Dictionary of The Holy Quran — Page 173
حرص sin or crime. لابَأْسَ = لاحَرَجَ i. e no harm, no sin or crime or blame; لا حَرَجَ عَلَيْكَ : No crime sin blame or harm on thee. فلا يَكُنْ فِي صَدْرِكَ حَرَجٌ : So let there be no straitness in thy bosom There is no sin or blame on the blind : لَيْسَ عَلَى الْأَعْمَى حَرَجٌ (7:3) حرج man )24:62( حَرَجٌ also means a piece of wood upon which a dead body is carried or a bier. It is also applied to a she-camel which is lean or lank. حَرِجٌ and حَرَجٌ also means forbidden or prohibited. حَرَدَ ]aor. يَحْرِدُ inf. noun حَرَدَهُ حَرْدٌ : He repaired or betook himself to him or it; he aimed at, pursued him or it; he prevented, with-held, hindered, prohibited or interdicted him. حَرَدَ )inf. noun حُرُودٌ( : He separated himself from others. حَرِدَ عَلَيْهِ aor. يَحْرَدُ ( : He was angry with him. حَرْدٌ : Aim, intention or pursuit; anger; rancour or enmity which one retains in his heart, watching for an opportunity to indulge in it; prevention, prohibition or interdiction. وَغَدَوْا عَلَى حَرْدٍ قَادِرِينَ : And they went early in the morning determined to achieve their purpose or having the power to prevent (68:26). حَرَسَ ]aor يَحْرُسُ and يَحْرِسُ inf. noun حَرَسَهُ حَرْسًا : He guarded him, took care of him. حَرَسَ also means, he stole or he stole by night; he stole sheep or camels by night and ate them. In this, this word is used ironically. حَارِسٌ )plural) is حَرَسٌ( : Guarding or preserving; a guardian or keeper. حَرْسُ السُّلْطَان : The guards of a sultan. حَرَاسٌ also means a thief, used in this sense ironically because guardians are sometimes found to be thieves. حَرْسٌ means, a very long time. اَلْحَرَسَان means day and night. فَوَجَدْنَاهَا مُلِئَتْ حَرَسًا : So we found them full of guards )72:9(. حَرَصَ ]aor. يَحْرُصُ inf. noun حَرَصَ الْجِلْدَ [ حَرْصًا : He rent the skin or clove it; he stripped off or removed its superficial part. حَرَصَ عَلَيْهِ ]aor يَحْرِضُ [ or حَرِضَ عَلَيْهِ )aor. يَحْرَصُ ( : He desired it vehemently; he hankered after it; he strove hard or took extraordinary pains to obtain it; he was excessively solicitous or careful and fearful respecting him; he was excessively compassionate to him. مَا أَحْرَصَكَ عَلَى الدُّنْيَا : How excessively desirous art thou of the 173