90:10 Translation
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Peace be upon you all,
What is the correct translation and understanding of the following verse?
9010
Transliteration - Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
Y.Ali - And shown him the two highways?
R.Khalifa - Did we not show him the two paths?
Pickthal - And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways?
Shakir - And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
Literal - And We guided him (to) the two paths/good or bad ? -
peace bro,
This is how I did it...
After checking openburhan and getting the root - NunJiimDal, i looked up DofQ (u MUST get this book), and it says 'al najdayn' is a noun, dual, meaning to overcome, prevail over, become manifest.
the first word root is haDalYa, its in prl, it means to guide/show/direct.
In most of these cases, the literal trans. is often the most accurate, from my experience.
in a more deeper lexicon NJD probably implies an open/clear/manifest route
And We shown/directed/guided you to the two ways/journies/routes (or whatever word you feel represents the meanings in context)
Wakas
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I cannot claim to have the correct translation, but I belive that the two paths/roads in 10 refers to the relation between tongue and two lips.
"( Didn't we set him off with a pair of eyes, (9) a tongue and a pair of lips? (10) We led him to the crossroads (11) in order for him not to rush his way onto the steep path..."
What is the correct translation and understanding of the following verse?
9010
Transliteration - Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
Y.Ali - And shown him the two highways?
R.Khalifa - Did we not show him the two paths?
Pickthal - And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways?
Shakir - And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
Literal - And We guided him (to) the two paths/good or bad ?
