غ ل ب Root gh-l-b in the Qur’an 31 occurrences in 28 verses

Words from this root

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

غَلَبُ 15 times

• 2:249 · Al-Baqarahغَلَبَتْ overcameAnd when Saul went forth with the soldiers, he said, "Indeed, Allah will be testing you with a river. So whoever drinks from it is not of me, and whoever does not taste it is indeed of me, excepting one who takes [from it] in the hollow of his hand." But they drank from it, except a [very] few of them. Then when he had crossed it along with those who believed with him, they said, "There is no power for us today against Goliath and his soldiers." But those who were certain that they would meet Allah said, "How many a small company has overcome a large company by permission of Allah. And Allah is with the patient."
• 3:12 · Ali 'Imranسَتُغْلَبُونَ You will be overcomeSay to those who disbelieve, "You will be overcome and gathered together to Hell, and wretched is the resting place."
• 4:74 · An-Nisaيَغْلِبْ achieves victorySo let those fight in the cause of Allah who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter. And he who fights in the cause of Allah and is killed or achieves victory - We will bestow upon him a great reward.
• 7:119 · Al-A'rafفَغُلِبُوا۟ So they were defeatedAnd Pharaoh and his people were overcome right there and became debased.
• 8:36 · Al-Anfalيُغْلَبُونَ ۗ they will be overcomeIndeed, those who disbelieve spend their wealth to avert [people] from the way of Allah. So they will spend it; then it will be for them a [source of] regret; then they will be overcome. And those who have disbelieved - unto Hell they will be gathered.
• 8:65 · Al-Anfalيَغْلِبُوا۟ they will overcomeO Prophet, urge the believers to battle. If there are among you twenty [who are] steadfast, they will overcome two hundred. And if there are among you one hundred [who are] steadfast, they will overcome a thousand of those who have disbelieved because they are a people who do not understand.
• 8:65 · Al-Anfalيَغْلِبُوٓا۟ they will overcomeO Prophet, urge the believers to battle. If there are among you twenty [who are] steadfast, they will overcome two hundred. And if there are among you one hundred [who are] steadfast, they will overcome a thousand of those who have disbelieved because they are a people who do not understand.
• 8:66 · Al-Anfalيَغْلِبُوا۟ they will overcomeNow, Allah has lightened [the hardship] for you, and He knows that among you is weakness. So if there are from you one hundred [who are] steadfast, they will overcome two hundred. And if there are among you a thousand, they will overcome two thousand by permission of Allah. And Allah is with the steadfast.
• 8:66 · Al-Anfalيَغْلِبُوٓا۟ they will overcomeNow, Allah has lightened [the hardship] for you, and He knows that among you is weakness. So if there are from you one hundred [who are] steadfast, they will overcome two hundred. And if there are among you a thousand, they will overcome two thousand by permission of Allah. And Allah is with the steadfast.
• 18:21 · Al-Kahfغَلَبُوا۟ prevailedAnd similarly, We caused them to be found that they [who found them] would know that the promise of Allah is truth and that of the Hour there is no doubt. [That was] when they disputed among themselves about their affair and [then] said, "Construct over them a structure. Their Lord is most knowing about them." Said those who prevailed in the matter, "We will surely take [for ourselves] over them a masjid."
• 23:106 · Al-Mu'minunغَلَبَتْ OvercameThey will say, "Our Lord, our wretchedness overcame us, and we were a people astray.
• 30:2 · Ar-Rumغُلِبَتِ Have been defeatedThe Byzantines have been defeated
• 30:3 · Ar-Rumسَيَغْلِبُونَ will overcomeIn the nearest land. But they, after their defeat, will overcome.
• 41:26 · Fussilatتَغْلِبُونَ overcomeAnd those who disbelieve say, "Do not listen to this Qur'an and speak noisily during [the recitation of] it that perhaps you will overcome."
• 58:21 · Al-Mujadilaلَأَغْلِبَنَّ Surely, I will overcomeAllah has written, "I will surely overcome, I and My messengers." Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might.

غالِب 13 times

• 3:160 · Ali 'Imranغَالِبَ (can) overcomeIf Allah should aid you, no one can overcome you; but if He should forsake you, who is there that can aid you after Him? And upon Allah let the believers rely.
• 5:23 · Al-Ma'idahغَـٰلِبُونَ ۚ victoriousSaid two men from those who feared [to disobey] upon whom Allah had bestowed favor, "Enter upon them through the gate, for when you have entered it, you will be predominant. And upon Allah rely, if you should be believers."
• 5:56 · Al-Ma'idahٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ (are) the victoriousAnd whoever is an ally of Allah and His Messenger and those who have believed - indeed, the party of Allah - they will be the predominant.
• 7:113 · Al-A'rafٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ the victorsAnd the magicians came to Pharaoh. They said, "Indeed for us is a reward if we are the predominant."
• 8:48 · Al-Anfalغَالِبَ (can) overcomeAnd [remember] when Satan made their deeds pleasing to them and said, "No one can overcome you today from among the people, and indeed, I am your protector." But when the two armies sighted each other, he turned on his heels and said, "Indeed, I am disassociated from you. Indeed, I see what you do not see; indeed I fear Allah. And Allah is severe in penalty."
• 12:21 · Yusufغَالِبٌ (is) PredominantAnd the one from Egypt who bought him said to his wife, "Make his residence comfortable. Perhaps he will benefit us, or we will adopt him as a son." And thus, We established Joseph in the land that We might teach him the interpretation of events. And Allah is predominant over His affair, but most of the people do not know.
• 21:44 · Al-Anbyaٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ (who will be) overcomingBut, [on the contrary], We have provided good things for these [disbelievers] and their fathers until life was prolonged for them. Then do they not see that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders? So it is they who will overcome?
• 26:40 · Ash-Shu'araٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ the victoriousThat we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant?"
• 26:41 · Ash-Shu'araٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ the victoriousAnd when the magicians arrived, they said to Pharaoh, "Is there indeed for us a reward if we are the predominant?"
• 26:44 · Ash-Shu'araٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ (are) the victoriousSo they threw their ropes and their staffs and said, "By the might of Pharaoh, indeed it is we who are predominant."
• 28:35 · Al-Qasasٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ (will) be the dominant[Allah] said, "We will strengthen your arm through your brother and grant you both supremacy so they will not reach you. [It will be] through Our signs; you and those who follow you will be the predominant."
• 37:116 · As-Saffatٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ the victorsAnd We supported them so it was they who overcame.
• 37:173 · As-Saffatٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ (will be) those who overcomeAnd [that] indeed, Our soldiers will be those who overcome.

غَلَب 1 time

• 30:3 · Ar-Rumغَلَبِهِمْ their defeatIn the nearest land. But they, after their defeat, will overcome.

غُلْب 1 time

• 80:30 · Abasaغُلْبًۭا (of) thick foliageAnd gardens of dense shrubbery

مَغْلُوب 1 time

• 54:10 · Al-Qamarمَغْلُوبٌۭ one overpoweredSo he invoked his Lord, "Indeed, I am overpowered, so help."

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.