109:001 to 007

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                  109:001 to 007

Verses of the Holy Qor-aan are quoted on this site with a 6-digit number; the first three digits tell of Soorah (Chapter) and the last three digits tell of verse. Numbering includes بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ‏‏    as verse #1 in every Soorah except Soorah #9. The phonetic transliteration in English is based upon words commonly pronounced as bat, cat, sat → fate, gate, hate → bait, trait → bay, nay, say → be, he, she → bet, pet, wet → bit, fit, sit → cot, dot, rot → boot, hoot, root → bout, rout → but, cut, hut, rut. An Arabic letter with the vowel Fatah is best shown with a‘u’ as in cut, hut, rut, but letter ‘a’ is often placed before ‘u’ to make it doubly sure that it is read as in cause, pause, clause and not with a sound of ‘oo’ as in hoot, root, shoot or put. All Arabic words are translated in American English and are followed by alternates which other translators have used.

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Chapter # 109                                Soora-tool-Kaa-fe-roon                                  سُوۡرَةُ الکافِرون

بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ

قُلۡ يٰۤاَيُّهَا الۡكٰفِرُوۡنَۙ‏ ○ لَاۤ اَعۡبُدُ مَا تَعۡبُدُوۡنَۙ‏ ○ وَلَاۤ اَنۡـتُمۡ عٰبِدُوۡنَ مَاۤ اَعۡبُدُ‌ ۚ‏  ○  وَلَاۤ اَنَا عَابِدٌ مَّا عَبَدۡتُّمۡۙ‏ ○ وَ لَاۤ اَنۡـتُمۡ عٰبِدُوۡنَ مَاۤ اَعۡبُدُ ؕ‏ ○ لَـكُمۡ دِيۡنُكُمۡ وَلِىَ دِيۡنِ 

1. Bay iss-may  il-laa-hay  ir-rah-maa-nay  ir-ra-heem
2. Qool yaa  auy-yo-ha  ul-kaa-fay-roo-na
3. Laa au-bo-do  maa  tau-bo-na
4. Wa laa  aun-toom  aa-bay-do-na  maa  au-bo-do
5. Wa laa  aa-na  aa-bay-doon  maa  aa-baud  toom
6. Wa laa  aun-toom  aa-bay-do-na  maa  au-bo-do
7. La koom  dee-no  koom  wa  lay  ya  deen

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1. With the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful I begin.
2. You say, “Listen! you all Disbelievers!
3. I worship not what way you worship.
4. And you are no worshiper of what way I worship.
5. And I am no worshiper of what persons you worship.
6. And you are no worshipers of what One and Only One I worship.
7. For you is your religion. And for me is my religion.”

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The Holy Qor-aan                                        109:001                                     ○بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ‏‏

Bay  iss-may  il-laa-hay  ir-rah-maa-nay  ir-ra-hee-m

With the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful I begin.

(Beginning, commencing, starting)

• بِ — Bay … (is) — With (= The best translation of the word  بِ  is ‘with’ but some contexts may warrant its translation as ‘in’)
• سۡمِ — Iss-may … (il) — The name of (= The way to be addressed or called)
• اللهِ — Laa-hay … (ir) — Allah (= The Almighty God; the One Only worthy of worship)
• الرَّحۡمٰنِ — Rah-maa-n … (ir) — The Most Beneficent (= adj., Compassionate. Gracious. None more than Him benefits. As n: The One Who fully, totally and wholly benefits all, to the maximum without any condition, limitation or restriction. The Greatest and Highest Benefactor Who wills goodness and mercy to all His creation See Note 001:001)
• الرَّحِيۡمِ — Ra-hee-m — The Most Merciful (= adj., Superlative form indicates the Greatest Merciful. Merciful Forever. The word floodlights that none more than Him shows kindness and mercy, again and again, continually, incessantly, like perpetually coming waves from oceans)

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The Holy Qor-aan                                          109:002                                     قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ

Qool  yaa  auy-yo-ha  ul-kaa-fay-roo-na

You say, “Listen! You all Disbelievers!

• قُلۡ — Qool — You say (= v., pres., s, 2^nd person. Announce. Assert. Broadcast. Explain. Inform. Say. State. Tell. See Note 112:002)
• يٰۤ — Yaa — Listen (= Be attentive; hearken; listen; pay attention. O!)
• اَيُّهَا — Auy-yo-ha … (ul) — You all (= All addresses;, entire or whole of the audience)
• ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرُونَ — Kaa-fay-roo-na — The disbelievers (= n., pl. Those who denied, disbelieved, disclaimed, failed to acknowledge, lacked Faith, rejected Iss-laam, the Almighty God or were thankless and ungrateful. See Commentary Believe and Disbelieve)

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The Holy Qor-aan                                         109:003                                لَآ أَعۡبُدُ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ                  

Laa  au-bo-do  maa  tau-bo-do-na

I worship not what way you worship

• لَآ — Laa — Not (= Naught; neither; never; none; nor; not at all; absolute denial and total negation)
• أَعۡبُدُ — Au-bo-do — I worship (= v. pres., s. 1^st person. Adore. Appreciate. Beseech. Live  life in the lifestyle of a bondsman, devotee, server or slave. Obey. Pay homage. Praise. Pray. Pursue assigned goals. Serve. Supplicate. Thank. Worship)
• مَاۤ — Maa — What (= All that; whatever; whatsoever; what way)
• تَعۡبُدُونَ — Tau-bo-doo-na — You worship (= v., pres., pl., 2^nd person. (a) Who or which person or (b) how and in what manner, method or way, you adore, appreciate, beseech, devote, live life in the lifestyle of bondsman or slave, obey, pay homage, praise, pray,  pursue assigned goals, serve. Supplicate, thank and worship)

* Note 109:003. Several derivates from the Root  ع  ب  د  are used in this verse.

• The first set of words  أَعۡبُدُ  (au-bo-do) and  تَعۡبُدُونَ  (tau-bo-do-na)  are verbs and the word   عَـٰبِدُونَ  (aa-bay-do-na) is a noun; they imply what (manner, method or way) you and I worship.
• The second set of words  عَابِدٌ۬  (Aabid = aa-bay-doon) and عَـٰبِدُونَ (aa-bay-do-na) are nouns  and the word  أَعۡبُدُ  (au-bo-do) is a verb; they show who you and I worship.
• The principal import of both these sets is somewhat overlapping.
• I worship the One and the Only One God, the Almighty Allah and that includes the fact, continuity, dedication, determination and the resolution with which I will keep on doing that.
• You worship whatever you choose like the dolls, idols, statutes, ancestral customs, false deities, superstitions by dedicating, praising and serving them.
• In short, I worship the Almighty Allah. And you worship manmade, not Him the One and the Only One..

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The Holy Qor-aan                                          109:004                               وَلَآ أَنتُمۡ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعۡبُدُ

Wa  laa  aun-toom  aa-bay-do-na  maa  au-bo-do

And you are no worshipers of what way I worship.

• وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., Links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
• لَآ — Laa — No (= Naught; neither; never; none. See  لَآ  above in Note 109:003)
• أَنتُمۡ — Aun-toom — You (= pro., pl., 2^nd person. This is a combination of أَن  (aun) that     means absolutely, clearly, really, surely, truly or verily and  تُمۡ  (toom) that is for the pronoun you. Generally this way the Holy Qor-aan addresses both men and women)
• عَـٰبِدُونَ — Aa-bay-doo-na — Worshipers (= n. pl., of the word  عَابِدٌ۬  used in next verse. See 109:005)
• مَاۤ — Maa — How (= All that; whatever; whatsoever; what way)
• أَعۡبُدُ — Au-bo-do — I worship (= v. pres., s, 1^st person. See  أَعۡبُدُ  above in Note 109:003)
  

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The Holy Qor-aan                                    109:005                                          وَلَآ أَنَا۟ عَابِدٌ۬ مَّا عَبَدتُّمۡ

Wa  laa  aa-na  aa-bay-doon  maa  aa-baud  toom

And I am no worshiper of what persons you worship.

• وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., Links words and phrases. See وَ  above)
• لَآ — Laa  — No (= Naught; neither; never; none. See  لَآ  above in 109:003)
• أَنَا۟ — Ana — I (= pro., s., 1st person. Me or I)
• عَابِدٌ۬ — Aa-bay-do … (om) — Worshiper (= n., s.,  One who adores, appreciates, beseeches, lives life of a bondsman, devotee, server or slave, obeys, pays homage, praises, prays, pursues assigned goals, supplicates, thanks and worships the Almighty God constantly, consistently and continually with doubtless dedication and devotion. The Holy Qor-aan has called the Holy Prophet s.a.w., as عَـاٰ بِد in this verse)
• مَّا — Maa — What (= All that; whatever; whatsoever; what persons)
• عَبَدتُّم — Aa-baud-toom — You worshiped (= v. past., pl., 2^nd person. Appreciated. The way you appreciated, praised, served, thanked or worshipped. The verb in the past tense verb for a single 3^rd person is also that for the plural 2^nd person as explained in Note 001:007)

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The Holy Qor-aan                                         109:006                                       وَلَآ أَنتُمۡ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعۡبُدُ

Wa  laa  aun-toom  aa-bay-do-na  maa  au-bo-do

And you are no worshipers of what One and Only One I worship.

• وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., Links words and phrases. See  وَ  above)
• لَآ — Laa — No (= Naught; neither; never; none. See لَآ above in 109:003)
• أَنتُمۡ — Aun-toom — Surely you (= pro., pl., 2^nd person. You all. See  أَنتُمۡ  above)
• عَـٰبِدُونَ — Aa-bay-do-na — Worshipers (= n., pl., of the word  عَابِدٌ۬  above in 109:005)
• مَاۤ — Maa — What (= All that; whatever; whatsoever; what; One and Only One)
• أَعۡبُدُ — Au-bo-do — I worship (= v. pres., s, 1^st person.  See  أَعۡبُدُ  above in 109:003)

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The Holy Qor-aan                                               109:007                                       لَكُمۡ ۡ دِينُكُمۡ وَلِىَ دِينِ

La  koom  dee-no  koom  wa  lay  ya  deen

For you is your religion. And for me is my religion

• لَ — La — For (= For the benefit, object, person, purpose or reason of; intended for; meant for; concerning; regarding; relative  to; to; towards; unto. See 002:003a)
• كُمۡ — Koom — You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person. You men. Generally this way the Holy Qor-aan addresses both men and women)
• دِينُ — Dee-no — Religion (= 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. Verse 002:257 and Note 002:218 highlight an important and related issue)
• كُمۡ — Koom — You (= pro., pl., m., 2^nd person. You all. See  كُمۡ  above)
• وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., Links words and phrases. See  وَ  above)
• لِ — Lay — For (= For the benefit, object, person, purpose See  لَ  above)
• ىَ — Ya — Me (= s., m & f., 1^st person. I; Me)
• دِينُ — Deen — Religion (= n., Belief system. Best way to live. See  دِينُ  above)