3:198

Salaam all,

This is 3:198
لَكِنِ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْاْ رَبَّهُمْ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا نُزُلاً مِّنْ عِندِ اللّهِ وَمَا عِندَ اللّهِ خَيْرٌ لِّلأَبْرَارِ
Lakini allatheena ittaqaw rabbahum lahum jannatun tajree min tahtiha alanharu khalideena feeha nuzulan min AAindi Allahi wama AAinda Allahi khayrun lilabrari

The aya says:
But to those who acted consciously of their nurturing Lord, belong gardens, rivers flowing underneath. They stay unchanged in them. Place of landing from at Allah’s presence and what (is) at Allah’s presence (is) better for the firmly grounded.

My personal note:
This Aya reminds us of the contrast between the previous Ayat talking about the seeming success of the people who reject Allah and the actual success of those who act conscious of Allah.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Lakini: but
Allatheena: those who
Ittaqaw: acted consciously of/ acted conscious of
Note: ITTAQAW is derived from the root W-Qaf-W and it means guarding or protecting. Since the best way to guard is through consciousness and action according to consciousness. ITTAQAW is an action that is completed. It means: the action of making oneself act according to consciousness happened by the subject (third person plural).
Rabbahum: their nurturing Lord
Note: the root is R-B-B and it means nurturing and Lordship as two components of the meaning that can be present together or one at a time according to the context of the sentence. RABBA is nurturing Lord of. HUM means them.
Lahum: to them belongs
Jannatun: gardens/ paradises
Note: JANNATUN is derived from the root J-N-N and it means hidden or hiding. It is therefore used to mean darkness because it hides as well as garden because gardens can be hidden or because it has less light than the place out in the sun for the Arabs of the desert. JANNATUN means: gardens/ Hidden entities.
Tajree: She flows/ they flow
Note: the root is J-R-Y and it means flowing as in the flowing of the river or any movement that is smooth and relatively fast. TAJREE is an action that is being completed or will be completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of flowing is happening or will be happening by the subject (ANHARU=rivers and is coming up).
Min: from
Tahtiha: under her/underneath her
Note: the root is T-Ha-T and it means under. TAHTI means under of. HA means her and it points to the garden.
Alanharu: the rivers/the running water
Note: The root is N-H-R and one of the concrete meanings of the word is running water or river. It is then used to mean running or glowing in many other meanings and contexts according to the nature of what is talked about. ALANHARU are the rivers or the running waters.
Khalideena: Staying unchanged
Note: the root is KH-L-D and it means something that stays the same. In concrete, it is used for the rocks and the mountains that seem to be unchanged through the ages. KHALIDEENA means staying unchanged.
Feeha: in her
Nuzulan: place of landing/ place of staying
Note: the root is N-Z-L and it carries the meaning of arrival to stay and descent. One concrete meaning is the descent of the person from his or her horse or camel as they arrive at the place where they plan to stay. NUZULAN is place of staying or landing.
Min: from
AAindi: at/ at presence of
Note: AAiNDI means at, but carries the meaning of at, or at presence of or at possession of according to the situation. AAiNDI here means at presence or place of.
Allahi: Allah
Wama: and what
AAinda: at/ at presence of
Note: AAiNDA means at, but carries the meaning of at, or at presence of or at possession of according to the situation. AAiNDA here means at presence or place of.
Allahi: Allah
Khayrun: better/ choice
Note: the root is KH-Y-R and it means choice. It is also understood as good or as better, because one would chose the good over the bad. KHAYRUN means: good or best choice.
Lilabrari: to/for the firmly grounded/ the ones with safe landing/ the dependable people.
Note: LI means to or for. ALABRARI is a word that is difficult to translate. In concrete the root B-R-R means land/firm ground as opposed to sea. As a concept, it gives different meanings as in the safe thing to do, the dependable thing to do and the obeisance to orders. ALABRARAI are the ones who are firmly grounded/ the dependable ones/ the ones with safe landing and so on of conceptual meanings.

Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein