004:066

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                       004:066

فَلَا وَرَبِّكَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ حَتّٰى يُحَكِّمُوۡكَ فِيۡمَا شَجَرَ بَيۡنَهُمۡ ثُمَّ لَا يَجِدُوۡا فِىۡۤ اَنۡفُسِهِمۡ حَرَجًا مِّمَّا قَضَيۡتَ وَيُسَلِّمُوۡا تَسۡلِيۡمًا‏

Fa   laa  wa  rub-bay  ka  laa-yoe-may-no-na                                                                          Haut-taa  yo-hauk-kay-moo  ka  fee  maa  sha-ja-ra  bai-na  hoom                                          Thoom-ma  laa  ya-jay-do  fee-un-fo-say  him  ha-ra-jaun                                                          Mim-maa-  qa-dzai-ta  wa  yo-saul-lay-moo  taus-lee-maa

But no! Swearing by your God, they won’t believe                                                     Until they seek your decision in what issue grew between them                                Then they do not find in their hearts any reservation                                        About what you have decided, and they submit submissively

• فَ — Fa — But (= Consequently, finally, hence, in conclusion, resultantly; so, then, thereafter, therefore or thus. A/t/a, ‘but’ and ‘but they will’)
• لَا — Laa — Not (= Naught; neither; never; none; nor; not at all; absolute denial and total negation without exception. A/t/a, ‘nay’ and ‘no, (not as they have asserted)’ )
• وَ — Wa — Swearing by (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. But when used with the name of Allah or Gad means stating a thing  on oath. A/t/a, ‘I swear ‘)
• رَبِّ — Rub-bay  — God (= The Almighty Allah who fills needs of all creatures; Cherisher; Creator; Guardian; Master; Lord Provident. The Only One Who provides all that sustains life. The Ultimate Provider of air, water, food and whatever we  and all other creatures need to live and subsist)
• كَ — Ka — Your (= pro., s., m., 2^nd person. You single male. The addressee of this divine message is initially the Holy Prophet s.a.w and secondarily every Moslem, in fact every  human being. See the Note under 002:005)
• لَا — Laa — Do not (= Naught; neither; never; none; nor. See لَا above)
• يُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ — Yoe-may-noo-na — They believe  (= v., pres., pl., 3^rd person. Believes in the Holy Qor-aan; became Moslem; enters Iss-laam. See Commentary Believe and Disbelieve. A/t/a, ‘will not believe’ and ‘truly believe.’ However, ‘have No (real) Faith,’ ‘are no believers at all’ and ‘not be true believers’ are nouns and no translations of verb in the present that the Holy Qor-aan has used)                                                        )
• حَتّٰى — Haut-ta — Until (= By the end of the period or term; till the time)
• يُحَكِّمُو — Yo-huk-kay-moo — Seek decision (= v., pres., pl., 3rd person. They may, make, refer, seek or set you up as the judge to decide their controversies. A/t/a, ‘make thee judge,’ ‘they refer all their disputes (that arise between them) to you for judgment,’  ‘they accept you as the judge’ and ‘seek your  arbitration’)
• كَ — Ka — Your (= pro., s., m., 2^nd person. You. Your. See كَ above)
• فِىۡ — Fee — In (= Inside a duration, event, place, period, person, etc. Also, about; concerning, etc. See Note at 002:028)
• مَاۤ — Maa — All that (= What; whatever; whatsoever)
• شَجَرَ — Sha-ja-ra — Grew (= v., past., s., 3^rd person. Arose as a controversy; became an issue; developed as a problem; grew into a dispute. A/t/a, ‘In all disputes,’ ‘in dispute,’  ‘in all that is in dispute,’ ‘in their disputes’ and ‘in the disputes’ translated as a noun and ‘(that arise)’ as a verb in the present tense are NOT what the Holy Qor-aan has stated as a verb and in the past tense)
• بَيۡنَ — Bai-na — Between (= Ahead, facing or in front of; Among; betwixt)
• هُمۡ‌ –Hoom — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3 ^rd person. They; them; theirs)
• ثُمَّ — Thoom-ma — Then (= After that; further more; subsequently; thereafter)
• لَا — Laa — Not (= Naught; neither; never; none; nor.  See  لَا  above)
• يَجِدُوۡا — Ya-jay-doo — Find (= v., pres., pl., 3^rd person. Come upon; discover; notice;  perceive; realize; see. A/t/a, ‘find’ and ‘doubt’)
• فِىۡ — Fee — In (= Inside a duration, event, person, etc. See  فِىۡ  above)
• اَنۡفُسِ — Un-fo-say — Selves (= n., pl., Hearts; individuals; minds; own sake; persons; souls. A/t/a, ‘in their hearts,’ ‘within themselves’ and  ‘in their minds’ )
• هِمۡ — Him — Their — (= pro., pl., m., 3 ^rd person. They; them; their)
• حَرَجًا — Ha-ra-jun — Reservation (= adj., The word  حَرَجٌ  primarily means an obstruction and stoppage. Its usage in a text highlights its different nuances and the consequent shades of its meanings as explained in Note 004:066. As an adjective reflecting  action of dislike, this verse describes with this word the bent of mind of the contesting litigants who sought a decision by the Holy Prophet, s.a.w. So, the following are most appropriate of the meanings of this word in that context: Abhorrence. Aversion. Abomination. Detestation. Devaluation. Disinclination. Dislike. Hate. Hatred. Loathing. Objection. Reluctance. Repugnancy. Resentment. Reservation. Resistance. Revolting.  Unwillingness.  See Note 006:126. A/t/a, ‘straitness,’ ‘dislike,’ ‘any demur,’ ‘any demur … about the propriety,’ ‘without feeling the least resentment,’ ‘the justice of’ and ‘resistance’)
• مِمَّا — Mim-maa — About whar (= Combination of two words. The first word  مِنۡ (min) means ‘among, from or out of the class, category, kind count or several persons or things.’ The second word  مَاۤ  (maa) means ‘all that, what, whatever, any time, when,  whenever.’ The combination of both words means ‘for what; out of what; concerning, regarding, relative to; thereby. A/t/a, ‘concerning that which’)
• قَضَيۡتَ — Qa-zai-ta — You decided (= v., past., pl., 3^rd person. Adjudicated; adjudged; chose; found.  A/t/a, ‘thou decidest’ and ‘as to that which thou decidest’ are translations as a verb in the present tense, and ‘Thy decisions,’ ‘your judgment,’ ‘your verdicts’ and ‘your decision’ are translations as a noun, but they all are contrary to how the Holy Qor-aan has presented the fact in the form of a verb in the past tense)
• وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
• يُسَلِّمُوۡا — Yo-sul-lay-moo — Submit (= v., pres., pl., 3^rd person. Accept; acquiesce; comply; follow; obey; submit; take as decided.  A/t/a, ‘submit (to your decision)’ and ‘submit to you’)
• تَسۡلِيۡمًا‏ — Tus-lee-ma — Submissively (= adv., Abjectly; acquiescently, compliantly; genuinely; meekly; peacefully; really; sincerely; totally. A/t/a, ‘with the fullest conviction,’ ‘full submission,’ ‘entire submission’ and ‘entirely’)

Note 004:066. The word حَرَجٌ primarily means an obstruction and stoppage. Its usage in a text highlights its different nuances and the consequent shades of its meanings explained in this Note 004:066.

1. As an adjective reflecting action of dislike. Verse 004:066 describes with this word the bent of mind of the contesting litigants who sought a decision by the Holy Prophet, s.a.w.. So, the following are most appropriate of the meanings of this word in that context: Abhorrence. Aversion. Abomination. Detestation. Devaluation. Disinclination. Dislike. Hate. Hatred. Loathing. Objection. Reluctance. Repugnancy. Resentment, Reservation. Resistance. Revolting. Unwillingness. A/t/a, ‘straitness,’ ‘dislike,’ ‘any demur,’ ‘any demur … about the propriety,’ ‘without feeling the least resentment,’ ‘the justice of’ and ‘resistance’)

1. As an adjective reflecting a state of mind. Verse 006:126 describes with this word the wavering state of mind of individuals whom GOD abandoned due to their own doings. So, the following are most appropriate of the meanings of this word in that context: Being absent-minded, adrift, aimless, baffled, bewildered, closed minded, confused, constricted, disoriented, fuddled, flummoxed, gone out of mind, lost, misled, misplaced, oppressed, staggered, stunned, stupefied or uncertainty with some objection. A/t/a, ‘closed,’ ‘close,’ ‘narrow,’ ‘oppressed,’ ‘constricted’  and ‘small’)

1. As a noun reflecting action due to hesitancy. Verse 007:003 has a command: “Have no reservation in your heart to warn with it. And it’s a reminder for the Believers.” The Holy Prophet, s.a.w., had no reason to stop him from practicing, preaching or professing this command. So, the following are most appropriate of the meanings of this word in that context: Dawdling. Delaying. Dithering. Dillydallying. Faltering. Hesitating. Indecision. Obstruction. Pause. Qualm. Shillyshallying. Thinking.. Wavering. A/t/a, ‘constraint,’ ‘straitness,’ ‘constriction,’ ‘straitening,’  ‘heaviness,’ ‘be oppressed … any difficulty,’ ‘be troubled’ and ‘be narrow’)