002:187

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                               002:187

وَاِذَا سَاَلَـكَ عِبَادِىۡ عَنِّىۡ فَاِنِّىۡ قَرِيۡبٌؕ اُجِيۡبُ دَعۡوَةَ الدَّاعِ اِذَا دَعَانِ فَلۡيَسۡتَجِيۡبُوۡا لِىۡ وَلۡيُؤۡمِنُوۡا بِىۡ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَرۡشُدُوۡنَ‏

Wa-ezaa-sa-aa-la-ka-ibaa-dee-un-nee                                                                                          Fa-in-nee-qa-ree-boon                                                                                                                       O-jee-bo-dau-wa-tud-day-ezaa-da-aa–nay                                                                                Ful-yus-ta-jee-boo-lee-wul-yoe-may-noo-be                                                                                  La-ul-la-hoom-yur-sho-doo-n.

And whenever My servants asked about Me                                                                      Then I surely am very near.                                                                                                     I answer the call of a caller when he calls Me.                                                                 Then they too should listen to Me and Believe Me                                                         So that they can get on the right road.

• وَ —   Wa  — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
• اِ ذَ ا — Ezaa — Whenever (= Any time or event; when; whenever)
• سَاَ لَ — Sa-aa-la — Asked (= v., past., s., 3^rd person. Demanded answer; enquired; questioned)Ask)
• كَ — Ka — You (= pro., s., m., 2^nd person.  You single male.  The addressee  of this divine message is initially the Holy Prophet s.a.w and secondarily every Moslem, in fact every  human being. See the Note under 002:005)
• عِبَادِ — Ebaa-d..(ee) — Servants (= pl., Believers who worship earnestly; bondsmen; obedient people; servants; slaves; supplicants;  worshipers and true believers who worship earnestly)
• ىۡ — Ee — Me       *        (= s., m / f; 1^st person. Here referred to is Allah Almighty)
• عَنۡ — Un — About (= Concerning; regarding; relative to)
• ىۡ  — Ee  — Me  (= s., m / f; 1^st person. Here referred to is Allah Almighty)
• فَ —  Fa — Then (= Consequently; as a result; so; thereafter; therefore; yet)
• اِنّ — In-n… (ee) — Surely (= Absolutely; certainly; definitely; doubtlessly; earnestly; indeed; positively; really; seriously; truly; verily)
• ىۡ — Ee — I (= s., m / f; 1^st person. Here referred to is Allah Almighty)
• قَرِيبٌ — Qa-ree-boon — Near (= At a short distance, place or time, close, imminent, near and nigh)
• اُجِيۡبُ — O-jee-bo — I answer (= “Without any mediator or intercessor” [Dr Al-Hilali and Dr Khan] I approve; listen; respond favorably)
• دَعۡوَةَ — Dau-wa-ta(ud)  –Call — (= Beseeching; imploring; invocation; petition; prayer; request; supplication)
• الدَّاعِ — Daa-aiy — Caller (= Beseecher; implorer; invoker; petitioner; praying;   requester; supplicant)
• اِ ذَ ا — Ezaa — When (= Any time or event; behold)
• دَعَانِ — Da-aa-nay — Who calls (= Beseeches; implores; invokes; petitions; prays; requests;  supplicates.  ‘Earnestly, really or truly’ are the adjectives which are often added to the action of praying, but we believe that the Creator grants all prayers – even those which in the eyes of other men are asked defectively,  ineffectively, improperly inadequately or poorly)
• فَ — Fa…(ul) — Then (= Consequently; as a result; so; thus; therefore; yet)
• لۡ — L — Certainly (= Absolutely; categorically definitely; doubtlessly; really  indeed; positively; seriously; surely; truly; verily)
• يَسۡتَجِيۡبُوۡا — Yus-ta-jee-boo — They listen (= Answer; attend; hearken to Me; respond; turn.  Let them answer My call and obey Me)
• لِ — L…(ee) — For (= Attend; for the benefit, object, purpose or reason of;  intended for; concerning, regarding; relative to)
• ىۡ — Ee —  Me (= s., m / f; 1^st person. Here referred to is Allah Almighty)
• وَ — Wa…(ul) — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
• لۡ — L — Certainly (= Absolutely; categorically definitely; doubtlessly; really  indeed; positively; seriously; surely; truly; verily)
• يُؤۡمِنُوۡا — Yoe-may-noo — They believe (= v., pres., pl., 3^rd person. Believe in the Holy Qor-aan; become Moslem; enter Iss-laam. See Commentary Believe and Disbelieve)
• بِ — Bay —  With (= The Arabic word  بِ  literally means ‘with’ in English
• ىۡ — Ee — Me (= s., m / f; 1^st person. Here referred to is Allah Almighty)
• لَعَلَّ — La-ul-la — So that — (= Gave chance; haply; hopefully; perchance; possibly;  hope and wish that it becomes; wishing a result to be)
• ھُمۡ‌ — Hoom –They (= pro., pl., m., 3^rd person. Refers to aforesaid ‘requesters’)
• يَرۡشُدُوۡنَ‏ — Yur-sho-doo-n — Get on right road  (= Set on correct course; put on proper path; walk the right way)

* Note 002:187.    Five times in one verse the Almighty God has described Himself in the 1^st person and ready to help.    This indicates in the strongest possible terms that He always takes the call of a caller who calls Him.    No one else anywhere is so readily available and so capable of helping a needy who needs any help.    No one in need can ever really say that he had no friend for God indeed is the Friend that we need.   The give-and-take stated at the end of the verse is so very little and within an easy reach of all men.    All that remains is that we turn to Him and ask Him, even what may appear impossible to others.    He has assured of a guaranteed acceptance of a call for help and show him the right road who asks.    This verse shows how He grants prayers: “I am here to help my servants.    I respond immediately.    My response is imminent.    My help is available readily to all the requesters who may ever request.    My grant is always far better than what I am asked because I know what is best for the requester.”    Translation by M M Pickthall was “I answer the prayer of the supplicant when he crieth unto me.”