The Meaning of Daraba: Difference between revisions

===Meaning number 1: To travel, to get out===  

'''Transliteration:''' ''Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo la takoonoo kaallatheena kafaroo waqaloo li-ikhwanihim itha '''daraboo fee al-ardi''' aw kanoo ghuzzan law kanoo AAindana ma matoo wama qutiloo liyajAAala Allahu thalika hasratan fee quloobihim waAllahu yuhyee wayumeetu waAllahu bima taAAmaloona baseerun''}}

''daraboo'' is derived from ''darab'', meaning "'''hit'''". ''Fee'' literally means "'''in'''". ''Al-Ardi'' means "'''the land'''". Thus, the whole statement ''daraboo fee al-ardi'' says "'''hit in the land'''" meaning something like "hit the road", which doesn't give a new meaning for "hit" (''darab'') at all.

Also, there was never something like "hit in the sea" or "hit in the city" to mean go through them. "Hit" gives that meaning only when it is against "land." It's a known expression.

'''Transliteration:''' ''Wa-itha '''darabtum fee al-ardi''' falaysa AAalaykum junahun an taqsuroo mina aIssalati in khiftum an yaftinakumu allatheena kafaroo inna alkafireena kanoo lakum AAaduwwan mubeenan''}}

''darabtum fee al-ardi'' literally meaning "'''you (plural) hit in the land'''"

'''Transliteration:''' ''Wakhuth '''biyadika dighthan faidrib bihi''' wala tahnath inna wajadnahu sabiran niAAma alAAabdu innahu awwabun''}}

''biyadika dighthan faidrib bihi'' literally meaning "'''take in your hand a little grass, and strike therewith'''"

'''Transliteration:''' ''Inna rabbaka yaAAlamu annaka taqoomu adna min thuluthayi allayli wanisfahu wathuluthahu wata-ifatun mina allatheena maAAaka waAllahu yuqaddiru allayla waalnnahara AAalima an lan tuhsoohu fataba AAalaykum faiqraoo ma tayassara mina alqur-ani AAalima an sayakoonu minkum marda waakharoona '''yadriboona fee al-ardi''' yabtaghoona min fadli Allahi waakharoona yuqatiloona fee sabeeli Allahi faiqraoo ma tayassara minhu waaqeemoo alssalata waatoo alzzakata waaqridoo Allaha qardan hasanan wama tuqaddimoo li-anfusikum min khayrin tajidoohu AAinda Allahi huwa khayran waaAAthama ajran waistaghfiroo Allaha inna Allaha ghafoorun raheemun''}}

''yadriboona fee al-ardi'' literally meaning "'''they hit in the land.'''"

'''Transliteration:''' ''Lilfuqara-i allatheena ohsiroo fee sabeeli Allahi la yastateeAAoona '''darban fee al-ardi''' yahsabuhumu aljahilu aghniyaa mina aIttaAAaffufi taAArifuhum biseemahum la yas-aloona aInnasa ilhafan wama tunfiqoo min khayrin fa-inna Allaha bihi AAaleemun''}}

'''Transliteration:''' ''Waqaloo aalihatuna khayrun am huwa '''ma daraboohu laka''' illa jadalan bal hum qawmun khasimoona''}}

'''Transliteration:''' ''Yawma yaqoolu lmunafiqoona waalmunafiqatu lillatheena amanoo on uroona naqtabis min noorikum qeela irjiAAoo waraakum failtamisoo nooran '''faduriba baynahum bisoorin''' lahu babun batinuhu feehi aIrrahmatu wathahiruhu min qibalihi alAAathabu''}}

'''Transliteration:''' ''Alam tara kayfa '''daraba Allahu mathalan''' kalimatan tayyibatan kashajaratin tayyibatin asluha thabitun wafarAAuha fee aIssama''}}

'''Transliteration:''' ''Wasakantum fee masakini allatheena thalamoo anfusahum watabayyana lakum kayfa faAAalna bihim '''wadarabna lakumu al-amthala'''''}}

'''Transliteration:''' '''''Daraba Allahu mathalan''' AAabdan mamlookan la yaqdiru AAala shay-in waman razaqnahu minna rizqan hasanan fahuwa yunfiqu minhu sirran wajahran hal yastawoona alhamdu lillahi bal aktharuhum la yaAAlamoona''}}

'''Transliteration:''' '''''Wadaraba Allahu mathalan''' rajulayni ahaduhuma abkamu la yaqdiru AAala shay-in wahuwa kallun AAala mawlahu aynama yuwajjihhu la ya/ti bikhayrin hal yastawee huwa waman ya/muru bialAAadli wahuwa AAala siratin mustaqeemin''}}

'''Transliteration:''' '''''Wadaraba Allahu mathalan''' qaryatan kanat aminatan mutma-innatan ya/teeha rizquha raghadan min kulli makanin fakafarat bi-anAAumi Allahi faathaqaha Allahu libasa aljooAAi waalkhawfi bima kanoo yasnaAAoona''}}

'''Transliteration:''' '''''Waidrib lahum mathalan''' rajulayni jaAAalna li-ahadihima jannatayni min aAAnabin wahafafnahuma binakhlin wajaAAalna baynahuma zarAAan''}}

'''Transliteration:''' '''''Waidrib lahum mathala''' alhayati aIddunya kama-in anzalnahu mina aIssama-i faikhtalata bihi nabatu al-ardi faasbaha hasheeman tathroohu aIrriyahu wakana Allahu AAala kulli shay-in muqtadiran''}}

'''Transliteration:''' ''Allahu nooru aIssamawati waal-ardi mathalu noorihi kamishkatin feeha misbahun almisbahu fee zujajatin aIzzujajatu kaannaha kawkabun durriyyun yooqadu min shajaratin mubarakatin zaytoonatin la sharqiyyatin wala gharbiyyatin yakadu zaytuha yudee-o walaw lam tamsas-hu narun noorun AAala noorin yahdee Allahu linoorihi man yashao '''wayadribu Allahu al-amthala''' liInnasi waA ahu bikulli shay-in AAaleemun''}}

'''Transliteration:''' '''''Daraba lakum mathalan''' min anfusikum hal lakum mimma malakat aymanukum min shurakaa fee ma razaqnakum faantum feehi sawaon takhafoonahum kakheefatikum anfusakum kathalika nufassilu al- ayati liqawmin yaAAqiloona''}}

'''Transliteration:''' ''Walaqad '''darabna liInnasi fee hatha alqur-ani min kulli mathalin''' wala-in ji/tahum bi-ayatin layaqoolanna allatheena kafaroo in antum illa mubtiloona''}}

'''Transliteration:''' '''''Walaqad darabna liInnasi fee hatha alqur-ani min kulli mathalin''' laAAallahum yatathakkaroona''}}

'''Transliteration:''' '''''Daraba Allahu mathalan''' rajulan feehi shurakao mutashakisoona warajulan salaman lirajulin hal yastawiyani mathalan alhamdu lillahi bal aktharuhum la yaAAlamoona''}}

'''Transliteration:''' ''Wa-itha bushshira ahaduhum '''bima daraba liIrrahmani''' mathalan thalla wajhuhu muswaddan wahuwa katheemun''}}

'''Transliteration:''' ''Law anzalna hatha alqur-ana AAala jabalin laraaytahu khashiAAan mutasaddiAAan min khashyati Allahi '''watilka al-amthalu nadribuha liInnasi''' laAAallahum yatafakkaroona''}}

'''Transliteration:''' '''''Daraba Allahu mathalan''' lillatheena kafaroo imraata noohin waimraata lootin kanata tahta AAabdayni min AAibadina salihayni fakhanatahuma falam yughniya AAanhuma mina Allahi shay-an waqeela odkhula aInnara maAAa aIddakhileena''}}

'''Transliteration:''' '''''Wadaraba Allahu mathalan''' lillatheena amanoo imraata firAAawna ith qalat rabbi ibni lee AAindaka baytan fee aljannati wanajjinee min firAAawna waAAamalihi wanajjinee mina alqawmi aIththalimeena''}}

'''Transliteration:''' '''''Afanadribu AAankumu aIththikra''' safhan an kuntum qawman musrifeena''}}

{{Quote|{{Quran|26|1}}|And remember ye said: "O Moses! we cannot endure one kind of food (always); so beseech thy Lord for us to produce for us of what the earth groweth, -its pot-herbs, and cucumbers, Its garlic, lentils, and onions." He said: "Will ye exchange the better for the worse? Go ye down to any town, and ye shall find what ye want!" They '''were covered with humiliation and misery'''; they drew on themselves the wrath of Allah. This because they went on rejecting the Signs of Allah and slaying His Messengers without just cause. This because they rebelled and went on transgressing.