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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most MercifulVerses 172–173
2 versesAl-A'raf 173
اَوْ تَقُولُٓوا اِنَّمَٓا اَشْرَكَ اٰبَٓاؤُ۬نَا مِنْ قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا ذُرِّيَّةً مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْۚ اَفَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ الْمُبْطِلُونَ ١٧٣
Mushaf
Transliteration
173Ev teḳûlû innemâ eşrake âbâünâ min ḳablü vekünnâ ẕürriyyetem mim baʿdihim. efetühlikünâ bimâ feʿale-lmübṭilûn.
English Translation
173And lest you say: —Our forefathers associated partners with Allah before, and we are a generation that came after them. Will You now destroy us because of those who made falsehood their way of life?
Explanatory translation
173The 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”.