فَلْيَضْحَكُوا۟ قَلِيلًا وَلْيَبْكُوا۟ كَثِيرًا جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ ٨٢
So let them laugh a little and [then] weep much as recompense for what they used to earn.
The root ب ك ي (b-k-y) in the Quran
Meaning: weeping
7 occurrences in 7 verses and 6 surahs · 3 derived words
Every Quranic word built on this root is counted, prefixes and suffixes included (و، ب، ال…), in the Hafs reading.
Words built on this root
- بَكَتْ verb · to weep 5 times يبك3بكت1تبك1 Word page بَكَتْ
- أَبْكَى verb · to make weep 1 time أبكى1
- بُكِيّ noun · weeping 1 time بكيا1
Surahs where it occurs most
The 7 verses
وَجَآءُوٓ أَبَاهُمْ عِشَآءً يَبْكُونَ ١٦
And they came to their father at night, weeping.
وَيَخِرُّونَ لِلْأَذْقَانِ يَبْكُونَ وَيَزِيدُهُمْ خُشُوعًا ١٠٩
And they fall upon their faces weeping, and it [i.e., the Qur’ān] increases them in humble submission.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ مِن ذُرِّيَّةِ ءَادَمَ وَمِمَّنْ حَمَلْنَا مَعَ نُوحٍ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّةِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَمِمَّنْ هَدَيْنَا وَٱجْتَبَيْنَآ إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ خَرُّوا۟ سُجَّدًا وَبُكِيًّا ٥٨
Those were the ones upon whom Allāh bestowed favor from among the prophets of the descendants of Adam and of those We carried [in the ship] with Noah, and of the descendants of Abraham and Israel [i.e., Jacob], and of those whom We guided and chose. When the verses of the Most Merciful were recited to them, they fell in prostration and weeping.
فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنظَرِينَ ٢٩
And the heaven and earth wept not for them, nor were they reprieved.
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَىٰ ٤٣
And that it is He who makes [one] laugh and weep
وَتَضْحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبْكُونَ ٦٠
And you laugh and do not weep
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