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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most MercifulVerses 85–87
3 versesAl-A'raf 86
وَلَا تَقْعُدُوا بِكُلِّ صِرَاطٍ تُوعِدُونَ وَتَصُدُّونَ عَنْ سَب۪يلِ اللّٰهِ مَنْ اٰمَنَ بِه۪ وَتَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًاۚ وَاذْكُرُٓوا اِذْ كُنْتُمْ قَل۪يلًا فَكَثَّرَكُمْۖ وَانْظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُفْسِد۪ينَ ٨٦
Mushaf
Transliteration
86Velâ taḳʿudû bikülli ṣirâṭin tûʿidûne veteṣuddûne ʿan sebîli-llâhi men âmene bihî vetebgûnehâ ʿivecâ. veẕkürû iẕ küntüm ḳalîlen fekeŝŝeraküm. venżurû keyfe kâne ʿâḳibetü-lmüfsidîn.
English Translation
86And do not lie in ambush at street corners, trying with all kinds of threats to turn believers away from Allah's path and to make it appear crooked. Remember how He multiplied you when you were few. And look at what the end of the corrupters was, and take a lesson!
Explanatory translation
86The 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”.