002:133

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                            002:133

وَوَصّٰى بِهَآ اِبۡرٰهٖمُ بَنِيۡهِ وَ يَعۡقُوۡبُؕ يٰبَنِىَّ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ اصۡطَفٰى لَـكُمُ الدِّيۡنَ فَلَا تَمُوۡتُنَّ اِلَّا وَاَنۡـتُمۡ مُّسۡلِمُوۡنَؕ‏‏

Wa-wus-saa-bay-haa-ib-raa-he-mo-ba-nee-hay-wa-yau-qoob
Yaa-ba-nee-ya-in-nul-laa-hus-ta-faa-la-ko-mood-dee-na
Fla-laa-ta-moo-toon-na-il-laa-wa-un-toom-moos-lay-moon.

And with it Abraham willed to his sons and Jacob did it too
“Listen, my sons, certainly Allah chose the religion for you.
So don’t you die  until you really are submissive.

• وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
• وَصّٰى — Wus-saa — Willed (= Admonished; advised; enjoined; laid down; wished.
  Left as a legacy)
• بِ — Bay — With (= This word in Arabic literally means with)
• هَا — Haa — It (= pro., s., f., 3rd person. Refers to the statement in prior verse where Abraham had immediately complied with God’s direction  to ‘submit and surrender’)
• اِبۡرٰهٖمُ — Ib-raa-he-mo — Abraham (= The name of a Messenger / Prophet of Allah. See our Commentary titled ‘Abraham was not an idolater‘)
• بَنِيۡ — Ba-nee — Sons (= Kids; off-springs; progeny. It could also be a forecast for the future generations, tribes or nations of the followers)
• هِ — Hay — His (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to Abraham)
• وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above
• يَعۡقُوۡبُ — Yau-qoo-bo — Jacob (= The name of a Messenger / Prophet of Allah)
• يٰۤ — Yaa — Listen (= Be attentive; pay attention; O!)
• بَنِىَّ — Ba-ne-yaa — Children (= Sons; off-springs; progeny. It could also be a forecast for the future generations, tribes or nations of the followers)
• اِنَّ — In-na…(ul) — Certainly (= Absolutely; definitely; doubtlessly; earnestly; indeed; in all seriousness; positively; really; surely; truly; verily)
• اللّٰهُ — Laa-ha…(us) — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
• اصۡطَفٰى — Us-ta-faa — Chose (= Adopted; chosen; preferred; selected)
• لَ — La — For (= Concerning. Regarding. Relative to. For the attention, benefit, purpose or reason of. For guiding and helping)
• كُمُ — Ko-mo…(od) — You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person.  You.  The Holy Qor-aan and other scriptures state that way when both men and women are the addressees)
• الدِّيۡنَ — Ud-dee-na — The religion (= 1. The best way to live obeying God’s divine rules. Life style. The true Faith. The right religion. 2. Judgment that comes as a result of or after the Faith is established. The conclusion, end, recompense or requital)
• فَ — Fa — So  *  (= As a result; at the end of; after all this; in consequence; in the final analysis; so; then; thereafter; therefore; yet)
• لَا — Laa — Do not (= Absolute denial; never; no; not at all; total negation)
• تَ — Ta — You (= pl., m & f., 2nd person. You all. The addressees in the Scriptures generally are both men and women)
• مُوۡتُنَّ — Moo-toon-na — Die (= v., pres., Breathe your last. Go to the next life after death. Depart from this life and the world. Leave this world. Let death overtake you. Live every moment of life until the death comes)
• اِلَّا — Il-laa — Until (= Apart from; besides; except; excluding; save; unless)
• وَ — Wa — And when (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
• اَنَّ — Un — Really (= Certainly; definitely; doubtlessly; earnestly; indeed; in all seriousness; positively; surely; totally; truly; verily. In the state of a total surrender)
• تُمۡ — Toom — You (=  pl., m. 2nd person. You men. Generally this way the Holy Qor-aan addresses both men and women)
• مُسۡلِمُوۡنَ — Moos-lay-moo-n — Submissive (= n., At peace. Dedicated, devoted, endowed or obedient. In total submission and surrender like a servant. State of being in complete submission and surrender. Subservient. Some translators have narrowed down his word to mean those “in the Faith of Islam (Muslims  – Islamic Monotheism.”

* Note 002:133. The last eight words of verses 002:133 and 003:103 are the same. In 002:133 they are the advice of prophets Abraham and Jacob a.s to their children. In 003:103 they are the direction  to Believers to do duty to God as it should be done – appropriately, diligently and judiciously.

These eight words have also been translated as ’till your last breath you remain in the state of a total surrender’ to God Almighty’. Their essence is also conveyed in the Urdu prayer Anjaam Ba-khair Ho.