Concordance
غسق (ghsq)
The root غسق (gsq) primarily describes darkness, especially the intense darkness of night. It also refers to eyes shedding tears or overflowing, and wounds discharging yellow fluid.
Concordance — 4 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root غسق appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (4 verses)
وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And from the evil of darkness when it settle
Abdel Haleem:
the harm in the night when darkness gathers
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
From the evil of the darkness when it is intense
أَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِدُلُوكِ ٱلشَّمۡسِ إِلَىٰ غَسَقِ ٱلَّیۡلِ وَقُرۡءَانَ ٱلۡفَجۡرِۖ إِنَّ قُرۡءَانَ ٱلۡفَجۡرِ كَانَ مَشۡهُودࣰا ٧٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until the darkness of the night and [also] the Qur'an of dawn. Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed
Abdel Haleem:
So perform the regular prayers in the period from the time the sun is past its zenith till the darkness of the night, and [recite] the Quran at dawn- dawn recitation is always witnessed––
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
Establish worship at the going down of the sun until the dark of night, and (the recital of) the Qur'an at dawn. Lo! (the recital of) the Qur'an at dawn is ever witnessed
The Letter Sad 38:57
Noun
هَـٰذَا فَلۡیَذُوقُوهُ حَمِیمࣱ وَغَسَّاقࣱ ٥٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
This - so let them taste it - is scalding water and [foul] purulence
Abdel Haleem:
all this will be theirs: let them taste it- a scalding, dark, foul fluid
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
Here is a boiling and an ice-cold draught, so let them taste it
إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence
Abdel Haleem:
except one that is scalding and dark––
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
Save boiling water and a paralysing cold