Quranic Text Reversed Vocabulary Lesson 7

Question 1

The Most Merciful (with vast, all-encompassing mercy)

Answer 1

الرَّحْمَنُ

ar-Raḥmān

Question 2

The Especially Merciful (continuous mercy, especially for believers)

Answer 2

الرَّحِيْمُ

Arabic: اللهُ الرَّحِيمُ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ لِمَنْ يَتُوبُ.
Transliteration: Allāhu ar-Raḥīmu yaghfiru al-dhunūba liman yatūb.
Translation: Allah, the Especially Merciful, forgives the sins of those who repent.

Question 3

Kind, Compassionate, Very Gentle

Answer 3

رَؤُوفٌ

Ra’ūf | ra-OOF

Question 4

The Ever-Accepter of Repentance
The Ever Relenting

Answer 4

تَوَّابٌ

Tawwāb | ta-WWAAB

Question 5

Near, Close

Answer 5

قَرِيبٌ

Often used to describe how close Allah is to His servants.

Qarīb

qa-REEB

Arabic: وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ.
Transliteration: Wa idhā sa’alaka ‘ibādī ‘annī fa innī qarīb.
Translation: And when My servants ask you about Me — indeed I am near.
(Qur’an 2:186)

qa-REEB

Question 6

honor

Answer 6

عِزَّةٌ

Example:
Arabic: وَلِلَّهِ الْعِزَّةُ.
Translation: And to Allah belongs all honor. (Qur’an 63:8)

‘izzah (‘IZ-zah)

Question 7

Reward, compensation

Answer 7

أَجْرٌ

Example:
Arabic: إِنَّا لَا نُضِيعُ أَجْرَ مَنْ أَحْسَنَ عَمَلًا.
Translation: Indeed, We do not waste the reward of one who does good. (Qur’an 18:30)

ajr (AJR)

Question 8

He was hidden, concealed

Answer 8

خَفِيَ

Example:
Arabic: خَفِيَ الأَمْرُ عَلَيَّ.
Translation: The matter was hidden from me.

khafiya (KHA-fi-ya)

Question 9

He becomes hidden, is concealed

Answer 9

يَخْفَى

Example:
Arabic: لَا يَخْفَى عَلَى اللَّهِ شَيْءٌ.
Translation: Nothing is hidden from Allah. (Qur’an 3:5)

yakhfā (YAKH-faa)

Question 10

He thanked

Answer 10

شَكَرَ

shakara (SHA-ka-ra)

Question 11

He thanks

Answer 11

يَشْكُرُ

yashkuru (YASH-ku-ru)

Question 12

free of need | Self-Sufficient

Answer 12

غَنِيٌّ

ghanīyy (gha-NEE)

Question 13

Easy, simple

Answer 13

يَسِيرٌ

yasīr (ya-SEER)

Question 14

Able to do
All-Powerful, Omnipotent

Answer 14

قَدِيْرٌ

qadīr (qa-DEER)

Question 15

Weight, measure (especially a small amount)

weight of

Answer 15

مِثْقَالٌ

mithqāl (mith-QAAL)

Question 16

Atom, tiny particle
Smallest particle

Answer 16

ذَرَّةٌ

dharrāh (DHAR-rah)

Question 17

He willed, He wanted

Answer 17

شَاءَ

shā’a (SHAA-a)

Question 18

He wills, He wants

Answer 18

يَشَاءُ

yashā’u (ya-SHAA-u)

Question 19

Nation, community, group

Answer 19

أُمَّةٌ

ummah (UM-mah)

Question 20

Then, after that

Answer 20

ثُمَّ

thumma (THUM-ma)

Question 21

word

Answer 21

كَلِمَةٌ

feminine noun; plural: كَلِمَاتٌ

kalimatun

Question 22

good / pure / pleasant

Answer 22

طَيِّبٌ

ṭayyibun

Question 23

Root

Answer 23

أَصْلٌ

Question 24

firm

Answer 24

ثَابِتٌ

thābitun

Question 25

branch / offshoot

Answer 25

فَرْعٌ | farʿun

Question 26

absent / unseen

Answer 26

غَائِبٌ | ghāʾibun

Question 27

clear / evident

Answer 27

مُبِينٌ | mubīnun

Question 28

great

Answer 28

عَظِيمٌ اللهُ عَظِيمٌ. – Allah is Great | aẓīmun

Question 29

grace / bounty

Answer 29

فَضْلٌ | faḍlun

Question 30

sunset / west

Answer 30

مَغْرِبٌ | maghribun

Question 31

eastern

Answer 31

مَشْرِقٌ | mashriqun

Question 32

straight / upright

Answer 32

مُسْتَقِيمٌ | mustaqīmun

Question 33

help

Answer 33

نَصْرٌ النَّصْرُ مِنَ اللهِ. – Victory is from Allah. | naṣrun

Question 34

drop of fluid / sperm

Answer 34

نُطْفَةٌ خَلَقَ الإِنسَانَ مِن نُطْفَةٍ. – He created man from a drop. | nuṭfah

Question 35

Man is a clear opponent. opponent

Answer 35

خَصِيمٌ الإِنسَانُ خَصِيمٌ مُبِينٌ. | khaṣīmun

Question 36

subtle

Answer 36

لَطِيفٌ إِنَّ رَبِّي لَطِيفٌ. – Indeed, my Lord is Gentle. | laṭīfun

Question 37

All-Aware

Answer 37

خَبِيرٌ اللهُ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ – Allah is All-Aware of what you do. | khabīr

Question 38

Bliss / Delight

Answer 38

نَعِيمٌ | naʿīm

Question 39

Dominion / Kingdom لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ – To Him belongs dominion.

Answer 39

مُلْكٌ | mulk

Question 40

It occurred/happened

Answer 40

وَقَعَ وَقَعَ الحَادِثُ فِي اللَّيْلِ – The incident happened at night. | waqaʿa

Question 41

"It is located / It happens"

Answer 41

يَقَعُ يَقَعُ البَيْتُ قُرْبَ المَسْجِدِ – The house is located near the mosque. | yaqaʿu

Question 42

happening Occurring Real

Answer 42

وَاقِعٌ الحَقِيقَةُ وَاقِعَةٌ – The truth is real (a reality). wāqiʿ

Question 43

Success / Victory

Answer 43

فَوْزٌ | fawz

Question 44

Feared

Answer 44

خَافَ خَافَ الوَلَدُ مِنَ الظَّلَامِ – The boy was afraid of the dark. | khāfa

Question 45

Fears

Answer 45

يَخَافُ يَخَافُ اللهَ وَيُطِيعُهُ – He fears Allah and obeys Him. | yakhāfu

Question 46

Generous / Noble

Answer 46

كَرِيْمٌ اللهُ كَرِيمٌ – Allah is Generous. | karīm

Question 47

Sign / Verse (esp. Qur’anic) تِلْكَ آيَةٌ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ – That is a sign from Allah’s signs.

Answer 47

آيَةٌ | āyah ## Footnote at 93

Question 48

Poet

Answer 48

شَاعِرٌ أَحْمَد شَاعِرٌ مَشْهُورٌ – Ahmad is a famous poet. | shāʿir

Question 49

# ``` ``` He spreaded / extended |He laid out

Answer 49

بَسَطَ بَسَطَ السَّجَّادَةَ فِي الغُرْفَةِ – He spread the rug in the room. | basata

Question 50

He spreads / extends

Answer 50

يَبْسُطُ يَبْسُطُ اللَّهُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ – Allah expands provision for whom He wills. | yabsuṭu

Question 51

Sustenance / Provision

Answer 51

رِزْقٌ الرِّزْقُ مِنَ اللَّهِ – Provision is from Allah. | rizq

Question 52

He determined / measured

Answer 52

قَدَرَ قَدَرَ اللَّهُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ – Allah has decreed everything. | qadara

Question 53

He determines / is capable

Answer 53

يَقْدِرُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ يَقْدِرُ – Indeed, Allah is capable of all things | yaqdiru

Question 54

He ran / flowed

Answer 54

جَرَى جَرَى النَّهْرُ سَرِيعًا – The river flowed quickly. | jarā

Question 55

He runs / flows

Answer 55

يَجْرِي يَجْرِي المَاءُ فِي الجَدْوَلِ – Water flows in the stream. | yajrī ## Footnote 109