Qur’an Translation and Commentary
سُورَةُ الْعَلَقِ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ١٩

Surah Al-'Alaq Verse 15

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Al-'Alaq 15

كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ۬ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِۙ ۝١٥

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

15Kellâ leil lem yentehi lenesfeʿam binnâṣiyeh.

English Translation

English Translation

15If he does not put an end to this, We will surely seize him by the forelock and drag him.

Explanatory translation

Explanatory translation

15Let him beware! Let him not imagine that what he does will go unpunished. If he does not give up his disbelief and this shameful conduct he displays, We swear that, just as We did to those before him, We will at once seize him by the forelock and drag him to the Hell he deserves.

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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”.