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شقو

s-h-q-w

The root شقو (shqw) describes struggling or contending with someone, often in a competitive or adversarial way. It implies striving to overcome or surpass another, or enduring hardship together.

Root

ش-ق-و

20

Total uses

20

Verses

15

Surahs

14

Forms

Root

ش-ق-و

Root Meaning

The root شقو (shqw) describes struggling or contending with someone, often in a competitive or adversarial way. It implies striving to overcome or surpass another, or enduring hardship together.

Derived forms

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📖 Ayaths where this word appears (10)

Hud 11:105

شَقِىٌّMeaning here: The root شقو (shqw) describes struggling or contending with someone, often in a competitive or adversarial way. It implies striving to overcome or surpass another, or enduring hardship together.

On the day when it cometh no soul will speak except by His permission; some among them will be wretched, (others) glad

Hud 11:106

شَقُوا۟Meaning here: The root شقو (shqw) describes struggling or contending with someone, often in a competitive or adversarial way. It implies striving to overcome or surpass another, or enduring hardship together.

As for those who will be wretched (on that day) they will be in the Fire; sighing and wailing will be their portion therein

Maryam 19:4

شَقِيًّاMeaning here: The root شقو (shqw) describes struggling or contending with someone, often in a competitive or adversarial way. It implies striving to overcome or surpass another, or enduring hardship together.

Saying: My Lord! Lo! the bones of me wax feeble and my head is shining with grey hair, and I have never been unblest in prayer to Thee, my Lord

Maryam 19:32

شَقِيًّاMeaning here: The root شقو (shqw) describes struggling or contending with someone, often in a competitive or adversarial way. It implies striving to overcome or surpass another, or enduring hardship together.

And (hath made me) dutiful toward her who bore me, and hath not made me arrogant, unblest

Maryam 19:48

شَقِيًّاMeaning here: The root شقو (shqw) describes struggling or contending with someone, often in a competitive or adversarial way. It implies striving to overcome or surpass another, or enduring hardship together.

I shall withdraw from you and that unto which ye pray beside Allah, and I shall pray unto my Lord. It may be that, in prayer unto my Lord, I shall not be unblest

Ta-Ha 20:117

فَتَشْقَىٰٓMeaning here: The root شقو (shqw) describes struggling or contending with someone, often in a competitive or adversarial way. It implies striving to overcome or surpass another, or enduring hardship together.

Therefor we said: O Adam! This is an enemy unto thee and unto thy wife, so let him not drive you both out of the Garden so that thou come to toil

Ta-Ha 20:123

يَشْقَىٰMeaning here: The root شقو (shqw) describes struggling or contending with someone, often in a competitive or adversarial way. It implies striving to overcome or surpass another, or enduring hardship together.

He said: Go down hence, both of you, one of you a foe unto the other. But when there come unto you from Me a guidance, then whoso followeth My guidance, he will not go astray nor come to grief

Al-Mu'minun 23:106

شِقْوَتُنَاMeaning here: The root شقو (shqw) describes struggling or contending with someone, often in a competitive or adversarial way. It implies striving to overcome or surpass another, or enduring hardship together.

They will say: Our Lord! Our evil fortune conquered us, and we were erring folk

Al-A'la 87:11

ٱلْأَشْقَىMeaning here: The root شقو (shqw) describes struggling or contending with someone, often in a competitive or adversarial way. It implies striving to overcome or surpass another, or enduring hardship together.

But the most hapless will flout it

Ash-Shams 91:12

أَشْقَىٰهَاMeaning here: The root شقو (shqw) describes struggling or contending with someone, often in a competitive or adversarial way. It implies striving to overcome or surpass another, or enduring hardship together.

When the basest of them broke forth

🔎 Across the Quran (10)

Al-Anfal 8:13

ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمۡ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥۚ وَمَن يُشَاقِقِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلۡعِقَابِ

This is because they defied Allah and His Messenger. Whoever defies Allah and His Messenger must know that Allah is severe in punishment

At-Tawbah 9:42

لَوۡ كَانَ عَرَضࣰ ا قَرِيبࣰ ا وَسَفَرࣰ ا قَاصِدࣰ ا لَّٱتَّبَعُوكَ وَلَٰكِنۢ بَعُدَتۡ عَلَيۡهِمُ وَسَيَحۡلِفُونَ بِٱللَّهِ لَوِ ٱسۡتَطَعۡنَا لَخَرَجۡنَا مَعَكُمۡ يُهۡلِكُونَ أَنفُسَهُمۡ وَٱللَّهُ يَعۡلَمُ إِنَّهُمۡ لَكَٰذِبُونَ

Were it a gain at hand or a short journey, they would have surely followed you, but the distance seemed too far to them. Still they will swear by Allah: "If only we could, we would surely have gone forth with you." They merely bring ruin upon themselves. Allah knows well that they are liars

An-Nahl 16:27

ثُمَّ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ يُخۡزِيهِمۡ وَيَقُولُ أَيۡنَ شُرَكَآءِيَ ٱلَّذِينَ كُنتُمۡ فِيهِمۡۚ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡعِلۡمَ إِنَّ ٱلۡخِزۡيَ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ وَٱلسُّوٓءَ عَلَى ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ

And again, on the Day of Resurrection, He will bring them to disgrace, and say: "Tell Me, now, where are those to whom you ascribed a share in My Divinity, and for whose sake you disputed (with the upholders of the Truth)?" Those who were endowed with knowledge (in the world) will say: "Surely today humiliation and misery shall be the lot of the unbelievers

Ta-Ha 20:2

مَآ أَنزَلۡنَا عَلَيۡكَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ

We did not reveal the Qur'an to you to cause you distress

Muhammad 47:32

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَصَدُّواْ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّسُولَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلۡهُدَىٰ لَن يَضُرُّواْ ٱللَّهَ شَيۡـࣰٔ ا وَسَيُحۡبِطُ أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ

Those who disbelieved and barred others from Allah's Way and opposed the Messenger after the True Guidance had become manifest to them, they shall not be able to cause Allah the least harm; rather, Allah will reduce all their works to nought

Ar-Rahman 55:37

فَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتۡ وَرۡدَةࣰ كَٱلدِّهَانِ

(What will happen) when the heaven will be split asunder and will become crimson like leather

Al-Hashr 59:4

ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمۡ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥۖ وَمَن يُشَآقِّ ٱللَّهَ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلۡعِقَابِ

That is because they set themselves against Allah and His Messenger; and whoever sets himself against Allah should know that Allah is surely Most Stern in retribution

Al-Haqqah 69:16

ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِيَ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ وَاهِيَةࣱ‏

when the sky will be rent asunder, the grip holding it together having loosened on that Day

Al-Inshiqaq 84:1

إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ

When the sky is rent asunder

Al-Layl 92:15

لَا يَصۡلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا

where none shall burn except the most wicked