The Holy Qor-aan 007:030
قُلۡ اَمَرَ رَبِّىۡ بِالۡقِسۡطِ وَاَقِيۡمُوۡا وُجُوۡهَكُمۡ عِنۡدَ كُلِّ مَسۡجِدٍ وَّادۡعُوۡهُ مُخۡلِصِيۡنَ لَـهُ الدِّيۡنَ ؕ كَمَا بَدَاَكُمۡ تَعُوۡدُوۡنَؕ
Qool aa-ma-ra rub-bee bay il-qis-tay Wa aa-qee-moo wo-joo-ha koom in-da kool-lay maus-jay-din Wa aud-oo ho mookh-lay-see-na la ho od-dee-na Ka-maa ba-da-aa koom ta-oo-do-na
Say, “My God has commanded to be with fairness And that you fix your attention near every place to worship And you pray to Him and keep the religion exclusively for Him. Like He began you, you will return.”
- قُلۡ — Qool — Say (= v., pres., s., 3rd person. Announce; broadcast; call; convey; declare; inform; state; tell. See 002:031. A/t/a, ‘Tell them’ and ‘Say (O Muhammad, s.a.w)’
- اَمَرَ — Aa-ma-ra — Commanded (= v., past., s., m., 3rd person. Decreed; dictated; directed; instructed; laid down; mandated; ordained; ordered; taught. See Note 002:211. A/t/a, ‘ordered you,’ ‘has enjoined’ and ‘ordained.’ But ‘enjoins’ and enjoineth’ in the present tense has not translated the past tense used in the Holy Qor-aan)
- بِ — Bay … (il) — With (= Literally the word بِ means with. A/t/a, ‘to be’)
- الۡقِسۡطِ — Qis-tay — Fairness (= n., Balanced view; equity; justice. When joined with the previous word بِ the word becomes an adv and means correctly, equitably, fairly, fully; honestly, justly or properly. A/t/a, ‘justice,’ ‘justice and righteousness’ and ‘equitable. But ‘act justly’ in a verb has not translated the noun that the Holy Qor-aan has used
- وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., It links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet)
- اَقِيۡمُوۡا — Aa-qee-moo … (s) — You fix (= v., pres., pl., 2nd person. Set. Attend to. Be steadfast. Comply fully with all dictates of all prayers. Establish. Perform properly. Observe regularly. See Note 002:044. A/t/a, ‘see upright,’ ‘fix aright,’ ‘fix … aright,’ ‘you fix … aright,’ ‘ye set,’ ‘set … upright (towards Him),’ ‘to keep … upright,’ ‘be steadfast,’ ‘turn to Him’ and ‘face Him only (i.e. worship none but Allah and face the Qiblah, i.e., the Ka’bah at Makkah during prayers)’
- وُجُوۡهَ — Wo-joo-ha — Attention (= n., pl., Faces. The front top of the body of a person that is a tell-tale of what is behind that face and in the mind of the person. A/t/a, ‘faces,’ ‘whole selves (to Him )’ and ‘worships’)
- كُمۡ — Koom — Your (= pro., pl., 2nd person. You men. The Holy Qor-aan has often used this word for both men and women jointly)
The text in the next four (4) words is repeated in 007:030 and 007:032
- عِنۡدَ — In-da — Near (= At; close at hand; from; in; in close proximity of; with. In the counting, esteem; estimate, eyes, front, near or presence of. Within the presence, precincts, seeing or sight of. A/t/a, ‘at’ and ‘in’)
- كُلِّ — Kool-lay — Every (= All; all and every one, time or place; entirely; wholly)
- مَسۡجِدٍ — Maus-jay-din — Mosque (= n., s., Literally, a place to prostrate. A/t/a, ‘time and place of worship,’ ‘time and place of prayer,’ ‘time of prayer,’ ‘Prayer,’ ‘wherever you kneel in prayer’ and ‘place of worship, in prayers (and not to face other false deities and idols)’
- وَّ — Wa … (ud) — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ above)
- ادۡعُوۡ — Ood-oo — Call (= v., pres., pl., 2nd person. Pray. Request. Worship. A/t/a, ‘call on,’ ‘call upon’ and ‘invoke’)
- هُ — Ho — Him (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Points to the Almighty God)
- مُخۡلِصِيۡنَ — Mookh-lay-se-na — Exclusively (= adv., Specially Only. Wholly. Limited or restricted. A/t/a, ‘being sincere,’ ‘making yourself sincere,’ ‘holding Him alone worthy of worship,’ ‘making sincere,’ ‘making … sincere to … (by not joining in worship any partner with Him and with the intention that you are doing your deeds for Allah’s sake only),’ ‘making … pure,’ ‘dedicate your … sincerely to him’ and ‘with true’)
- لَ — La — For (= Belonging to; concerning; due to; for the purpose; intended for; regarding; relative to. A/t/a, ‘towards,’ ‘in’ and ‘for … (only)’
- هُ — Ho … (od) — Him (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Points to the Almighty God)
- الدِّيۡنَ — Deen — Faith (= n., Belief system. Best way to live. Divine Rules. Faith. Lifestyle. Matters of faith. Religion. Way of life. Refers to Islamic Monotheism; the right and true religion. A/t/a, ‘in obedience,’ ‘in religion,’ ‘religion,’ ‘bearing true faith,’ ‘devotion sincere as in His sight’ and ‘devotion’)
- كَمَا — Ka-maa — Like that (= Combination of two words; the first كَ (ka) means like, identical, resembling or similar; the second مَاۤ (maa) means all that, what, whatever, whatsoever, when and whenever. Jointly the words mean like that, just the way. A/t/a, ‘As’ and ‘such as’)
- بَدَاَ — Ba-da-aa — He Began (= v., past., s., 3rd person. Initiated. Became manifest, obvious, exposed, proven true and visible. Manifested. A/t/a, ‘He brought … into being,’ ‘He brought … (into being) in the beginning,’ ‘He brought you into being (in the first instance),’ ‘created’ and ‘created you in the beginning’)
- كُمۡ — Koom — You (= pro., pl., 2nd person. You men. See كُمۡ above)
- تَعُوۡدُوۡنَؕ — Ta-oo-do-na — You return (= v, pres., pl., 2nd person. Repeat. Return. Start again. A/t/a, ‘so shall … return,’ ‘so return … (unto Him),’ ‘so shall … return (to Him again),’ ‘so … will return,’ ‘you shall return to Him,’ ‘shall ye return’ and ‘so shall … be brought into being [on the Day of Resurrection in two groups , one as a blessed one (believers) and the other as wretched one (disbelievers)]’)
