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○
Aa laum ta-ra aiy-la ul-ma-la-aiy min ba-nee iss-ra-ee-la Min bau-day moo-saa iz qaa-loo lay na-bee-yin la ho-mo
Ob-auth la naa ma-lay-kaun no-qaa-til fee sa-bee-lay il-laa-hay
Qaa-la haul aa-sai-toom in ko-tay-ba Aa-lai ko-mo ol-qay-taa-lo aul-laa to-qaa-tay-loo
Qaa-loo wa maa la naa aul-laa no-qaa-tay-la
Fee sa-bee-lay il-laa-hay wa qaud ookh-rij naa Min day-yaa-ray naa wa aub-naa-aiy naa
Fa laum-maa ko-tay-ba aa-lai ho-mo ol-qay-taa-lo
Ta-waul-lao il-laa qa-lee-laun min hoom
Wa ul-laa-ho aa-lee-moon bay iz-zaa-lay-mee-n
Have you not looked at the leaders of the children of Israel After Moses when they said to a prophet of theirs, “Appoint a king for us so so we may fight in the cause of Allah.”
He said, “Could it be — if mandated
Upon you was the fighting — that you do not fight?”
They said, “And what could be for us that we do not fight In the cause of Allah and surely we were driven away From our homes and our children.”
Then when the fighting was mandated upon them,
They turned away except a tiny number of them.
And Allah knows well the wrongdoers.
See Phrase Aa-laum-ta-ra-aiy-laa … meaning Have you not looked at ….
- أَ — Aa — Have (= Word asking a question like are, can, could, do, did, have, had, shell, should, will, would, what, etc.)
- لَمۡ — Laum — Not (= Absolutely never; no; not at all)
- تَرَ — Ta-ra — You looked (= v., past., pl., 2nd person. Looked; observed; pondered; seen; viewed; watched; witnessed. See 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 (= n., pl., Bosses; chiefs; family-heads; gurus; heroes; generals; people in the forefront)
- مِنۡۢ — Min — From (= Among, from or out of the class or category of several articles, counts, kind, things, persons or phenomenon)
- بَنِىۡٓ — Ba-nee — All children (= Followers; nation; tribes. Vowel ‘mudd’ refers to ‘All’)
- .اِسۡرَآءِيۡلَ — Iss-raa-eel-a — Israelites (= Vowel ‘mudd’ refers to the Israelites, i.e., All tribes or descendants of the 12 sons of Prophet Jacob)
- مِنۡۢ — Min — From (= From the class, category or count of. See مِنۡۢ above)
- بَعۡدِ — Bau-day — After (= Afterwards; behind; later; subsequently; succeeding)
- مُوۡسٰى — Moo-sa — Moses (= The prophet Moses, recipient of the scripture Torah)
- اِذۡ — Iz — When (= Any the event, occasion, opportunity or time. Also, behold; call to mind; consider; now that; ponder over, recall; reflect, remember; think of)
- قَالُوۡا — Qaa-loo — They said (= v., past., pl., 3rd person. Asked, demanded; insisted upon; requested; sought. See Commentary Commentary ‘You say’ means …’
- لِ — Lay — For (= 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 — For (= For; for the benefit of; of; to. Also, belonging to)
- هُمُ — Ho-mo … (ob) — Theirs (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid persons)
- ابۡعَثۡ — Ob-auth — Appoint (= v., pres., s., 2nd person. Appoint; assign; chose; design; establish; select; set up; sign up; specify. In different 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 — For (= For; for the benefit of; of; to. Also, belonging to)
- نَآ — Naa — Us (= pro., m & f., pl., 1st person. All of us)
- مَلِکًا — Ma-lay-kaun — 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., pres., pl., 1st person. Act in self-defense; defend; endeavor; make real hard effort; repel; resist; strive. In some contexts the word may means attack, battle, invade or war)
- فِىۡ — Fee — For (= Contained in or amidst a duration, event, time, place, period, thing or situation; inside. Also, concerning; for the sake of; in reference to; pursuant to; regarding; relative to. See 002:028)
- سَبِيۡلِ — Sa-bee-l … (il) — Cause (= n., Cause, course, direction, highway, line, passage, path, road, route or way. Some authors attached the words appropriate, correct, proper, right or straight. Some situations warrant translating this word into action, escape, means, measure, method or remedy. See Note 004:089 and Phrase fee-sa-be-lil-laa-hay)
- اللّٰهِ — Laa-hay — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
- قَالَ — Qaa-la — Said (= v., past., s., 3rd person. Announced, declared, informed , stated, told. See 002:031)
- هَلۡ — Hull — Do (= Word asking a question like are, can, could, do, did, have, had, shell, should, what, will, would. A/t/a, ‘What if’)
- عَسَيۡ — Aa-sai — Could it be (= v., past., pl., 2nd person. Considered; estimated; evaluated; guessed; thought. A/t/a, ‘Is it not likely,’ ‘perchance,’ ‘might it be,’ ‘refrain,’ ‘may it not be’ and ‘is it possible’)
- تُمۡ — Toom — You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person. You)
- اِنۡ — In — If (= In case or situation; under the condition)
- كُتِبَ — Ko-tay-ba — Mandated (= v., past., pass., s., 3rd person. Authentic penned down material in black and white made a part of a religion. Decreed. Destined. Determined. Fixed. Enjoined. Ordained. Permitted. Pre-ordained. Prescribed. Settled. Written)
- عَلَيۡ– Aa-lai — On (= Above; against; before; during; for; on top of; over; to)
- کُمُ — Ko-mo..(ol) — You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person. You)
- الۡقِتَالُ — Qay-taa-lo — Fighting (= n., Action in self-defense, reaction, repulsion, resisting, or retaliation. See نُّقَاتِلۡ above and 003:168)
- اَلَّا — Aul-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 they mean ‘so that’ or ‘this result is due to the reason that’)
- تُقَاتِلُوۡا — To-qaa-tay-loo — You fight (= v., pres., pl. 2nd person. Act in self-defense; react; repel; resist; retaliate. See نُّقَاتِلۡ above)
- قَالُوۡا — Qaa-loo — They said (= v., past., pl., 3rd person. Insisted. See قَالُوۡا above)
- وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., Links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; also; but; moreover; though; when; whereupon; while)
- مَا — Maa — What (= All that; whatever; whatsoever. This word of question here implies ‘how could,’ ‘why would we refuse’ or ‘what excuse, justification or reason)
- لَ — La — For (= Refers to the above excuse, justification or reason is for us)
- نَآ — Naa — Us (= pro., m & f., pl., 1st person. All of us)
- اَلَّا — Aul-lala — That + not (= Do not; fail to; refuse to; will not; won’t. See اَلَّا above)
- نُقَاتِلَ — No-qaa-tay-la — We fight (= v., pres., pl., 1st person. Self-defense. See نُّقَاتِلۡ above. 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-lay … (il) — Cause (= n., Cause, course, direction, highway. See سَبِيۡلِ above)
- اللّٰهِ — Laa-hay — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
- وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., Links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ above)
- قَدۡ — Qud — Surely (= This word laying emphasis as certainly, definitely, etc. See our Commentary ‘2 Words of Emphasis used together Multiply Effect’. Also Note 004:049)
- 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 (= From the class, category or count of. See مِنۡۢ above)
- 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 (= Conj., Links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ above)
- اَبۡناءِ — Aub-naa-aiy — Sons (= n., pl., This word is the plural of ابۡن (ibn) which means sons, boys, male family members or men. But the term includes children h.l.s. (how low so ever), descendants, off-springs, posterity, progeny. 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 — Surely when (= This combines two words. The first word لَ (=la) means absolutely, certainly, positively, surely, truly or verily. The second word ما (= maa) means any time, at such time, when and whenever)
- کُتِبَ — Ko-tay-ba — Mandated (= (= v., past., pass., s., 3rd person. Allowed; authorized; prescribed. See کُتِبَ above)
- عَلَيۡ — Alai — For (= Above; on; over; upon)
- هِمُ — Hay-mo … (ol) — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid persons)
- الۡقِتَالُ — Qay-taa-lo — The fighting (= The self-defense; attack; battle. See الۡقِتَالُ above)
- تَوَلَّوۡا — Ta-waul-lao — They turned (= v., past., pl., 3rd person. Acted differently. Changed or went in a different, opposite or wrong direction. Stepped backwards. Took or turned from one way to another. Turned back. See Note 003:064)
- اِلَّا — Il-laa — Except (= Apart from; besides; excluding; nothing but; save; unless)
- قَلِيۡلًا — Qua-lee-laun — A tiny number (= adj., A bit; a few; little in quality or quantity; paltry in price or value; short while in time; small or tiny in number; comparatively insignificant; less, miserably low; meager; trifling. See 002:175)
- مِنۡۢ — Min — From (= From the class, category or count of. See مِنۡۢ above)
- 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. See Note 002:033. Also: Informed to the maximum. The One with total knowledge and nothing out of sight. Knows all. Most Knowledgeable. Well-Acquainted. Well-Aware. See Note 001:001)
- بِ — Bay … (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 “Those continually, habitually, perpetually and persistently doing wrongs”)
