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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most MercifulVerse 169
1 verseAl-A'raf 169
فَخَلَفَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ وَرِثُوا الْكِتَابَ يَاْخُذُونَ عَرَضَ هٰذَا الْاَدْنٰى وَيَقُولُونَ سَيُغْفَرُ لَنَاۚ وَاِنْ يَاْتِهِمْ عَرَضٌ مِثْلُهُ يَاْخُذُوهُۜ اَلَمْ يُؤْخَذْ عَلَيْهِمْ م۪يثَاقُ الْكِتَابِ اَنْ لَا يَقُولُوا عَلَى اللّٰهِ اِلَّا الْحَقَّ وَدَرَسُوا مَا ف۪يهِۜ وَالدَّارُ الْاٰخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لِلَّذ۪ينَ يَتَّقُونَۜ اَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ ١٦٩
Mushaf
Transliteration
169Feḫalefe mim baʿdihim ḫalfüv veriŝü-lkitâbe yeʾḫuẕûne ʿaraḍa hâẕe-lʾednâ veyeḳûlûne seyugferu lenâ. veiy yeʾtihim ʿaraḍum miŝlühû yeʾḫuẕûh. elem yüʾḫaẕ ʿaleyhim mîŝâḳu-lkitâbi el lâ yeḳûlû ʿale-llâhi ille-lḥaḳḳa vederasû mâ fîh. veddâru-lʾâḫiratü ḫayrul lilleẕîne yetteḳûn. efelâ taʿḳilûn.
English Translation
169After them came a generation who succeeded them and inherited the Book. They would take the passing goods of this world, saying, "We will be forgiven anyway," and would at once seize any similar opportunity that came their way. Yet had not a firm covenant/pledge been taken from them, through the lesson they learned from that Book, that they would say nothing about Allah but the truth? But the abode of the Hereafter is better for those who act responsibly. Do you not use your reason?
Explanatory translation
169The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.
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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”.