غ ش و Root gh-sh-w in the Qur’an 29 occurrences in 26 verses

Words from this root

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

غَشِيَ 13 times

• 3:154 · Ali 'Imranيَغْشَىٰ overcomingThen after distress, He sent down upon you security [in the form of] drowsiness, overcoming a faction of you, while another faction worried about themselves, thinking of Allah other than the truth - the thought of ignorance, saying, "Is there anything for us [to have done] in this matter?" Say, "Indeed, the matter belongs completely to Allah." They conceal within themselves what they will not reveal to you. They say, "If there was anything we could have done in the matter, some of us would not have been killed right here." Say, "Even if you had been inside your houses, those decreed to be killed would have come out to their death beds." [It was] so that Allah might test what is in your breasts and purify what is in your hearts. And Allah is Knowing of that within the breasts.
• 14:50 · Ibrahimوَتَغْشَىٰ and will coverTheir garments of liquid pitch and their faces covered by the Fire.
• 20:78 · Ta-Haفَغَشِيَهُم but covered themSo Pharaoh pursued them with his soldiers, and there covered them from the sea that which covered them,
• 20:78 · Ta-Haغَشِيَهُمْ covered themSo Pharaoh pursued them with his soldiers, and there covered them from the sea that which covered them,
• 24:40 · An-Nurيَغْشَىٰهُ covers itOr [they are] like darknesses within an unfathomable sea which is covered by waves, upon which are waves, over which are clouds - darknesses, some of them upon others. When one puts out his hand [therein], he can hardly see it. And he to whom Allah has not granted light - for him there is no light.
• 29:55 · Al-'Ankabutيَغْشَىٰهُمُ will cover themOn the Day the punishment will cover them from above them and from below their feet and it is said, "Taste [the result of] what you used to do."
• 31:32 · Luqmanغَشِيَهُم covers themAnd when waves come over them like canopies, they supplicate Allah, sincere to Him in religion. But when He delivers them to the land, there are [some] of them who are moderate [in faith]. And none rejects Our signs except everyone treacherous and ungrateful.
• 33:19 · Al-Ahzabيُغْشَىٰ faintsIndisposed toward you. And when fear comes, you see them looking at you, their eyes revolving like one being overcome by death. But when fear departs, they lash you with sharp tongues, indisposed toward [any] good. Those have not believed, so Allah has rendered their deeds worthless, and ever is that, for Allah, easy.
• 44:11 · Ad-Dukhanيَغْشَى EnvelopingCovering the people; this is a painful torment.
• 53:16 · An-Najmيَغْشَى coveredWhen there covered the Lote Tree that which covered [it].
• 53:16 · An-Najmيَغْشَىٰ coversWhen there covered the Lote Tree that which covered [it].
• 91:4 · Ash-Shamsيَغْشَىٰهَا it covers itAnd [by] the night when it covers it
• 92:1 · Al-Laylيَغْشَىٰ it coversBy the night when it covers

أُغْشِيَتْ 4 times

• 7:54 · Al-A'rafيُغْشِى He coversIndeed, your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne. He covers the night with the day, [another night] chasing it rapidly; and [He created] the sun, the moon, and the stars, subjected by His command. Unquestionably, His is the creation and the command; blessed is Allah, Lord of the worlds.
• 10:27 · Yunusأُغْشِيَتْ had been coveredBut they who have earned [blame for] evil doings - the recompense of an evil deed is its equivalent, and humiliation will cover them. They will have from Allah no protector. It will be as if their faces are covered with pieces of the night - so dark [are they]. Those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.
• 13:3 · Ar-Ra'dيُغْشِى He coversAnd it is He who spread the earth and placed therein firmly set mountains and rivers; and from all of the fruits He made therein two mates; He causes the night to cover the day. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.
• 36:9 · Ya-Sinفَأَغْشَيْنَـٰهُمْ and We covered themAnd We have put before them a barrier and behind them a barrier and covered them, so they do not see.

غاشِيَة 3 times

• 7:41 · Al-A'rafغَوَاشٍۢ ۚ coveringsThey will have from Hell a bed and over them coverings [of fire]. And thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.
• 12:107 · Yusufغَـٰشِيَةٌۭ an overwhelmingThen do they feel secure that there will not come to them an overwhelming [aspect] of the punishment of Allah or that the Hour will not come upon them suddenly while they do not perceive?
• 88:1 · Al-Ghashiyahٱلْغَـٰشِيَةِ (of) the OverwhelmingHas there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?

غَشَّى 3 times

• 8:11 · Al-Anfalيُغَشِّيكُمُ He covered you[Remember] when He overwhelmed you with drowsiness [giving] security from Him and sent down upon you from the sky, rain by which to purify you and remove from you the evil [suggestions] of Satan and to make steadfast your hearts and plant firmly thereby your feet.
• 53:54 · An-Najmفَغَشَّىٰهَا So covered themAnd covered them by that which He covered.
• 53:54 · An-Najmغَشَّىٰ coveredAnd covered them by that which He covered.

اسْتَغْشَ 2 times

• 11:5 · Hudيَسْتَغْشُونَ they cover (themselves)Unquestionably, they the disbelievers turn away their breasts to hide themselves from Him. Unquestionably, [even] when they cover themselves in their clothing, Allah knows what they conceal and what they declare. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.
• 71:7 · Nuhوَٱسْتَغْشَوْا۟ and covered themselvesAnd indeed, every time I invited them that You may forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, covered themselves with their garments, persisted, and were arrogant with [great] arrogance.

غِشاوَة 2 times

• 2:7 · Al-Baqarahغِشَـٰوَةٌۭ ۖ (is) a veilAllah has set a seal upon their hearts and upon their hearing, and over their vision is a veil. And for them is a great punishment.
• 45:23 · Al-Jathiyahغِشَـٰوَةًۭ a veilHave you seen he who has taken as his god his [own] desire, and Allah has sent him astray due to knowledge and has set a seal upon his hearing and his heart and put over his vision a veil? So who will guide him after Allah? Then will you not be reminded?

تَغَشَّى 1 time

• 7:189 · Al-A'rafتَغَشَّىٰهَا he covers herIt is He who created you from one soul and created from it its mate that he might dwell in security with her. And when he covers her, she carries a light burden and continues therein. And when it becomes heavy, they both invoke Allah, their Lord, "If You should give us a good [child], we will surely be among the grateful."

مَغْشِيّ 1 time

• 47:20 · Muhammadٱلْمَغْشِىِّ (of) one faintingThose who believe say, "Why has a surah not been sent down? But when a precise surah is revealed and fighting is mentioned therein, you see those in whose hearts is hypocrisy looking at you with a look of one overcome by death. And more appropriate for them [would have been]

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.