiveness from your Lord, and a garden as wide as the heavens and the earth prepared for those of prudent fear:

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-133.md_

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 176

- **Form in this verse:** يُسَـٰرِعُونَ — yusāriʿūna · "hasten"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of mufa'ale · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَلَا يَحْزُنْكَ الَّذ۪ينَ يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْكُفْرِۚ اِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يَضُرُّوا اللّٰهَ شَيْـٔاًۜ يُر۪يدُ اللّٰهُ اَلَّا يَجْعَلَ لَهُمْ حَظًّا فِي الْاٰخِرَةِۚ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظ۪يمٌ

Wala yahzunka allatheenayusariAAoona fee alkufri innahum lan yadurroo Allahashay-an yureedu Allahu alla yajAAala lahum haththanfee al-akhirati walahum AAathabun AAatheem

And let not grieve thee those who compete in denial; they will never harm God at all. God desires not to make for them a portion in the Hereafter; and they have a great punishment.

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-176.md_

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 199

- **Form in this verse:** سَرِيعُ — sarīʿu · "(is) swift"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · nominative case

وَاِنَّ مِنْ اَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ لَمَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللّٰهِ وَمَٓا اُنْزِلَ اِلَيْكُمْ وَمَٓا اُنْزِلَ اِلَيْهِمْ خَاشِع۪ينَ لِلّٰهِۙ لَا يَشْتَرُونَ بِاٰيَاتِ اللّٰهِ ثَمَناً قَل۪يلاًۜ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ اَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْۜ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَر۪يعُ الْحِسَابِ

Wa-inna min ahli alkitabi lamanyu/minu billahi wama onzila ilaykum wamaonzila ilayhim khashiAAeena lillahi layashtaroona bi-ayati Allahi thamananqaleelan ola-ika lahum ajruhum AAinda rabbihim inna AllahasareeAAu alhisab

And among the doctors of the Law are those who believe in God and what was sent down to you, and what was sent down to them: — humble towards God, they sell not the proofs of God at a cheap price — those have their reward with their Lord; God is swift in reckoning.

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-199.md_

### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 4

- **Form in this verse:** سَرِيعُ — sarīʿu · "is swift"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · nominative case

يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ مَاذَٓا اُحِلَّ لَهُمْۜ قُلْ اُحِلَّ لَكُمُ الطَّيِّبَاتُۙ وَمَا عَلَّمْتُمْ مِنَ الْجَوَارِحِ مُكَلِّب۪ينَ تُعَلِّمُونَهُنَّ مِمَّا عَلَّمَكُمُ اللّٰهُۘ فَكُلُوا مِمَّٓا اَمْسَكْنَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللّٰهِ عَلَيْهِۖ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَۜ  اِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَر۪يعُ الْحِسَابِ

Yas-aloonaka matha ohilla lahumqul ohilla lakumu attayyibatu wamaAAallamtum mina aljawarihi mukallibeenatuAAallimoonahunna mimma AAallamakumu Allahufakuloo mimma amsakna AAalaykum wathkurooisma Allahi AAalayhi wattaqoo Allaha innaAllaha sareeAAu alhisab

They ask thee what is made lawful for them. Say thou: “Made lawful for you are good things; and what you have trained of animals of prey as trainers teaching them of what God taught you — eat of what they catch for you, and remember the name of God over it. And be in prudent fear of God; God is swift in reckoning.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-4.md_

### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 41

- **Form in this verse:** يُسَـٰرِعُونَ — yusāriʿūna · "hasten"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of mufa'ale · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ لَا يَحْزُنْكَ الَّذ۪ينَ يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْكُفْرِ مِنَ الَّذ۪ينَ قَالُٓوا اٰمَنَّا بِاَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَلَمْ تُؤْمِنْ قُلُوبُهُمْۚ وَمِنَ الَّذ۪ينَ هَادُوا سَمَّاعُونَ لِلْكَذِبِ سَمَّاعُونَ لِقَوْمٍ اٰخَر۪ينَۙ لَمْ يَأْتُوكَۜ يُحَرِّفُونَ الْكَلِمَ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَوَاضِعِه۪ۚ يَقُولُونَ اِنْ اُو۫ت۪يتُمْ هٰذَا فَخُذُوهُ وَاِنْ لَمْ تُؤْتَوْهُ فَاحْذَرُواۜ وَمَنْ يُرِدِ اللّٰهُ فِتْنَتَهُ فَلَنْ تَمْلِكَ لَهُ مِنَ اللّٰهِ شَيْـٔاًۜ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ الَّذ۪ينَ لَمْ يُرِدِ اللّٰهُ اَنْ يُطَهِّرَ قُلُوبَهُمْۜ لَهُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا خِزْيٌ وَلَهُمْ فِي الْاٰخِرَةِ عَذَابٌ عَظ۪يمٌ

Ya ayyuha arrasoolu layahzunka allatheena yusariAAoona fee alkufrimina allatheena qaloo amanna bi-afwahihimwalam tu/min quloobuhum wamina allatheena hadoosammaAAoona lilkathibi sammaAAoona liqawmin akhareenalam ya/tooka yuharrifoona alkalima min baAAdi mawadiAAihiyaqooloona in ooteetum hatha fakhuthoohu wa-in lamtu/tawhu fahtharoo waman yuridi Allahufitnatahu falan tamlika lahu mina Allahi shay-an ola-ikaallatheena lam yuridi Allahu an yutahhiraquloobahum lahum fee addunya khizyun walahum feeal-akhirati AAathabun AAatheem

O Messenger: let there not grieve thee those who compete in denial among those who say: “We believe,” with their mouths, when their hearts have not believed. And among those who hold to Judaism are eager listeners to lies, eager listeners to another people who have not come to thee (they twist words from their places, saying “If this be given you, receive it; but if it be not given you, beware!” And whom God wishes to try: thou wilt not have power for him against God in anything. Those are they whose hearts God desires not to purify; they have in the World disgrace, and they have in the Hereafter a great punishment)

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

### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 52

- **Form in this verse:** يُسَـٰرِعُونَ — yusāriʿūna · "they hasten"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of mufa'ale · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

فَتَرَى الَّذ۪ينَ ف۪ي قُلُوبِهِمْ مَرَضٌ يُسَارِعُونَ ف۪يهِمْ يَقُولُونَ نَخْشٰٓى اَنْ تُص۪يبَنَا دَٓائِرَةٌۜ  فَعَسَى اللّٰهُ اَنْ يَأْتِيَ بِالْفَتْحِ اَوْ اَمْرٍ مِنْ عِنْدِه۪ فَيُصْبِحُوا عَلٰى مَٓا اَسَرُّوا ف۪ٓي اَنْفُسِهِمْ نَادِم۪ينَۜ

Fatara allatheena feequloobihim maradun yusariAAoona feehim yaqooloonanakhsha an tuseebana da-iratun faAAasaAllahu an ya/tiya bilfathi aw amrin minAAindihi fayusbihoo AAala ma asarroofee anfusihim nadimeen

And thou seest those in whose hearts is disease competing among them, saying: “We fear lest a reversal befall us.” But it may be that God will bring victory or a command from Him and they will become of what they concealed within their souls, remorseful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-52.md_

### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 62

- **Form in this verse:** يُسَـٰرِعُونَ — yusāriʿūna · "hastening"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of mufa'ale · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَتَرٰى كَث۪يراً مِنْهُمْ يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْاِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ وَاَكْلِهِمُ السُّحْتَۜ لَبِئْسَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ

Watara katheeran minhum yusariAAoonafee al-ithmi walAAudwani waaklihimu assuhtalabi/sa ma kanoo yaAAmaloon

And thou seest many of them competing in sin and enmity and their consumption of illicit gain; evil is what they do.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-62.md_

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 62

- **Form in this verse:** أَسْرَعُ — asraʿu · "(is) swiftest"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · nominative case

ثُمَّ رُدُّٓوا اِلَى اللّٰهِ مَوْلٰيهُمُ الْحَقِّۜ  اَلَا لَهُ الْحُكْمُ وَهُوَ اَسْرَعُ الْحَاسِب۪ينَ

Thumma ruddoo ila Allahi mawlahumualhaqqi ala lahu alhukmu wahuwa asraAAu alhasibeen

Then are they sent back to God their true protector. In truth, His is the judgment, and He is the swiftest of account-takers.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-62.md_

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 165

- **Form in this verse:** سَرِيعُ — sarīʿu · "(is) swift"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · nominative case

وَهُوَ الَّذ۪ي جَعَلَكُمْ خَلَٓائِفَ الْاَرْضِ وَرَفَعَ بَعْضَكُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجَاتٍ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ ف۪ي مَٓا اٰتٰيكُمْۜ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ سَر۪يعُ الْعِقَابِۘ وَاِنَّهُ لَغَفُورٌ رَح۪يمٌ

Wahuwa allathee jaAAalakum khala-ifaal-ardi warafaAAa baAAdakum fawqa baAAdindarajatin liyabluwakum fee ma atakuminna rabbaka sareeAAu alAAiqabi wa-innahu laghafoorun raheem

And He it is that made you the successors of the earth, and raised some of you above others in degree, that He might try you by what He has given you. Thy Lord is swift in retribution; and He is forgiving and merciful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-165.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 167

- **Form in this verse:** لَسَرِيعُ — lasarīʿu · "(is) surely swift"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · nominative case

وَاِذْ تَاَذَّنَ رَبُّكَ لَيَبْعَثَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ اِلٰى يَوْمِ الْقِيٰمَةِ مَنْ يَسُومُهُمْ سُٓوءَ الْعَذَابِۜ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَسَر۪يعُ الْعِقَابِۚ وَاِنَّهُ لَغَفُورٌ رَح۪يمٌ

Wa-ith taaththana rabbukalayabAAathanna AAalayhim ila yawmi alqiyamati manyasoomuhum soo-a alAAathabi inna rabbaka lasareeAAu alAAiqabiwa-innahu laghafoorun raheem

And when thy Lord proclaimed that He would raise up against them, until the Day of Resurrection, him who would afflict them with an evil punishment[...]. Thy Lord is swift in retribution; and He is forgiving and merciful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-167.md_

### 10. Surah Yunus, Verse 21

- **Form in this verse:** أَسْرَعُ — asraʿu · "(is) more swift"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · nominative case

وَاِذَٓا اَذَقْنَا النَّاسَ رَحْمَةً مِنْ بَعْدِ ضَرَّٓاءَ مَسَّتْهُمْ اِذَا لَهُمْ مَكْرٌ ف۪ٓي اٰيَاتِنَاۜ قُلِ اللّٰهُ اَسْرَعُ مَكْراًۜ اِنَّ رُسُلَنَا يَكْتُبُونَ مَا تَمْكُرُونَ

Wa-itha athaqna annasarahmatan min baAAdi darraa massat-hum ithalahum makrun fee ayatina quli AllahuasraAAu makran inna rusulana yaktuboona matamkuroon

And when We let men taste mercy after affliction has touched them, then have they a scheme concerning Our proofs. Say thou: “God is swifter in scheme!” Our messengers write down what you scheme.

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

### 13. Surah Ar-Ra'd, Verse 41

- **Form in this verse:** سَرِيعُ — sarīʿu · "(is) Swift"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · nominative case

اَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا اَنَّا نَأْتِي الْاَرْضَ نَنْقُصُهَا مِنْ اَطْرَافِهَاۜ وَاللّٰهُ يَحْكُمُ لَا مُعَقِّبَ لِحُكْمِه۪ۜ وَهُوَ سَر۪يعُ الْحِسَابِ

Awa lam yaraw anna na/tee al-ardananqusuha min atrafiha wallahuyahkumu la muAAaqqiba lihukmihi wahuwasareeAAu alhisab

Have they not considered that We come to the earth, diminishing it from its extremities? And God judges; there is no adjuster of His judgment; and He is swift in reckoning.

_https://quran.so/surah-ar-rad/verse-41.md_

### 14. Surah Ibrahim, Verse 51

- **Form in this verse:** سَرِيعُ — sarīʿu · "(is) Swift"
  - **Grammar:** adjective · masculine, singular · nominative case

لِيَجْزِيَ اللّٰهُ كُلَّ نَفْسٍ مَا كَسَبَتْۜ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَر۪يعُ الْحِسَابِ

Liyajziya Allahu kulla nafsin makasabat inna Allaha sareeAAu alhisab

That God might reward each soul for what it earned; God is swift in reckoning.

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

### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 90

- **Form in this verse:** يُسَـٰرِعُونَ — yusāriʿūna · "hasten"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of mufa'ale · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۘ وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ يَحْيٰى وَاَصْلَحْنَا لَهُ زَوْجَهُۜ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَباً وَرَهَباًۜ وَكَانُوا لَنَا خَاشِع۪ينَ

Fastajabna lahu wawahabnalahu yahya waaslahna lahuzawjahu innahum kanoo yusariAAoona fee alkhayratiwayadAAoonana raghaban warahaban wakanoo lanakhashiAAeen

Then We answered him, and gave him John, and made right his wife for him. They competed in good deeds, and called to Us in hope and fear; and they were humble towards Us.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-90.md_

### 23. Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 56

- **Form in this verse:** نُسَارِعُ — nusāriʿu · "We hasten"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of mufa'ale · 1st person, plural · present tense

نُسَارِعُ لَهُمْ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِۜ بَلْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

NusariAAu lahum fee alkhayratibal la yashAAuroon

We hasten for them good things? The truth is, they perceive not.

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

### 23. Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 61

- **Form in this verse:** يُسَـٰرِعُونَ — yusāriʿūna · "who hasten"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of mufa'ale · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَهُمْ لَهَا سَابِقُونَ

Ola-ika yusariAAoona feealkhayrati wahum laha sabiqoon

Those compete in good deeds, and they are forerunners therein.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-muminun/verse-61.md_

### 24. Surah An-Nur, Verse 39

- **Form in this verse:** سَرِيعُ — sarīʿu · "(is) swift"
  - **Grammar:** adjective · masculine, singular · nominative case

وَالَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُٓوا اَعْمَالُهُمْ كَسَرَابٍ بِق۪يعَةٍ يَحْسَبُهُ الظَّمْاٰنُ مَٓاءًۜ حَتّٰٓى اِذَا جَٓاءَهُ لَمْ يَجِدْهُ شَيْـٔاً وَوَجَدَ اللّٰهَ عِنْدَهُ فَوَفّٰيهُ حِسَابَهُۜ وَاللّٰهُ سَر۪يعُ الْحِسَابِۙ

Wallatheena kafaroo aAAmaluhumkasarabin biqeeAAatin yahsabuhu aththam-anumaan hatta itha jaahu lamyajidhu shay-an wawajada Allaha AAindahu fawaffahu hisabahuwallahu sareeAAu alhisab

And those who ignore warning, their deeds are like a mirage in a desert: the thirsty one thinks it water; when he has come to it, he finds it nothing, but finds God with him, and He pays his account in full — and God is swift in reckoning —

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nur/verse-39.md_

### 40. Surah Ghafir, Verse 17

- **Form in this verse:** سَرِيعُ — sarīʿu · "(is) Swift"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · nominative case

اَلْيَوْمَ تُجْزٰى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْۜ لَا ظُلْمَ الْيَوْمَۜ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَر۪يعُ الْحِسَابِ

Alyawma tujza kullu nafsin bimakasabat la thulma alyawma inna AllahasareeAAu alhisab

“This day is each soul rewarded for what it earned! No injustice this day!” God is swift in reckoning.

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

### 50. Surah Qaf, Verse 44

- **Form in this verse:** سِرَاعًۭا ۚ — sirāʿan · "hurrying"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of mufa'ale · noun-verb · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

يَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ الْاَرْضُ عَنْهُمْ سِرَاعاًۜ ذٰلِكَ حَشْرٌ عَلَيْنَا يَس۪يرٌ

Yawma tashaqqaqu al-ardu AAanhum siraAAanthalika hashrun AAalayna yaseer

The day the earth is split asunder from about them, they hastening forth; that is a gathering easy for Us.

_https://quran.so/surah-qaf/verse-44.md_

### 70. Surah Al-Ma'arij, Verse 43

- **Form in this verse:** سِرَاعًۭا — sirāʿan · "rapidly"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of mufa'ale · noun-verb · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الْاَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعاً  كَاَنَّهُمْ اِلٰى نُصُبٍ يُوفِضُونَۙ

Yawma yakhrujoona mina al-ajdathi siraAAankaannahum ila nusubin yoofidoon

The day they will come forth from the graves in haste, as though towards an idol, running,

_https://quran.so/surah-al-maarij/verse-43.md_

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