Concordance
عنق (nq)
The root "عنق" (ʿunuq) primarily means "neck." It can refer to the physical neck, but also metaphorically to the beginning of something (like summer or age), a company of people, or chiefs/nobles.
Concordance — 9 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root عنق appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (9 verses)
The Thunder 13:5
Noun
۞ وَإِن تَعۡجَبۡ فَعَجَبࣱ قَوۡلُهُمۡ أَءِذَا كُنَّا تُرَ ٰبًا أَءِنَّا لَفِی خَلۡقࣲ جَدِیدٍۗ أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمۡۖ وَأُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ ٱلۡأَغۡلَـٰلُ فِیۤ أَعۡنَاقِهِمۡۖ وَأُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلنَّارِۖ هُمۡ فِیهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ ٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And if you are astonished, [O Muhammad] - then astonishing is their saying, "When we are dust, will we indeed be [brought] into a new creation?" Those are the ones who have disbelieved in their Lord, and those will have shackles upon their necks, and those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally
Abdel Haleem:
If anything can amaze you [Prophet], then you should surely be amazed at their asking, ‘What? When we become dust, shall we be created anew?’ These are the ones who deny their Lord, who will wear iron collars around their necks and be the inhabitants of the Fire, there to remain
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
And if thou wonderest, then wondrous is their saying: When we are dust, are we then forsooth (to be raised) in a new creation? Such are they who disbelieve in their Lord; such have carcans on their necks; such are rightful owners of the Fire, they will abide therein
وَكُلَّ إِنسَـٰنٍ أَلۡزَمۡنَـٰهُ طَـٰۤىِٕرَهُۥ فِی عُنُقِهِۦۖ وَنُخۡرِجُ لَهُۥ یَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِ كِتَـٰبࣰا یَلۡقَىٰهُ مَنشُورًا ١٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And [for] every person We have imposed his fate upon his neck, and We will produce for him on the Day of Resurrection a record which he will encounter spread open
Abdel Haleem:
We have bound each human being’s destiny to his neck. On the Day of Resurrection, We shall bring out a record for each of them, which they will find spread wide open
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
And every man's augury have We fastened to his own neck, and We shall bring forth for him on the Day of Resurrection a book which he will find wide open
وَلَا تَجۡعَلۡ یَدَكَ مَغۡلُولَةً إِلَىٰ عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبۡسُطۡهَا كُلَّ ٱلۡبَسۡطِ فَتَقۡعُدَ مَلُومࣰا مَّحۡسُورًا ٢٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And do not make your hand [as] chained to your neck or extend it completely and [thereby] become blamed and insolvent
Abdel Haleem:
Do not be tight-fisted, nor so open-handed that you end up blamed and overwhelmed with regret
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
And let not thy hand be chained to thy neck nor open it with a complete opening, lest thou sit down rebuked, denuded
The Poets 26:4
Noun
إِن نَّشَأۡ نُنَزِّلۡ عَلَیۡهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ ءَایَةࣰ فَظَلَّتۡ أَعۡنَـٰقُهُمۡ لَهَا خَـٰضِعِینَ ٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
If We willed, We could send down to them from the sky a sign for which their necks would remain humbled
Abdel Haleem:
If We had wished, We could have sent them down a sign from heaven, at which their necks would stay bowed in utter humility
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
If We will, We can send down on them from the sky a portent so that their necks would remain bowed before it
Saba, Sheba 34:33
Noun
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِینَ ٱسۡتُضۡعِفُوا۟ لِلَّذِینَ ٱسۡتَكۡبَرُوا۟ بَلۡ مَكۡرُ ٱلَّیۡلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذۡ تَأۡمُرُونَنَاۤ أَن نَّكۡفُرَ بِٱللَّهِ وَنَجۡعَلَ لَهُۥۤ أَندَادࣰاۚ وَأَسَرُّوا۟ ٱلنَّدَامَةَ لَمَّا رَأَوُا۟ ٱلۡعَذَابَۚ وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱلۡأَغۡلَـٰلَ فِیۤ أَعۡنَاقِ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ۖ هَلۡ یُجۡزَوۡنَ إِلَّا مَا كَانُوا۟ یَعۡمَلُونَ ٣٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Those who were oppressed will say to those who were arrogant, "Rather, [it was your] conspiracy of night and day when you were ordering us to disbelieve in Allah and attribute to Him equals." But they will [all] confide regret when they see the punishment; and We will put shackles on the necks of those who disbelieved. Will they be recompensed except for what they used to do
Abdel Haleem:
The oppressed will say to them, ‘No, it was your scheming, night and day, ordering us to disbelieve in God and set up rivals to Him.’ When they see the punishment, they will fall silent with regret, and We shall put iron collars on the disbelievers’ necks. Why should they be rewarded for anything other than what they have done
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
Those who were despised say unto those who were proud: Nay but (it was your) scheming night and day, when ye commanded us to disbelieve in Allah and set up rivals unto Him. And they are filled with remorse when they behold the doom; and We place carcans on the necks of those who disbelieved. Are they requited aught save what they used to do
Ya Sin, Ya-Seen 36:8
Noun
إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَا فِیۤ أَعۡنَـٰقِهِمۡ أَغۡلَـٰلࣰا فَهِیَ إِلَى ٱلۡأَذۡقَانِ فَهُم مُّقۡمَحُونَ ٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Indeed, We have put shackles on their necks, and they are to their chins, so they are with heads [kept] aloft
Abdel Haleem:
[It is as if] We had placed [iron] collars around their necks, right up to their chins so that their heads are forced u
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
Lo! We have put on their necks carcans reaching unto the chins, so that they are made stiff-necked
The Letter Sad 38:33
Noun
رُدُّوهَا عَلَیَّۖ فَطَفِقَ مَسۡحَۢا بِٱلسُّوقِ وَٱلۡأَعۡنَاقِ ٣٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[He said], "Return them to me," and set about striking [their] legs and necks
Abdel Haleem:
‘Bring them back!’ [he said] and started to stroke their legs and necks
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
(Then he said): Bring them back to me, and fell to slashing (with his sword their) legs and necks
إِذِ ٱلۡأَغۡلَـٰلُ فِیۤ أَعۡنَـٰقِهِمۡ وَٱلسَّلَـٰسِلُ یُسۡحَبُونَ ٧١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
When the shackles are around their necks and the chains; they will be dragge
Abdel Haleem:
when, with iron collars and chains around their necks, they are dragge
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
When carcans are about their necks and chains. They are dragge
إِذۡ یُوحِی رَبُّكَ إِلَى ٱلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةِ أَنِّی مَعَكُمۡ فَثَبِّتُوا۟ ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ۚ سَأُلۡقِی فِی قُلُوبِ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ ٱلرُّعۡبَ فَٱضۡرِبُوا۟ فَوۡقَ ٱلۡأَعۡنَاقِ وَٱضۡرِبُوا۟ مِنۡهُمۡ كُلَّ بَنَانࣲ ١٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[Remember] when your Lord inspired to the angels, "I am with you, so strengthen those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved, so strike [them] upon the necks and strike from them every fingertip."
Abdel Haleem:
Your Lord revealed to the angels: ‘I am with you: give the believers firmness; I shall put terror into the hearts of the disbelievers- strike above their necks and strike all their fingertips.’
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
When thy Lord inspired the angels, (saying): I am with you. So make those who believe stand firm. I will throw fear into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Then smite the necks and smite of them each finger