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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most MercifulVerses 4–5
2 versesAl-A'la 5
فَجَعَلَهُ غُثَٓاءً اَحْوٰىۜ ٥
Mushaf
Transliteration
5Feceʿalehû guŝâen aḥvâ.
English Translation
5And then turned it into bone-dry debris.
Explanatory translation
5Then, to show how fleeting the life of this world is, He dried the plants up in accordance with their own law and turned them into dry debris. In the same way, these dazzling blessings of the world will one day pass away and be gone. Just as Allah brings forth green plants from the earth, dries them up when their time comes and turns them into dry debris, and then brings them back to life, so too will He raise you again and call you to account for the attitude you took toward His call in your life in this world. So, O traveler on the path of truth! Do not get caught up in the passing blessings of the world. You must hold fast to this divine Book, which will bring you to eternal salvation in the abode of the Hereafter.
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The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik. The explanatory translation was compiled by combining various translations.
The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.