002:186

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                                   002:186

شَهۡرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِىۡٓ اُنۡزِلَ فِيۡهِ الۡقُرۡاٰنُ هُدًى لِّلنَّاسِ وَ بَيِّنٰتٍ مِّنَ الۡهُدٰى وَالۡفُرۡقَانِۚ  فَمَنۡ شَهِدَ مِنۡكُمُ الشَّهۡرَ فَلۡيَـصُمۡهُ ؕ  وَمَنۡ کَانَ مَرِيۡضًا اَوۡ عَلٰى سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنۡ اَيَّامٍ اُخَرَؕ  يُرِيۡدُ اللّٰهُ بِکُمُ الۡيُسۡرَ وَلَا يُرِيۡدُ بِکُمُ الۡعُسۡرَ وَلِتُکۡمِلُوا الۡعِدَّةَ وَلِتُکَبِّرُوا اللّٰهَ عَلٰى مَا هَدٰٮكُمۡ وَلَعَلَّکُمۡ تَشۡكُرُوۡنَ

Sha-ro-ra-ma-dzaa-nul-la-zee-oon-zay-la-fee-hil-qor-aa-no                                                 Ho-dun-lin-naa-say-wa-buy-yay-naa-tin-may-nul-ho-daa-wul-foor-qaa-nay                   Fa-mun-sha-hay-da-min-ko-moosh-shah-ra-ful-ya-thoom-ho                                               Wa-mun-kaa-na-ma-ree-dzun-auo-alaa-sa-fa-rin                                                                   Fa-id-da-toon-min-auy-yaa-min-o-khur                                                                                       Yo-ree-dool-laa-ho-bay-ko-mool-yoos-ra                                                                                  Wa-la-yo-ree-do-bay-ko-mool-oos-ra                                                                                           Wa-lay-took-may-lool-id-da-ta                                                                                                      Wa-lay-to-kub-bay-rool-laa-ha-alaa-maa-ha-daa-koom                                                            Wa-la-ul-la-koom-tush-ko-roo-n.

The month of Ramadzan is in which the Qor-aan was entrusted as                      Guidance for the people and clear signs from the guidance and the Criterion. So whoever among you witnesses the month should then fast in it                      And if you have been sick or on a journey                                                                      Then the count of the number should be done in later days.                                    Allah wills ease for you.                                                                                                      And He wills no hardship for you.                                                                                  And so that you complete the count                                                                                   And so that you extol Allah for He had guided you                                                         And so that you be grateful.

• شَهۡرُ — Shah-ro — Month (= Calendar month consisting of 28 to 31 days that varies in the solar and lunar calendars)
• رَمَضَانَ — Ra-ma-dzaa-na..(ul) — Ramadzan (= Name of month in the Moslem Hijri Calendar year)
• الَّذِىۡ –La-zee — Which (= s., m., 3^rd person article, thing or person; who; which)
• اُنۡزِلَ — Oon-zay-la — Entrusted **  (= v., past., pass., s., 3^rd person. Dispatched, given, granted, inspired; revealed. Handed, laid, lowered, revealed or sent down. Also, delivered; landed; provided; released; supplied. ** See Note 002:005a)
• فِىۡ — Fee — In (= Inside a duration, event, time, place, period or thing.  Comprised in it)
• هِ — Hay…(il) — It (= pro., s., m., 3^rd person. Ref to the month of Ramadzan)
• الۡقُرۡاٰنُ — Qor-aa-no — Qor-aan (= The Book to be read again and again, repeatedly. See Commentaries titled The Holy Qor-aan, The Most Read Book In The World and The Holy Qor-aan is no joke’)
• هُدًى — Ho-dun — The guidance   (= n., Direction to the best way, correct course; linier lines; proper path or right road; knowledge as to what is appropriate)
• لِّ — L…(in) — For (= For the attention, benefit, object, purpose or reason of; intended for; concerning, regarding; relative to)
• لنَّاسِ — Naa-say — The people (= Factions; folks, mankind, groups, men, nations or tribes. Human beings)
• وَ  — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but;  also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
• بَيِّنٰتٍ — Buy-yay-naa-tin — Clear Signs  (= pl., Clear, convincing, irrefutable, manifest, veritable and sure arguments, corroborations, evidences, proofs, portents, signs and testimonies of Truth)
• مِنَ — May-na..(ul) — From (= Among or out of the several in a class, category or kind of articles, choices, things, persons or phenomenon)
• الۡهُدٰٓى — Ho-daa —  Guidance (= n., Knowledge about what is appropriate. Direction to  the best way, correct course; proper path or right road)
• وَ — Wa…(ul) — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
• الۡفُرۡقَانِ — Foor-qaan — The Criterion (= Argument. Book. Clear proof. Code. Criteria.  Differentiation. Discrimination. Distinction. Judgment. The divine signs, ability given to humans, instrument, knowledge, means, methods or ways to adjudge, decide,  differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, know, judge or see the good from the bad, the right from the wrong and  the truth from the falsehood)
• فَ — Fa — So (= Consequently; as a result; so; thus; therefore; yet)
• مَنۡ — Mun — Whoever (= Anyone; who; whom; whomever; whoso)
• شَهِدَ — Sha-hay-da — Witnesses (= v., Comes across, evidences, finds, observes, sees or witnesses.  A/t/a “Is present being stationary in his own home and in good health (Several Translations) and  “Sights (the crescent on the first night of) the month”)
• مِنۡ — Min — From — (= Among or out of the several in a class, category or kind of articles, choices, things, persons or phenomenon)
• كُمُ — Ko-mo..(osh) — You (= pro., pl., m., 2^nd person. You. The Holy Qor-aan states this way when addressing both men and women jointly)
• الشَّهۡرَ — Shah-ra — Month (= Calendar month consisting of 28 to 31 days that varies in the solar and lunar calendars)
• فَ — Fa…(ul) — Then (= Consequently; as a result; so; thus; therefore; yet)
• لۡ — L — Certainly (= Absolutely; categorically definitely; doubtlessly; really indeed; positively; seriously; surely; truly; verily)
• يَـصُمۡ — Ya-soom — Fast (= v, Keep fast; observe fasting; made obligatory)
• هُ — Ho — It (= pro., s., m., 3^rd person. Ref to month of Ramadzan)
• وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
• مَنۡ — Mun — Whoever (= Anyone; who; whom; whomever; whoso)
• كَانَ — Kaa-na — Has been ( =v., 3^rd person. Used to.  Conveys continuation from the past to the present and leading into the future – like ‘continued doing’ or ‘went on doing’)
• مَّرِيۡضًا — Ma-ree-dzun — Sick (= Ailing; disabled; handicapped; ill; infirm; patient.  A/t/a., “Not being permanently incapacitated”, “Temporarily sick”)
• اَوۡ — Auo — Or (= Alternatively; in substitution)
• عَلَى — Alaa — On (= Above; against; before; for; on top of; over; upon)
• سَفَرٍ — Sa-fa-rin — A journey  *  (= Going from one place to another distant one; travel)
• فَ — Fa — Then (= Consequently; as a result; so; thus; therefore; yet)
• عِدَّةٌ — Idda-toon — The count (= Reckoning on corresponding number of days; the completion or making up of the similar number)
• مِّنۡ — Min — From — (= Among, from or out of the class, category, count, kind of several articles, things, persons or phenomenon)
• اَيَّامٍ — Auy-yaa-min — Days (= pl., End of several periods, terms or times; junctures)
• اُخَر — O-khur — Later (= Other; yet to come)
• يُرِيۡدُ — Yo-ree-do(ol) — He Wills (= v., pres., s., m., 3^rd person. With no possibility to fail in His designs and with all Power to finalize that He wills, the best translation is He wills. See Note 002:186 below)
• اللّٰهُ –Laa-ho — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
• بِ — Bay — With (= The Arabic word  بِ  literally means ‘with’ in English
• کُمُ — Ko-mo…(ol) — You (= pro., pl., m., 2^nd person. You. Your. See  كُمُ  above)
• الۡيُسۡرَ — Yoos-ra — Ease (= n., Comfort; facility; well-being)
• وَ — Wa– And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
• لَا — Laa — Not (= Absolutely not; never; no; none at all)
• يُرِيۡدُ — Yo-ree-do — Wills (= v., pres., s., 3^rd person. See يُرِيۡدُ  above & Note 002:186)
• بِ — Bay — With (= The Arabic word  بِ  literally means ‘with’ in English
• کُمُ — Ko-mo…(ol)– You (= pro., pl., m., 2^nd person. You. Your. See  كُمُ  above)
• الۡعُسۡرَ — Oos-ra — Hardship (= n., Adversity; affliction; difficult periods; difficult life full of adverse circumstances and hardship; difficulty; discomfort; distress; hard times; misery; state of being  in distress; uncomfortable situation. The opposite of  the easy life full of facilities). “Allah has granted you the facility so that you should encounter no hardship in completing the reckoning“)                                                      
• وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
• لِ — Lay — So that (= For the attention, benefit, purpose or reason of. With intent to. With the object of. Because I have ordained)
• تُکۡمِلُوا — Took-may-loo — Complete (= v., Fill; finish; fulfill)
• الۡعِدَّةَ — Id-da-ta — The count — (= Completing and making up the number; period)
• وَ —  Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
• لِ — Lay — So that (= For the attention, benefit, purpose or reason of. With intent to. With the object of.  Because I have ordained)
•  لِتُکَبِّرُوا  — To-kub-bay-ro(ol) — Extol (= Exalt; glorify; proclaim greatness. A/t/a “Magnify” or” “Say Takbir Allahu Akbar; Allah is the Most Great”)
• اللّٰهَ — Laa-ha –Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
• عَلٰى — Alaa —  For  (= Above; against; before; for; on; on top of; over; upon)
• مَاۤ  — Maa  —  All that (= What; whatever; whatsoever. Any time; whenever)
• هَدٰٮ — Ha-daa — Guided (= Put on proper path; set on right road)
• کُمۡ — Koom —  You (= pro., pl., m., 2^nd person. You. Your. See  كُمُ  above)
• وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)

The next three (3)words mark the end of verses 002;186, 003:124, 005:007

• لَعَلَّ —  La-ul-la — So that (= Gave chance; haply; hopefully; perchance; possibly; the hope and wish that it becomes; wishing a result to be; peradventure)
• کُمۡ — Koom — You  (= pro., pl., m., 2^nd person. You. Your. See  كُمُ  above)
• تَشۡكُرُوۡنَ — Tush-ko-roo-n  — You be grateful (= v., pres., pl., 2^nd person. Acknowledge with asserted, repeated, insistent and tremendous feelings of being grateful. Appreciate. Express gratitude. Render thanks. Give recognition. The word tells to keep in mind the two important factors that invoke deep appreciation, a) the physical facility or concessions that are given, and b) the spiritual benefits that are continually bestowed. Both these factors are so intertwined that nobody really can hold one of them above the other)

** Note 002:186. The word  يُرِيۡدُ  (yo-ree-do) is a verb in the present tense for a single male in 3^rd person. Its past tense is the  word  اَرَادَ   (araa-da). They are derived from the root   ا    ر  د   which carries the meanings of an act done with a determined mind. Translating the verb يُرِيۡدُ accurately depends upon whether its doer is (a) Allah, (b) some human being or (c) Satan.

Relative to Allah with no possibility to fail in implementing His designs and having all power to finalize what He wills, the best translation may be with words such as adjudge, affirm, command, conclude, confirm, decide, decree, design, determine, enforce, finalize, intend, mandate, order, resolve or will. Examples are found in verses 002:186 (twice), 003:109, 003:177, 004:027, 004:028, 004:029, 005:002, 005:007 (twice), 005:050, etc.

Relative to man with a distinct possibility to never reach his planned goal, the translation can be with words such as aim, aspire, choose, conform, covet, crave, desire, go after, hanker, like, long, plan, pursue, scheme, seek, wish, want or yearn. Examples are found in verses like 003:153 (twice), 004:028, 004:036, 004:135, etc.

Relative to Satan or devil with the perpetual pursuit to harm man by misleading him into disobeying his Creator, the translation is best when done with words like aim, aspire, determined, intend, pursue and shoot for. Examples are in verse 004:061, 005:092, etc.