Discover the meaning of the word To lean / To bow (صغا) in the Quran, with 2 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.
صغا
To lean / To bow
Root: ص - غ
Quranic language 2 verses
Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Definition of To lean / To bow
As-saghw: the inclination.
One says: the stars and sun inclined.
The Almighty says: 'Your hearts have inclined' (At-Tahrim 4), meaning they leaned toward other than what they should have.
Inclination can be good or bad depending on its object.
And [it is] so the hearts of those who disbelieve in the Hereafter will incline toward it and that they will be satisfied with it and that they will commit that which they are committing.
If you two [wives] repent to Allah, [it is best], for your hearts have deviated. But if you cooperate against him - then indeed Allah is his protector, and Gabriel and the righteous of the believers and the angels, moreover, are [his] assistants.