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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most MercifulVerses 138–140
3 versesAl-A'raf 138
وَجَاوَزْنَا بِبَن۪ٓي اِسْرَٓاء۪يلَ الْبَحْرَ فَاَتَوْا عَلٰى قَوْمٍ يَعْكُفُونَ عَلٰٓى اَصْنَامٍ لَهُمْۚ قَالُوا يَا مُوسَى اجْعَلْ لَنَٓا اِلٰهًا كَمَا لَهُمْ اٰلِهَةٌۜ قَالَ اِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ تَجْهَلُونَ ١٣٨
Mushaf
Transliteration
138Vecâveznâ bibenî isrâîle-lbaḥra feetev ʿalâ ḳavmiy yaʿküfûne ʿalâ aṣnâmil lehüm. ḳâlû yâ mûse-cʿal lenâ ilâhen kemâ lehüm âliheh. ḳâle inneküm ḳavmün techelûn.
English Translation
138And We had brought the Children of Israel safely across the sea. There they came upon a people worshipping certain things they held sacred, and they said: —O Moses, make a god for us like theirs. Moses said to them: —You are truly a very ignorant people!
Explanatory translation
138The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.
Related verses
138Al-A'raf 148
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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”.