Forelock

Discover the profound verses and divine insights mapped to this theme.

إِنِّيتَوَكَّلۡتُعَلَىٱللَّهِرَبِّيوَرَبِّكُمۚمَّامِندَآبَّةٍإِلَّاهُوَءَاخِذُۢبِنَاصِيَتِهَآۚإِنَّرَبِّيعَلَىٰصِرَٰطٖمُّسۡتَقِيمٖ٥٦
Saheeh International

Indeed, I have relied upon Allāh, my Lord and your Lord. There is no creature but that He holds it by its forelock [i.e., controls it]. Indeed, my Lord is on a path [that is] straight.

إِنِّىInnee
تَوَكَّلْتُtawakkaltu
عَلَىAAala
ٱللَّهِAllahi
رَبِّىrabbee
وَرَبِّكُم ۚwarabbikum
مَّاma
مِنmin
دَآبَّةٍdabbatin
إِلَّاilla
هُوَhuwa
ءَاخِذٌۢakhithun
بِنَاصِيَتِهَآ ۚbinasiyatiha
إِنَّinna
رَبِّىrabbee
عَلَىٰAAala
صِرَٰطٍۢsiratin
مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢmustaqeemin
يُعۡرَفُٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَبِسِيمَٰهُمۡفَيُؤۡخَذُبِٱلنَّوَٰصِيوَٱلۡأَقۡدَامِ٤١
Saheeh International

The criminals will be known by their marks, and they will be seized by the forelocks and the feet.

يُعْرَفُYuAArafu
ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَalmujrimoona
بِسِيمَـٰهُمْbiseemahum
فَيُؤْخَذُfayukhathu
بِٱلنَّوَٰصِىbialnnawasee
وَٱلْأَقْدَامِwaalaqdami
كـَلَّالَئِنلَّمۡيَنتَهِلَنَسۡفَعَۢابِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ١٥
Saheeh International

No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock1

كَلَّاKalla
لَئِنlain
لَّمْlam
يَنتَهِyantahi
لَنَسْفَعًۢاlanasfaAAan
بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِbialnnasiyati
نَاصِيَةٖكَٰذِبَةٍخَاطِئَةٖ١٦
Saheeh International

A lying, sinning forelock.

نَاصِيَةٍۢNasiyatin
كَـٰذِبَةٍkathibatin
خَاطِئَةٍۢkhatiatin