The Holy Qor-aan 002:247
اَلَمۡ تَرَ اِلَى الۡمَلَاِ مِنۡۢ بَنِىۡٓ اِسۡرَآءِيۡلَ مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِ مُوۡسٰىۘ اِذۡ قَالُوۡا لِنَبِىٍّ لَّهُمُ ابۡعَثۡ لَنَا مَلِکًا نُّقَاتِلۡ فِىۡ سَبِيۡلِ اللّٰهِؕ قَالَ هَلۡ عَسَيۡتُمۡ اِنۡ کُتِبَ عَلَيۡکُمُ الۡقِتَالُ اَلَّا تُقَاتِلُوۡ ؕ قَالُوۡا وَمَا لَنَآ اَلَّا نُقَاتِلَ فِىۡ سَبِيۡلِ اللّٰهِ وَقَدۡ اُخۡرِجۡنَا مِنۡ دِيَارِنَا وَاَبۡنَآٮِٕنَا ؕ فَلَمَّا کُتِبَ عَلَيۡهِمُ الۡقِتَالُ تَوَلَّوۡا اِلَّا قَلِيۡلًا مِّنۡهُمۡؕ وَاللّٰهُ عَلِيۡمٌۢ بِالظّٰلِمِيۡنَ○
A-lum-ta-ra-aiy-lul-ma-la-aiy-min-ba-nee-is-ra-eela Min-bau-day-moo-saa-iz-qaa-loo-lay-na-bee-yil-la-ho-moob Uth-la-naa-ma-lay-kun-no-qaa-til-fee-sa-bee-lil-laa-hay.
Qaa-la-hul-aa-sai-toom In-ko-tay-ba-alai-ko-mool-qay-taa-lo Ul-laa-to-qaa-tay-loo.
Qaa-loo-wa-maa-la-naa-ul-laa-no-qaa-tay-la Fee-sa-bee-lil-laa-hay-wa-qud-ookh-rij-naa Min-day-yaa-ray-naa-wa-ub-naa-aiy-naa.
Fa-lum-maa-ko-tay-ba-alai-ho-mool-qay-taa-lo Ta-wul-lao-il-laa-qa-lee-lun-min-hoom. Wul-laa-ho-aa-lee-moon-biz-zaa-lay-mee-n.
Why don’t you see the leaders of all children of Israel After Moses when they said to a prophet of theirs, “Set up for us a king so we may fight in the cause of Allah.”
He said, “Could it be that you If fighting was mandated upon you That you will not fight.”
They said, “What could be with us that we won’t fight In the cause of Allah? And surely we were driven away From our homes and our children.”
So when the fighting was mandated on them, They turned away except a few of them. And Allah knows about the wrongdoers very well.
See Phrase Aa-lum-ta-ra … meaning Why don’t you look at.
- أَ — Aa — Why (= Question mark like are, can, have, shall, why or will?)
- لَمۡ — Lum — Don’t (= Absolutely never; no, not at all)
- تَرَ — Ta-ra — You look (= v., pres., pl., 2nd person. Look; observe; ponder; view; watch; witness. See Note 002:244a)
- اِلٰٓى — Aiy-la … (ul) At (= In the direction of; to; towards. In some situations, this word can also mean for, till or until)
- الۡمَلَاِ — Ma-la-aiy — Leaders — (= pl of … Boss; chief; family-head; guru; hero; general; people in the forefront)
- مِنۡۢ — Min — From among (= From the class, category or count of; out of)
- بَنِىۡٓ — Ba-nee — All children (= Followers; nation; tribes. Vowel ‘mudd’ refers to ‘All’)
- اِسۡرَآءِيۡلَ — Is-raa-eel-a — Israelites (= Vowel ‘mudd’ refers to ‘All’ tribes or descendants from all twelve [12] sons of the Prophet Jacob a.h)
- مِنۡۢ — Min — From among (= From the class, category or count of; out of)
- بَعۡدِ — Bau-day — After (= Refers to after an occurrence, event, time or period)
- مُوۡسٰى — Moo-sa — Moses (= The prophet Moses, recipient of the scripture Torah)
- اِذۡ — Iz — When (= At the time; call to mind; recall; remember; think of)
- قَالُوۡا — Qaa-loo — They said (= Asked, demanded; insisted upon; requested, demanded)
- لِ — Lay — To (= For; towards; referring a particular act, event or person)
- نَبِىٍّ — Na-bee-yin — A prophet (= Apostle; messenger from God; sage; revealer of news)
- لَّ — La — Of (= Belonging to; For; for the benefit of; of; to)
- هُمُ — Ho-mo..(ob) — Theirs (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid persons)
- ابۡعَثۡ — Ob-uth — You set up (= v., pres., s., 2nd person. Appoint; assign; design; establish; sign up; specify. For some contexts the word also means (1) authorize, depute, designate, dispatch, empower and send; or (2) bring back to life; raise, reincarnate, resurrect or revive)
- لَ — La — To (= For; for the benefit of; belonging to)
- نَآ — Naa — Us (= pro., m & f., pl., 1st person. All of us)
- مَلِکًا — Ma-lay-kun — King (= n., s., Authority with absolute power; commander; controller; emperor; general; leader; monarch; ruler. Sovereign with unlimited powers and the “Controlling Authority”)
- نُّقَاتِلۡ — No-qaa-til — We fight (= v., 1. Act in self-defense; defend; endeavor; make real hard effort; resist; strive. 2. Attack; battle; invade; wage war. Some translators have added to the above direction the words ‘under his command’)
- فِىۡ — Fee — For (= In; concerning; regarding; in reference; relative to)
- سَبِيۡلِ — Sa-bee-l…(il) — Cause (= For the cause or sake of. Also, an appropriate, correct, proper, right or straight course, direction, highway, line, passage, path, road, route or way to traverse in conducting the affairs of this life)
- اللّٰهِ — Laa-hay — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
- قَالَ — Qaa-la — Said (= Announced, declared, informed , stated, told)
- هَلۡ — Hull — Have you (= Are; have; how about. Could, might or it may be. Is it likely, possible or probable. What if)
- عَسَيۡ — Aa-sai — Could it be (= 1. Is it not likely; might it be; is it possible, probable or plausible; may it not be; perchance; would you. 2. Considered; evaluated; taken into account. 3. What if you disobeyed, refrained from or refused to carry out the mandate)
- تُمۡ — Toom — You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person. You. The Holy Qor-aan states this way when addressing both men and women jointly)
- اِنۡ — In — If (= In case or situation; under the condition)
- كُتِبَ — Ko-tay-ba — Permitted (= v., passive. 1. Authentic penned down material in black and white that is decreed to be a part of a religion. 2. The part of the divine Commands and Prohibitions, directions, rules and regulations revealed, sanctioned, codified, written and added to a Spiritual Code. 3. Allowed, approved, authorized, bid, bounded to follow, commanded, conveyed, decreed, directed, enjoined, eternalized, laid down, legalized, scribed, made binding, made obligatory; mandated, ordered, ordained, permitted, prescribed or recorded Do’s and Don’ts that hold good eternally and made operative)
- عَلَيۡ — Alai — On (= Above; for; over; upon)
- کُمُ — Ko-mo..(ol) — You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person. You. The Holy Qor-aan states this way when addressing both men and women jointly
- الۡقِتَالُ — Qay-taa-lo — Fighting (= n., Action in self-defense, reaction, repulsion, resisting, or retaliation. The context shows that this word has not been used here in its literal sense of an ‘attack, battle, invasion, oppression and waging war’)
- اَلَّا — Ul-laa — That + not (= Can’t, don’t or won’t. Not; fail to; refuse to; will not. Also, so that. This one word is a combination of two words. The 1st word is اَنۡ (un) and means that. The 2nd word is لَا (laa) and means never, no or not at all. Combined together they mean ‘so that’ or ‘this result is due to the reason that’)
- تُقَاتِلُوۡا — To-qaa-tay-loo — You fight (= v., Act in self-defense; react; repel; resist; retaliate)
- قَالُوۡا — Qaa-loo — They said (= v., past., pl., ‘All those men in male gender’ stated)
- وَ — Wa — And (= Additionally; in addition to; also)
- مَا — Maa — What excuse (= Justification; reason; On its own means ‘what’ or ‘not. A/t/, ‘how could or why would we refuse’; ‘wherefore’)
- لَ — La — For (= Refers to what excuse, justification or reason is for us)
- نَآ — Naa — Us (= pro., m & f., pl., 1st person. All of us)
- اَلَّا — Ul-lala — That + not (= Do not; fail to; refuse to; will not; won’t. See اَلَّا above)
- نُقَاتِلَ — No-qaa-tay-la — We fight (= ‘We all children of the entire Israel’ act in self-defense, react; repel; resist; retaliate. The above 6 words are also paraphrased as ‘How could we refuse to fight’)
- فِىۡ — Fee — For (= In; concerning; regarding; in reference; relative to)
- سَبِيۡلِ — Sa-bee-l..(il) — Cause (= For the cause or sake of. Also, an appropriate, correct, proper, right or straight course, direction, highway, line, passage, path, road, route or way to traverse in conducting the affairs of this life)
- اللّٰهِ — Laa-hay — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
- وَ — Wa — And (= Additionally; in addition to; also)
- قَدۡ — Qud — Surely (= Word laying emphasis; certainly; definitely, verily)
- اُخۡرِجۡ — Ookh-rij — Driven away (= v., pass., s., 3rd person. Deprived of. Driven out. Expelled, exited or parted from. Forced out, put out, thrown out or turned out of)
- نَآ — Naa — Us (= pro., m & f., pl., 1st person. All of us)
- مِنۡۢ — Min — From among (= From the class, category or count of; out of)
- دِ يَا رِ — Day-yaa-ray — Homes (= pl., Dwellings. Habitations. Habitats. Hamlets. Houses. Hutments. Lodgings. Properties. Residences. Also areas, cities, villages and territories)
- نَآ — Naa — Us (= pro., m & f., pl., 1st person. All of us)
- وَ — Wa — And (= Additionally; in addition to; also)
- اَبۡناءِ — Ub-naa-aiy — Sons (= Children, dependents, descendants, families, kith and kin. A/t/a ‘families have been taken as captives’ or ‘separated from our children, families and households‘)
- نَآ — Naa — Us (= pro., m & f., pl., 1st person. All of us)
- فَ — Fa — Then (= 1. But; so; thereafter; therefore; thus; yet. 2. As a result or consequently; eventually)
- لَمَّا — Lum-ma –When (= At a time; under a given situation)
- کُتِبَ — Ko-tay-ba — Mandated (= Allowed; authorized; prescribed. See کُتِبَ above)
- عَلَيۡ — Alai — For (= Above; on; over; upon)
- هِمُ — Him…(ol) — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid persons)
- الۡقِتَالُ — Qay-taa-lo — Fighting (= Act in self-defense; attack; battle. See الۡقِتَالُ above)
- تَوَلَّوۡا — Ta-wul-lao — Turned away (= Backed out; changed direction; detoured; gone back; ran away; turned back; reverted; violated promise)
- اِلَّا — Il-laa — Except (= Excluding; save)
- قَلِيۡلًا — Qua-lee-lum — A few (= An insignificant; less, little, small or tiny in number, quality or quantity; miserably low; paltry)
- مِنۡۢ — Min — From among (= From the class, category or count of; out of)
- ھُمۡ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid persons)
- وَ — Wa…(ul) — And (= This وَ vaao is tantamount to taking oath; solemn declaration
- اللّٰهُ — Laa-ho — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
- عَلِيۡمٌ — A-lee-mo..(on) — All-Knowing (= superlative form indicates the greatest, the highest, the most, and highlights that none more than Him knows, is knowing. Informed to the maximum. Has total and perfect knowledge. Has nothing out of sight. Knows all. Well-Acquainted. Well-Aware. Most Knowledgeable)
- بِ — B… (iz) — About (= Of; in reference to; regarding; relative to; with)
- الظّٰلِمِيۡنَ — Zaa-lay-mee-n — Wrongdoers (= n., pl., Bad people. Criminals. Culprits. Doers of harm, hurt or injury. Evil-doers. Polytheists. Transgressors. Those who commit, do, practice, repeat or habitually pursue the evil and cause grievous wrongs to others. Unfair. Unjust. Violators. Wicked)
This verse tells of the Chiefs of the Israelite who requested for a leader to lead them into a war.
