ض ي ق Root ḍ-y-q in the Qur’an 13 occurrences in 12 verses

Words from this root

Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.

ضاقَ 7 times

• 9:25 · At-Tawbahوَضَاقَتْ and (was) straitenedAllah has already given you victory in many regions and [even] on the day of Hunayn, when your great number pleased you, but it did not avail you at all, and the earth was confining for you with its vastness; then you turned back, fleeing.
• 9:118 · At-Tawbahضَاقَتْ (was) straitenedAnd [He also forgave] the three who were left behind [and regretted their error] to the point that the earth closed in on them in spite of its vastness and their souls confined them and they were certain that there is no refuge from Allah except in Him. Then He turned to them so they could repent. Indeed, Allah is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.
• 9:118 · At-Tawbahوَضَاقَتْ And (was) straitenedAnd [He also forgave] the three who were left behind [and regretted their error] to the point that the earth closed in on them in spite of its vastness and their souls confined them and they were certain that there is no refuge from Allah except in Him. Then He turned to them so they could repent. Indeed, Allah is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.
• 11:77 · Hudوَضَاقَ and felt straitenedAnd when Our messengers, [the angels], came to Lot, he was anguished for them and felt for them great discomfort and said, "This is a trying day."
• 15:97 · Al-Hijrيَضِيقُ (is) straitenedAnd We already know that your breast is constrained by what they say.
• 26:13 · Ash-Shu'araوَيَضِيقُ And straitensAnd that my breast will tighten and my tongue will not be fluent, so send for Aaron.
• 29:33 · Al-'Ankabutوَضَاقَ and felt straitenedAnd when Our messengers came to Lot, he was distressed for them and felt for them great discomfort. They said, "Fear not, nor grieve. Indeed, we will save you and your family, except your wife; she is to be of those who remain behind.

ضَيِّق 2 times

• 6:125 · Al-An'amضَيِّقًا tightSo whoever Allah wants to guide - He expands his breast to [contain] Islam; and whoever He wants to misguide - He makes his breast tight and constricted as though he were climbing into the sky. Thus does Allah place defilement upon those who do not believe.
• 25:13 · Al-Furqanضَيِّقًۭا narrowAnd when they are thrown into a narrow place therein bound in chains, they will cry out thereupon for destruction.

ضَيْق 2 times

• 16:127 · An-Nahlضَيْقٍۢ distressAnd be patient, [O Muhammad], and your patience is not but through Allah. And do not grieve over them and do not be in distress over what they conspire.
• 27:70 · An-Namlضَيْقٍۢ distressAnd grieve not over them or be in distress from what they conspire.

تُضَيِّقُ 1 time

• 65:6 · At-Talaqلِتُضَيِّقُوا۟ to distressLodge them [in a section] of where you dwell out of your means and do not harm them in order to oppress them. And if they should be pregnant, then spend on them until they give birth. And if they breastfeed for you, then give them their payment and confer among yourselves in the acceptable way; but if you are in discord, then there may breastfeed for the father another woman.

ضائِق 1 time

• 11:12 · Hudوَضَآئِقٌۢ and straitenedThen would you possibly leave [out] some of what is revealed to you, or is your breast constrained by it because they say, "Why has there not been sent down to him a treasure or come with him an angel?" But you are only a warner. And Allah is Disposer of all things.

How we count

Each Qur’an word whose stem comes from this root counts once. Attached prefixes and pronouns, such as wa- (and) or al- (the), are not counted separately. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources. Verse translation: Saheeh International.