Qur’an Translation and Commentary
سُورَةُ الْعَنْكَبُوتِ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ٦٩

Surah Al-'Ankabut Verse 38

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Verse 38

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Al-'Ankabut 38

وَعَادًا وَثَمُودَا۬ وَقَدْ تَبَيَّنَ لَكُمْ مِنْ مَسَاكِنِهِمْ۠ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ اَعْمَالَهُمْ فَصَدَّهُمْ عَنِ السَّب۪يلِ وَكَانُوا مُسْتَبْصِر۪ينَۙ ۝٣٨

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

38Veʿâdev veŝemûde veḳat tebeyyene leküm mim mesâkinihim. vezeyyene lehümü-şşeyṭânü aʿmâlehüm feṣaddehüm ʿani-ssebîli vekânû müstebṣirîn.

English Translation

English Translation

38We also destroyed the peoples of Ad and Thamud. The ruins of their homes show you this clearly. Satan had made their evil deeds seem attractive to them and so led them astray. Yet they had the ability to see the truth.

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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 Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.