What does « To perish / To lose » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word To perish / To lose (وبق) 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.

وبق

To perish / To lose

Root: ب - ق

Quranic language 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To perish / To lose

Al-Wabq refers to destruction.

The Almighty says: 'They perished because of what they had earned' (Al-Kahf 52).

Wabiqa means to perish.

Al-mūbiq is the sinner who perishes.

Al-mūbiqāt are destructive sins.

To perish / To lose in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Al-Kahf 1

Ash-Shura 1

Surah Al-Kahf : 52 Meccan

﴿وَيَوْمَ يَقُولُ نَادُوا۟ شُرَكَآءِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُمْ فَدَعَوْهُمْ فَلَمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لَهُمْ وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُم مَّوْبِقًا﴾

And [warn of] the Day when He will say, "Call 'My partners' whom you claimed," and they will invoke them, but they will not respond to them. And We will put between them [a valley of] destruction.

Surah Ash-Shura : 34 Meccan

﴿أَوْ يُوبِقْهُنَّ بِمَا كَسَبُوا۟ وَيَعْفُ عَن كَثِيرٍ﴾

Or He could destroy them for what they earned; but He pardons much.