The Holy Qor-aan 002:213
زُيِّنَ لِلَّذِيۡنَ كَفَرُوا الۡحَيٰوةُ الدُّنۡيَا وَيَسۡخَرُوۡنَ مِنَ الَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا ۘ وَالَّذِيۡنَ اتَّقَوۡا فَوۡقَهُمۡ يَوۡمَ الۡقِيٰمَةِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ يَرۡزُقُ مَنۡ يَّشَآءُ بِغَيۡرِ حِسَابٍ
Zoo-yay-na-lil-la-zee-na-ka-fa-rool-ha-yaa-tood-doon-ya Wa-yus-kha-roon-may-nul-la-zee-na-aa-ma-noo Wul-la-zee-nut-ta-qao-fao-qa-hoom-yao-mul-qay-yaa-ma-tay Wul-laa-ho-yur-zo-qo-mun-ya-shaa-o-bay-ghai-ray-hay-saa-b
Beautified for the disbelievers is the present life. And they ridicule those who had believed. And those righteous will be above them on Judgment Day. And by God Allah provides whom He chooses without measure.
- زُيِّنَ — Zoo-yay-na — Beautified (= v., past., s., 3rd person. Made or turned to appear fair seeming, attractive, beautiful, captivating, charming, covetous, decorative, desirable, enchanting, enticing, look good, lucrative, luring, nice or tempting)
- ل — L..(il) — For (= For the attention, benefit, purpose or reason of. With intent to. With the object of)
- ٱلَّذِينَ — Ul-la-zee-na — Those who (= pl., m, 3rd person. All those articles, things or persons)
- كَفَرُوۡا — Ka-fa-roo(l) — Disbelieved (= v., pl., 1. Denied, refused or rejected faith or belief in Allah, the Holy Qor-aan & Islaam to become Moslem. 2. Were blasphemer, faithless. heretic, infidel, pagans, non-believers or resistors to God and unbelievers. 3. Acted ungratefully by failing to appreciate, thank for, use or utilize God-given abilities, blessings capabilities capacities, gifts, talents and opportunities by abusing or misusing them. 4. Breached faith. 5: Disdainful of the bounties of Allah)
- الۡحَيٰوةُ — Ha-yaa-to(od) — Life (= n., A creature’s condition of breathing by inhaling and exhaling. The quality shown by functions among other of growth and response to stimulation and reproduction by which living organisms are distinguished from dead organisms and inanimate matter. Extensions in living. Peaceful life with safety and security. Any measure to save and safeguard life)
- ٱلدُّنۡيا — Doon-ya — The present (= n., Close at hand. Life … on earth, in the near or short term. The near life, of this world. The near one. The World at hand with its benefits, happiness or pleasures. The Hither, the opposite of the Hereafter or Life after death)
- وَ — Wa — And — (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; whereupon; yet)
- يَسۡخَرُوۡنَ — Yus-kha-roo-na — Ridicule (= v., Laugh; mock; scoff; hold in condemnation. Make someone a focus, object or target of jest, joking, humiliating, laughing, mockery. Project someone in contempt or as foolish or stupid)
- مِنَ — May-na…(ul) — From (= Among, from or out of the class, category, count, kind of several articles, things, persons or phenomenon)
- ٱلَّذِينَ — Ul-la-zee-na — Those who (= pl., m, 3rd person. All those articles, things or persons)
- اٰمَنُوۡۤ — Aa-ma-noo — They Believed (= v., past., pl., 3rd person. Believed in the Holy Qor-aan, became Moslems and entered in the Faith of Isslaam — See the explanation in our Commentary Islam – 101. Also, those who made peace, protected, rescued, saved or secured themselves from sin and against fear; those who accepted, admitted, affirmed, approved, concurred, confirmed, corroborated, embraced, evidenced, proved, testified or witnessed their entry in Islam. See the Note 002:026c)
- وَ — Wa…(ul) — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ above)
- ٱلَّذِينَ — Ul-la-zee-na — Those who (= pl., m, 3rd person. All those articles, things or persons)
- اتَّقَوۡا — Tuq-qao — Righteous (= v., Avoided angering Allah; did duty to God; guarded against evil; kept away from the evil and all that is forbidden. See also 002:003 and The Righteous)
- فَوۡقَ — Fao-qa — Above (= Beyond; next degree over, greater, higher, larger, more or superior. Also, on next degree below, inferior, lower, lesser, smaller or under)
- هُمۡ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. Refers to the ‘disbelievers’)
- يَوۡم — Yao-m…(ul) — Day (= s., A period, term or time that ends; juncture)
- الۡقِيٰمَةِ — Qay-yaa-mah — Judgment (= Reckoning; Resurrection; Ultimate settlement)
- وَ — Wa…(ul) –And (= The وَ vaao is tantamount to taking oath; solemn declaration or calling as a witness. Normally a Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ above)
(The message in next six (6) words is repeated in verses 002:213, 003:028 and 003:038)
- اللّٰهُ — Laa-ho — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
- يَرۡزُقُ — Yur-zo-qo — He provides (= v., pres., s., 3rd person. Awards, bequeaths; bestows, confers, delivers, donates, furnishes, gives, grants, provides, showers or supplies necessities of life such as food, clothing, shelter, money, property, provisions, worldly goods and other elements that sustain life)
- مَنۡ — Mun — Whom (= Anyone; whoever; whom; whomever; whoso)
- يَّشَآءُ — Ya-shaa-o — He pleases (= Chooses, decides, decrees, desires, destines, dictates, mandates, likes, orders, pleases, prefers, rules, selects, wants or wishes)
- بِغَيۡرِ — Bay-ghai-ray — Without (= Separately the word بِ means with and غَيۡرِ means out of, other or else. The combination means without)
- حِسَابٍ — Hay-saa-bin — Measure (= n., Adjustment; balance; closure; count; calculation; computation; measurement; reckoning; settlement. Also, accounting, adjusting and balancing all credits and debits of an account to a final figure to close it. Bringing or calling to account)
002:211
The Holy Qor-aan 002:211
هَلۡ يَنۡظُرُوۡنَ اِلَّاۤ اَنۡ يَّاۡتِيَهُمُ اللّٰهُ فِىۡ ظُلَلٍ مِّنَ الۡغَمَامِ وَالۡمَلٰٓٮِٕکَةُ وَقُضِىَ الۡاَمۡرُؕ وَاِلَى اللّٰهِ تُرۡجَعُ الۡاُمُوۡرُ
Haul yaun-zo-roo-na il-laa aun yau-tay-ya ho-mo ol-laa-ho Fee zo-la-lin may-na ul-gha-maa-may Wa ul-ma-laa-aiy-ka-to wa qo-dzay-ya ul-aum-ro Wa aiy-la ul-laa-hay toor-ja-o ol-o-moo-r
Are they looking for anything but that Allah comes to them In the covers of the clouds And the angels, and the matter is finalized. And all matters return to Allah for final decision.
Text in the next three words is repeated in 002:211, 006:159 and 007:054
The next three words differ only as the stated action is by words with a gender which are for male in verse 002:211 and 007:054 but female in verse 006:159 and 039:050
* Note 002:211. The derivates from the root ا م ر include many verbs and nouns.
Verb words are 14 for the past tense. اَمَرَ is for a single, male, 3rd person. Another 14 words are for the present tense. Several dozens of them are for the near and remote future tenses.
Some words are both Noun and verbs. اَمۡر is one of them and a common noun. Adding الۡ before makes it الۡاَمۡر (ul-umr) a proper noun (003:129). It can have the vowel Zomma on its last letterر to make it الۡاَمۡرُ (002:211). A preceding حرف جآر can cause the vowel Kasra under that ر and make it اَمۡرِ (017:086) The singular is الۡاَمۡرِ (003:155). The plural is الۡاُمُوۡرُ (002:211).
The word الۡاَمۡرُ or الۡاَمۡرِ means the same whether singular or plural . It can be that someone higher-up like Allah has adjudicated, decided, issued, laid down, imposed, mandated, passed or placed a decree, direction or order that must be obeyed. Or it can be that something like Nature or some man with a higher strength or power has caused an event or situation or created a matter or issue.
Nouns can be in many forms ( ابؤاب = Ub-waab). All derivatives reflect different shades and nuances which befit various contexts. Following are the meanings ofاَمۡر . An authority, command, control, decision, decree, direction, instruction, judgment, mandate, order, rule or responsibility to be obeyed or carried out. An act, activity, affair or issue to be tackled, matter to be attended or task to be settled. Any behavior, conduct, deed, doing, matter or problem to be worked out. Any condition or situation, news or tidings, event or occasion that requires swift action like rescuing victims from a burning fire, horrendous hurricane, raging floods or sinking ship. Any duty to do, job to carry out, instruction to issue, judgment to pass or verdict to give. For example, in a legal environment the word conveys laying down law, making, mandating, imposing or ordering an authoritative adjudication, conclusion, decision, determination, decree, direction, judgment or order by a court or body of lawgivers.
The last clause of this verse is a very big consolation for men and women. It provides incentive to a do-gooder that he/she will be rewarded for the good works done. It warns the mischief-makers that ultimately the decisions will be made by the Almighty. It gives people the confidence that every wrong will eventually be set right by their Creator. It does not pacify people with a fatalistic attitude but gives them a key to the peace of mind. The key is, as stated in verse 013:029, “Does not the remembrance of Allah comfort hearts.’”
Every 25 years man doubles all prior progress in most fields of education, medicine and science. He has fed millions from one kernel, walked over moon and done robotic surgery long distances. He has had big super powers, great kingdoms and world-wide empires on which sun did not set. Hundreds of thousands of generals, invaders and armies have periodically ravished human lives. Terrific socio-economic systems, movements, religious wars and invasions have killed billions. All those conflicts and upheavals occurred in just the last 10,000 years of life on the planet Earth. Anyone can imagine the insignificance of earth, a tiny spec in the Universe so tremendously vast. And yet the Almighty God has warned all wrong-doers and consoled their victims of the Result. Invariably it is He Who decides, resolves and settles all issues.