The Holy Qor-aan 003:188
وَاِذۡ اَخَذَ اللّٰهُ مِيۡثَاقَ الَّذِيۡنَ اُوۡتُوۡا الۡكِتٰبَ لَتُبَيِّنُنَّهٗ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَكۡتُمُوۡنَهٗ فَنَبَذُوۡهُ وَرَآءَ ظُهُوۡرِهِمۡ وَ اشۡتَرَوۡا بِهٖ ثَمَنًا قَلِيۡلًا ؕ فَبِئۡسَ مَا يَشۡتَرُوۡنَ
Wa-iz-aa-kha-zul-laa-ho-me-thaa-qal-la-ze-na Oo-tool-kay-taa-ba-la-to-buy-yay-noon-na-hoo Lin-naa-say-wa-laa-tuk-to-moo-na-hoo Fa-na-ba-zoo-ho-wa-raa-aa-za-hoo-ray-him Waush-ta-rao-bay-he-tha-ma-nun-qa-lee-laa Fa-bai-sa-maa-yaush-ta-roo-n
And when Allah took the Pledge from those who Were given the Book, “Surely you will explain it To the people and not conceal it.” Then they threw it behind their backs And they traded it for a paltry price. So, bad is what they trade.
- وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
- اِذۡ — Iz — When (= At the time or event; behold; call to mind; consider; now that; ponder over; recall; reflect, remember or think of the time, event, occasion, opportunity or time)
- اَخَذَ — Aa-kha-za..(ul) — Took(= v., past., s., 3rd person. The meanings of this word also include its several different shades. See 003:082. A/t/a, ‘Allah laid a charge’)
- اللّٰهُ — Laa-ho — Allah (= The One and the Only One Almighty God)
- مِيۡثَاقَ — Me-thaa-qa..(ul) — Pledge (= n., An arrangement, assurance, promise or undertaking made unilaterally (by-one-side) vouching that its maker will always honor it. For an arrangement or agreement between 2-or-more-parties, see Note 003:188)
- ٱلَّذِينَ — La-zee-na — Those who (= pl., m, 3rd person. All those persons)
- اُوۡتُوا — Oo-too…(l) — Were given (= Awarded; bestowed; conferred; entrusted; gifted; granted; made responsible for)
- الۡكِتٰبَ — Kay-taa-ba — The Book (= 1. The Divine Directive of Commandments and Prohibitions. The Holy Scripture. The Testament that holds good and is operative eternally. The Decreed part of a religion. The Holy Direction of Divine Commands, Rules and Regulations. The Spiritual Code codifying the rules of universal application. 2. The Collection of mandated, ordered, prescribed, preserved, recorded or written do’s and don’ts. 3. Authentic penned down material in black & white)
- لَ — La — Surely (= Absolutely; assuredly; categorically; clearly, definitely doubtlessly; earnestly; indeed; positively; really; truly; seriously; sincerely; specifically; verily; certainly)
- تُبَيِّنُنَّ — To-buy-yay-noon–na — You explain (= v., pres, s., 2nd person. Describe openly; manifest. A/t/a, ‘make this Book known,’ ‘make (the news of the coming of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w and the religious knowledge) known and clear,’ ‘ye are to expound it,’ ‘you make it known’ and ‘Proclaim’)
- هٗ — Hoo — It (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the aforesaid Book)
- لِ — L…(in) — To (= Concerning; for; for the object, purpose or reason of; intended for; on account of; regarding; relative to; to)
- لنَّاسِ — Naa-say — The people (= Factions; folks, mankind, groups, men, nations or tribes. All human beings regardless of color, creed, culture or country of origin. ‘All people’)
- وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ above)
- لَا — Laa — Not (= Naught; neither; never; none; nor; not at all; absolute denial and total negation without exception)
- تَكۡتُمُوۡنَ — Tuk-to-moo-na — You conceal (= v., pres., pl., 2nd person. Hide; keep secret; keep under cover; shove or sweep under the carpet; suppress; withhold disclosing)
- هٗ — Hoo — It (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the aforesaid Book)
- فَ — Fa — Then (= Hence; so; thus; after all this; at the end; in conclusion; consequently; finally; resultantly; thereafter; therefore)
- نَبَذُوۡ — Na-ba-zoo — They threw (= v., past; pl., m., 3rd person. Broke; cast aside; cast away flung; flouted; discarded; rejected; renounced; turned back on; repudiated; terminated; violated. Also denied; disclaimed; rebutted. A/t/a ‘threw it away’ or ‘flung’)
- هُ — Ho — It (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid Book)
- وَرَآءَ — Wa-raa-aa — Behind (= Across; at the back; besides; beyond; far away; from behind; further than being seen; no more visible; out of sight. Also, ignoring facts by shutting eyes so as not to see them)
- ظُهُوۡرِ — Za-hoo-ray — Backs (= n., pl., (Behind) one’s back where things can’t be seen; beyond naked visibility. The word conveys the location of a thing where it is forgotten, ignored, neglected and no more in plain view, manifest and obvious)
- هِمۡ — Him — Their (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. Refers to the People of Book)
- وَ — Wa…(ush) — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ above)
- اشۡتَرَوۡا — Sh-ta-rao — Traded (= v., past., pl., 3rd person. Bartered; bought at or paid the price; chose; purchased; sold; took; trafficked. But its purported translation in the present tense as purchase, buy or barter away are not accurate. Some authors have translated it inconsistently with their own correct translation in other verses)
- بِ — Bay — With (= Literally the word بِ means ‘with.’ Also, for)
- هٖ — He — It (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the aforesaid book as well as the pledge)
- ثَمَنًا — Tha-ma-nun — Price (= n., Consideration paid and accepted in an exchange for an article bought or sold; end; gain; profit; sum; value)
- قَلِيۡلًا — Qa-lee-laa — Paltry (= A bit; a few; a short while in time; comparatively insignificant; less, little, small or tiny in number, quality or quantity; miserably low. A/t/a, ‘miserable’)
- فَ — Fa — So (= Hence; so; then; after all this; at the end. See فَ above)
- بِئۡسَ — Bai-sa — Evil (= Bad; dismal; hapless; ill-fated; luckless; miserable; undesirable; unlucky; unfortunate; unpleasant; vile; worst; worst possible; wretched)
- مَاۤ — Maa — All that (= That, what, whatever, any time, when whenever)
- يَشۡتَرُوۡنَ — Yush-ta-roo-na — Trade (= v., pres., pl., 3rd person. Acquire by paying price; barter; buy; choose; purchase; sell. A/t/a, the translations such as ‘taken in exchange for it’ and ‘they have purchased’ in the past tense are inaccurate because the Holy Qor-aan has stated this action in a verb in the present tense which clearly indicates that whoever does such a thing at any time in the future would enter a bad deal)
** Note 003:188. The root و ث ق carries in its meanings the concept of an affirming, agreeing, assenting, confirming or endorsing a thing already presented, recorded or put forward.
The verb in the past tense وَاثَقَ means he pledged. The nouns مِيۡثَاقَ means pledge and توثيق means confirmation of a pledge. The adjective مِّيۡثَاقًا means as a pledge. The number of derivates from this root exceed dozens.
An arrangement, assurance, promise or an undertaking made unilaterally (by-one-side) vouching that its maker will always honor it. An arrangement, agreement, compact, contract, confirmation, covenant, pact or treaty when 2-or-more parties make it and assure all concerned that it will always be honored.
Various verbiages have been used by authors in giving different meanings and details of the several derivates of this root. See verses 002:084, 002:085, 002:094, 003:082, 003:188., 004:022, 004:091, 005:008, 005:013, 005:014, 005:015, 005:071 and 031:023 among others.
