I guess this is where I should apologize or feel guilty that I am not reading the Quran in Arabic :-)

you don't have to feel guilty..I encourage you to go to Fanar Center if you haven't already..I'm sure it'll be useful.

"(I can read French fluently) and do not find what you are saying to be true"

I understand French too and the two languages share many similarities so the differences are rare but Arabic and English have totally different roots