Core sense — he tore it much, he rent it in many places; he scattered themgenerated
2.1figurative · مجاز — inferred
He scattered, or dispersed.
2.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredhe mangled, rent, or marred, his honour, or reputation—مَزَّقَ عِرْضَهُ
مَرَّقَ, used figuratively, may sometimes be rendered he mangled it, or rent it much; but more generally he, or it, shattered, disorganized, or dissipated it, or he, or it, marred or impaired it. It stands opposed to أَصْلَحَ, or to رَقَعَ or رَقَّعَ in the sense of أَصْلَحَ, as in an example given under رَقَعَ. Sometimes several of these renderings fit a single instance.
it shattered, or marred, his intellect—مَزَّقَ عَقْلَهُ
it disorganized, or impaired, his judgment—رَأْيَهُ
it disorganized, or marred, his state of affairs—أَمْرَهُ
2.1.2he rent it, or tore it, much, or in many places—مَزَِّقَهُ
Also: he mangled it; and he cut it much; and the like.
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 2
34:7
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ هَلْ نَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَىٰ رَجُلٍ يُنَبِّئُكُمْ إِذَا مُزِّقْتُمْ كُلَّ مُمَزَّقٍ إِنَّكُمْ لَفِى خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍThe Unbelievers say (in ridicule): "Shall we point out to you a man that will tell you, when ye are all scattered to pieces in disintegration, that ye shall (then be raised) in a New Creation?
34:19
فَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا بَـٰعِدْ بَيْنَ أَسْفَارِنَا وَظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ أَحَادِيثَ وَمَزَّقْنَـٰهُمْ كُلَّ مُمَزَّقٍ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُورٍBut they said: "Our Lord! Place longer distances between our journey-stages": but they wronged themselves (therein). At length We made them as a tale (that is told), and We dispersed them all in scattered fragments. Verily in this are Signs for every (soul that is) patiently constant and grateful.
Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.
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He scattered, or dispersed. (Kur, xxxiv, 18; and Expos. of the Jeláleyn.) [ مَرَّقَ , used tropically, may sometimes be rendered He mangled, rent much, or dissundered; but more generally, he, or it, shattered, disorganized, or dissipated; or he, or it, marred, or impaired; being opposed to أَصْلَحَ , or to رَقَعَ or رَقَّعَ , in the sense of أَصْلَحَ , as in an ex. cited voce رَقَعَ ; sometimes several of these renderings will be found to be appropriate in a single instance. You say, مَزَّقَ عِرْضَهُ He mangled, rent, or shattered, or marred, his honour, or reputation. And مَزَّقَ عَقْلَهُ , and رَأْيَهُ , and أَمْرَهُ , It shattered, or disorganized or dissipated, or it marred or impaired, his intellect, and his judgment, and his state of affairs or circumstances.] مَزَِّقَهُ He rent it, or tore it, much; or in several, or many, places. mangled, or dissundered, it; and cut it much; &c. (TA.)