002:042

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                               002:042

وَاٰمِنُوۡا بِمَآ اَنۡزَلۡتُ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا مَعَكُمۡ وَلَا تَكُوۡنُوۡآ اَوَّلَ كَافِرٍۢ بِهٖ‌ وَلَا تَشۡتَرُوۡا بِاٰيٰتِىۡ ثَمَنًا قَلِيۡلًا وَّاِيَّاىَ فَاتَّقُوۡنِ

Wa-aa-may-noo-bay-maa-un-zul-to                                                                                              Mo-sud-day-qun-lay-maa-ma-aa-koom                                                                                            Wa-laa-ta-koo-noo-awwa-la-kaa-fay-rin-bay-he                                                                       Wa-la-tush-ta-roo-bay-aa-yaa-tee-tha-ma-nun-qa-lee-lun                                                     Wa-ee-yaa-ya-fut-ta-qoo-n.

And you believe in what I entrusted                                                                                    An attester for what was already with you.                                                                    And do not be the first disbeliever in it.                                                                             And do not sell My signs for a paltry price.                                                                     And thus you fear Me and Me Alone.

• وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., Connects words, phrases or clauses; also; but; additionally; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
• اٰمِنُوۡا — Aa-may-noo — You believe (= v., pl. 1. Believe in the Holy Qor-aan and Islaam and become Moslems; become Faithful. 2. Admit, affirm, approve, confirm, concur, corroborate, evidence, testify and witness to have embraced and entered the Faith)
• بِ — Bay — In (= The literal equivalent of this word in English is ‘with’. But here it is also appropriate to translate it as ‘in’)
• مَآ — Maa — What (= All that; if; whatever; whatsoever).
• اَنۡزَلۡتُ — Un-zul-to — I entrusted ** (= v., past., s., 1^st person. Dispatched; gave; granted;    inspired, revealed. Handed. laid, lowered or sent down. Also, delivered; landed; provided; released; supplied.  The focus of the Commandment here will be on the  Torah when this verse is applied to the Israelites only, but on the Holy Qor-aan when it is applied to the Moslems which is more appropriate. ** See Note 002:005a)

See Phrase Mo-sud-day-qun-lay-maa … for details of its meanings

• مُصَدِّ قً۬ا — Mo-sud-day-qun — An attester (= n., A person or thing that approves, affirms, confirms or supports as an approver, back-bencher, bottle-holder, testator, verifier or witness)
• لِّ — Lay — For (= For the benefit; with the purpose, reason or object of. Also, concerning, regarding, relative to)
• مَاۤ — Maa — What (= All that; whatever; whatsoever; which; whichever)
• مَعَ — Ma-aa — With (= Refers to the prior scriptures already with you)
• کُمۡ — Koom — You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person. You men.   Here the reference is to the Israelites.   Generally this way the Holy Qor-aan addresses both men and women)
• وَ  — Wa — And (= Conj., Connects words, phrases or clauses; also; but; additionally; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
• لَا — Laa — Don’t (= Absolute denial; never; not at all; total negation)
• تَكُوۡنُوۡآ — Ta-koo-noo — You become (= v., pl., You would become; lest you grow into. This verb shows a continuity of the action involved in happening or occurring from the past and present into the future)
• اَوَّلَ — Awwa-la — (= Ahead of others; foremost; top)
• كَافِرٍ — Kaa-fay-rin — Disbeliever  (= n., s., 1.He who denies, refuses or rejects the Faith or belief in Allah, the Holy Qor-aan and Islaam and be a Moslem. 2. Faithless; heretic; infidel; non-believer; rejecter of, resistor to and unbeliever in God. 3 Who acts ungratefully and fails to appreciate, thank for, use or utilize God-given abilities, blessings, capabilities, capacities, gifts, opportunities afforded and talents provided by abusing, and misusing them)
• بِ — Bay — With (= The Arabic equivalent literally is ‘with’)
• هٖ — He — It — (= s., m., 3rd person  Refers to ‘what was revealed’)
• وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., Connects. words, phrases or clauses; also; but; additionally; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
• لَا — Laa — No, not (= Absolute denial; never; not at all; total negation)
• تَشۡتَرُوۡا — Tush-ta-roo — You sell (= Barter; trade; negotiate a give and take; accept a benefit or other consideration in exchange for giving away and letting go something far more valuable)
• بِ — Bay — For / With (= This word in Arabic literally means ‘with’.  Here ‘for’ is also appropriate)
• اٰيٰتِ — Aa-ya-te…(e) — Signs (= n., pl of … An argument, corroboration, indication, insinuation, pointer, portent, sign, suggestion, symbol or token. See Note 002:074)
• ى — Ee — My (= s., m & f., 1st person. Refers to God Almighty)
• ثَمَنًا — Tha-ma-nun — Price (= Consideration paid in a fair exchange for an article bought, sold, or traded; gain; value)
• قَلِيۡلًا — Qa-lee-lun — Paltry (= Small; trifling; little or short in quality, quantity or time)
• وَ  — Wa — And (= Conj., Connects words, phrases or clauses; also; but; additionally; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
• اِيَّا — Ee-yaa — Only (= Alone; excluding any and all others)
• ى — Ya — Me (= s., m & f., 1st person. Refers to God Almighty)
• فَ — Fa…(ut) — Thus (= Consequently; as a result; so; then; thereafter; therefore)
• اتَّقُوۡنِ — Ut-ta-qoo-n — You be pious (= v., ‘Avoid angering Allah’, ‘act piously and righteously’, ‘become God-fearing, and righteous’, ‘clean inner self’, ‘do duty to God’, ‘guard against or ward off evil’; take protection; keep the duty owed; take shield for protection. See Not 002:003)