Concordance
شيب (shyb)
The root شيب (shyb) primarily describes something white-haired or hoary, like an old person. It can also be used metaphorically for mountains white with snow or frost, or even white truffles.
Concordance — 3 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root شيب appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (3 verses)
Mary 19:4
Noun
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّی وَهَنَ ٱلۡعَظۡمُ مِنِّی وَٱشۡتَعَلَ ٱلرَّأۡسُ شَیۡبࣰا وَلَمۡ أَكُنۢ بِدُعَاۤىِٕكَ رَبِّ شَقِیࣰّا ٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
He said, "My Lord, indeed my bones have weakened, and my head has filled with white, and never have I been in my supplication to You, my Lord, unhappy
Abdel Haleem:
‘Lord, my bones have weakened and my hair is ashen grey, but never, Lord, have I ever prayed to You in vain
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
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
۞ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِی خَلَقَكُم مِّن ضَعۡفࣲ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ضَعۡفࣲ قُوَّةࣰ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ قُوَّةࣲ ضَعۡفࣰا وَشَیۡبَةࣰۚ یَخۡلُقُ مَا یَشَاۤءُۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَلِیمُ ٱلۡقَدِیرُ ٥٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Allah is the one who created you from weakness, then made after weakness strength, then made after strength weakness and white hair. He creates what He wills, and He is the Knowing, the Competent
Abdel Haleem:
It is God who creates you weak, then gives you strength, then weakness after strength, together with your grey hair: He creates what He will; He is the All Knowing, the All Powerful
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
Allah is He Who shaped you out of weakness, then appointed after weakness strength, then, after strength, appointed weakness and grey hair. He createth what He will. He is the Knower, the Mighty
فَكَیۡفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرۡتُمۡ یَوۡمࣰا یَجۡعَلُ ٱلۡوِلۡدَ ٰنَ شِیبًا ١٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Then how can you fear, if you disbelieve, a Day that will make the children white- haired
Abdel Haleem:
So if you disbelieve, how can you guard yourselves against a Day that will turn children’s hair grey
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
Then how, if ye disbelieve, will ye protect yourselves upon the day which will turn children grey