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 ض ح ك (ḍ-ḥ-k) in the Quran
Meaning: laughter, laughing
10 occurrences in 10 verses and 8 surahs · 4 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
- ضَحِكَتْ verb · to laugh 7 times يضحك4تضحك2ضحكت1 Word page ضَحِكَتْ
- أَضْحَكَ verb · to make laugh 1 time أضحك1
- ضاحِك active participle · laughing 1 time ضاحكا1
- ضاحِكَة active participle · laughing 1 time ضاحكة1
Surahs where it occurs most
The 10 verses
وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ قَآئِمَةٌ فَضَحِكَتْ فَبَشَّرْنَٰهَا بِإِسْحَٰقَ وَمِن وَرَآءِ إِسْحَٰقَ يَعْقُوبَ ٧١
And his wife was standing, and she smiled. Then We gave her good tidings of Isaac and after Isaac, Jacob.
فَٱتَّخَذْتُمُوهُمْ سِخْرِيًّا حَتَّىٰٓ أَنسَوْكُمْ ذِكْرِى وَكُنتُم مِّنْهُمْ تَضْحَكُونَ ١١٠
But you took them in mockery to the point that they made you forget My remembrance, and you used to laugh at them.
فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكًا مِّن قَوْلِهَا وَقَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِىٓ أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَىَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَٰلِدَىَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَٰلِحًا تَرْضَىٰهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِى بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِى عِبَادِكَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ١٩
So [Solomon] smiled, amused at her speech, and said, "My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to do righteousness of which You approve. And admit me by Your mercy into [the ranks of] Your righteous servants."
فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِذَا هُم مِّنْهَا يَضْحَكُونَ ٤٧
But when he brought them Our signs, at once they laughed at them.
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
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ ٣٩
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا۟ كَانُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يَضْحَكُونَ ٢٩
Indeed, those who committed crimes used to laugh at those who believed.
فَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ ٣٤
So Today those who believed are laughing at the disbelievers,
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