The Holy Qor-aan 002:020
اَوۡ كَصَيِّبٍ مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ فِيۡهِ ظُلُمٰتٌ وَّرَعۡدٌ وَّبَرۡقٌ ۚ يَجۡعَلُوۡنَ اَصَابِعَهُمۡ فِىۡۤ اٰذَانِهِمۡ مِّنَ الصَّوَاعِقِ حَذَرَ الۡمَوۡتِؕ وَاللّٰهُ مُحِيۡطٌۢ بِالۡكٰفِرِيۡنَؕ
Auo ka suy-yay-bin m-may-na us-sa-maa-aiy
Fee hay zo-lo-maa-toon wa rau-doon wa baur-qoon
Yauj-aa-loo-na aa-saa-bay-aa hoom fee aa-zaa-nay him
May-na us-sa-waa-aiy-qay ha-za-ra ul-mao-tay
Wa ul-laa-ho mo-he-toon bay il-kaa-fay-ree-n
Or, like the dark cloud from the sky
In it are darkness and thunder and lightning.
They place their fingers inside their ears
From the thunderclaps, fearing death.
And by GOD Allah is One Who rounds up the ungrateful.
- اَوۡ — Auo — Or (= Alternative; another example)
- كَ — Ka — Like (= Identical; resembling; similar to the one stated in prior verse to. Take the example or similitude of)
- صَيِّبٍ — Suy-yay-bin … (m)– Dark cloud (= n., Abundant, blinding, heavy or torrential downpour. Black cloud preceding a thunderous burst of rain . Cloud burst. Downpour. Heavy rain. Rain-laded cloud. Rain-storm)
- مِّنَ — May-na … (us) — From (= From above, all around, all over or everywhere)
- السَّمَآءِ — Sa-maa-aiy — The sky (= n., s., Clouds, rainwater or sky. All above ground, on earth or in space. Firmament, heaven, space, world or universe)
- فِىۡ — Fee — In (= Inside. Within. See Note 002:028)
- هِ –Hay — It (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid sky)
- ظُلُمٰتٌ — Zolo-maa-toon … (wa) — Darkness (= n., pl., Layer upon layer of darkness. Abysmal, awful, dreadful or terrible with several zones of thick, total and utter darkness)
- وَّ — Wa — And (= Conj., Links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; also; but; moreover; though; when; while; yet)
- رَعۡدٌ — Rau-doon — Thunder (= Thunderbolt. Thunder clasp. Thunderpeal)
- وَّ — Wa — And (= Connects words, phrases or clauses. See وَّ above)
- بَرۡقٌ –Baur-qoon — Lightning (= A natural, large-scale and high tension electrical discharge)
- يَجۡعَلُوۡنَ — Yauj-aa-loo-na — They place (= v., pres., pl., 3rd person., Insert; press; push in; put; thrust)
- اَصَابِعَ — Aa-saa-bay-aa — Fingers (= n., pl., Any of the five digits of the hand)
- هُمۡ — Hoom — Their (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid people)
- فِىۡۤ — Fee — In (= Inside. Within. See فِىۡ above. The vowel small ‘mudd‘ on top of this word adds that emphasis and depth which is conveyed by saying: All the way; deep inside; as far as they can push into it)
- اٰذَان — Aa-zaa-nay — Ears (= Part of human body through and with which they hear)
- هِمۡ — Him — Their (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid people)
- مِّنَ — May-na … (us) — From (= From above and all around, all over or everywhere. Also, because of, due to, for the reason or in order to bock the hearing of loud noises or stunning sound)
- الصَّوَاعِقِ — Sa-waa-aiy-qay — Lightening (= n., pl., Flashes of lightning which are followed by the loud, lingering and deafening sounds of thunder. Thunderbolts. Thunderclaps. Thunder-peals)
- حَذَرَ — Ha-za-ra … (ul) — Fearing (= v., pres., pl., 3rd person. Anticipating. Afraid. Dreading. Feeling apprehensive, frightened, scared or terrified)
- الۡمَوۡتِ — Mao-tay — Death (= n., After life has ended; downfall; end of life on earth; extinction; stupor. Also, total desolateness, demolition, destruction or ruin)
- وَ — Wa … (ul) — And (= See وَ above. Also, his vaao is tantamount to taking oath; solemn declaration)
- اللّٰهُ –Laa-ho — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
- مُحِيۡطٌۢ — Mo-he-toon — Rounder (= n., One who encircles, encompasses, gathers, herds
together, rounds up or surrounds. The word shows the action of a shepherd who rounds up his cattle fearing that he does not lose any. A/t/a, leads them all to their total ruin)
- بِ — Bay … (il) — With (= The best translation of the word بِ is with)
- الۡكٰفِرِيۡنَ — Kaa-fay-ree-n — The ungrateful (= n., pl. Those who denied, disbelieved, disclaimed, failed to acknowledge, lacked Faith, rejected Iss-laam and God Almighty or were thankless and ungrateful. See Commentary Believe and Disbelieve)
