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سُورَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ٢٠٦

Surah Al-A'raf Verse 179

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Verse 179

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Al-A'raf 179

وَلَقَدْ ذَرَاْنَا لِجَهَنَّمَ كَث۪يرًا مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْاِنْسِۘ لَهُمْ قُلُوبٌ لَا يَفْقَهُونَ بِهَاۘ وَلَهُمْ اَعْيُنٌ لَا يُبْصِرُونَ بِهَاۘ وَلَهُمْ اٰذَانٌ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ بِهَاۜ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ كَالْاَنْعَامِ بَلْ هُمْ اَضَلُّۜ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ هُمُ الْغَافِلُونَ ۝١٧٩

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

179Veleḳad ẕeraʾnâ licehenneme keŝîram mine-lcinni velʾins. lehüm ḳulûbül lâ yefḳahûne bihâ. velehüm aʿyünül lâ yübṣirûne bihâ. velehüm âẕânül lâ yesmeʿûne bihâ. ülâike kelʾenʿâmi bel hüm eḍall. ülâike hümü-lgâfilûn.

English Translation

English Translation

179Indeed, many of the humans and jinn who have hearts but do not understand the truth, eyes but do not see the truth, and ears but do not hear the truth have deserved Hell. They are like animals—no, even lower than them, for they are unaware of the truths.

Explanatory translation

Explanatory translation

179The 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”.