Concordance
ضيف (dyf)
The root ضيف (Dyf) primarily relates to inclining, leaning, or adjoining. It also signifies making someone a guest or offering refuge.
Concordance — 6 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root ضيف appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (5 verses)
Hud 11:78
Noun
وَجَاۤءَهُۥ قَوۡمُهُۥ یُهۡرَعُونَ إِلَیۡهِ وَمِن قَبۡلُ كَانُوا۟ یَعۡمَلُونَ ٱلسَّیِّءَاتِۚ قَالَ یَـٰقَوۡمِ هَـٰۤؤُلَاۤءِ بَنَاتِی هُنَّ أَطۡهَرُ لَكُمۡۖ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُخۡزُونِ فِی ضَیۡفِیۤۖ أَلَیۡسَ مِنكُمۡ رَجُلࣱ رَّشِیدࣱ ٧٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And his people came hastening to him, and before [this] they had been doing evil deeds. He said, "O my people, these are my daughters; they are purer for you. So fear Allah and do not disgrace me concerning my guests. Is there not among you a man of reason?"
Abdel Haleem:
His people came rushing towards him; they used to commit foul deeds. He said, ‘My people, here are my daughters.They are more wholesome for you, so have some fear of God and do not disgrace me with my guests. Is there not a single right-minded man among you?’
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
And his people came unto him, running towards him - and before then they used to commit abominations - He said: O my people! Here are my daughters! They are purer for you. Beware of Allah, and degrade me not in (the person of) my guests. Is there not among you any upright man
وَنَبِّئۡهُمۡ عَن ضَیۡفِ إِبۡرَ ٰهِیمَ ٥١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And inform them about the guests of Abraham
Abdel Haleem:
Tell them too about Abraham’s guests
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
And tell them of Abraham's guests
قَالَ إِنَّ هَـٰۤؤُلَاۤءِ ضَیۡفِی فَلَا تَفۡضَحُونِ ٦٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[Lot] said, "Indeed, these are my guests, so do not shame me
Abdel Haleem:
and he told them, ‘These are my guests, do not disgrace me
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
He said: Lo! they are my guests. Affront me not
هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِیثُ ضَیۡفِ إِبۡرَ ٰهِیمَ ٱلۡمُكۡرَمِینَ ٢٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham?
Abdel Haleem:
[Muhammad], have you heard the story of the honoured guests of Abraham
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
Hath the story of Abraham's honoured guests reached thee (O Muhammad)
The Moon 54:37
Noun
وَلَقَدۡ رَ ٰوَدُوهُ عَن ضَیۡفِهِۦ فَطَمَسۡنَاۤ أَعۡیُنَهُمۡ فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِی وَنُذُرِ ٣٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning."
Abdel Haleem:
they even demanded his guests from him- so We sealed their eyes- ‘ Taste My [terrible] punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings!’
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
They even asked of him his guests for an ill purpose. Then We blinded their eyes (and said): Taste now My punishment after My warnings
Verb (1 verse)
The Cave 18:77
Verb
فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَاۤ أَتَیَاۤ أَهۡلَ قَرۡیَةٍ ٱسۡتَطۡعَمَاۤ أَهۡلَهَا فَأَبَوۡا۟ أَن یُضَیِّفُوهُمَا فَوَجَدَا فِیهَا جِدَارࣰا یُرِیدُ أَن یَنقَضَّ فَأَقَامَهُۥۖ قَالَ لَوۡ شِئۡتَ لَتَّخَذۡتَ عَلَیۡهِ أَجۡرࣰا ٧٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
So they set out, until when they came to the people of a town, they asked its people for food, but they refused to offer them hospitality. And they found therein a wall about to collapse, so al-Khidh r restored it. [Moses] said, "If you wished, you could have taken for it a payment."
Abdel Haleem:
And so they travelled on. Then, when they came to a town and asked the inhabitants for food but were refused hospitality, they saw a wall there that was on the point of falling down and the man repaired it. Moses said, ‘But if you had wished you could have taken payment for doing that.’
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
So they twain journeyed on till, when they came unto the folk of a certain township, they asked its folk for food, but they refused to make them guests. And they found therein a wall upon the point of falling into ruin, and he repaired it. (Moses) said: If thou hadst wished, thou couldst have taken payment for it