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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most MercifulVerses 175–176
2 versesAl-A'raf 176
وَلَوْ شِئْنَا لَرَفَعْنَاهُ بِهَا وَلٰكِنَّهُٓ اَخْلَدَ اِلَى الْاَرْضِ وَاتَّبَعَ هَوٰيهُۚ فَمَثَلُهُ كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِۚ اِنْ تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْهِ يَلْهَثْ اَوْ تَتْرُكْهُ يَلْهَثْۜ ذٰلِكَ مَثَلُ الْقَوْمِ الَّذ۪ينَ كَذَّبُوا بِاٰيَاتِنَاۚ فَاقْصُصِ الْقَصَصَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ١٧٦
Mushaf
Transliteration
176Velev şiʾnâ lerafaʿnâhü bihâ velâkinnehû aḫlede ile-lʾarḍi vettebeʿa hevâh. femeŝelühû kemeŝeli-lkelb. in taḥmil ʿaleyhi yelheŝ ev tetrukhü yelheŝ. ẕâlike meŝelü-lḳavmi-lleẕîne keẕẕebû biâyâtinâ. faḳṣuṣi-lḳaṣaṣa leʿallehüm yetefekkerûn.
English Translation
176Had We wished, We would have raised him up through Our verses. But he clung to this world, followed his whims, and was overcome by his greed. His case is like that of a dog that growls and hangs out its tongue whether you go at it or leave it alone. Such is the case of a people who cling to lies in the face of Our verses. So relate these stories, so that perhaps they will reflect and take admonition.
Explanatory translation
176The 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”.