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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most MercifulVerses 17–20
4 versesAl-Baqarah 20
يَكَادُ الْبَرْقُ يَخْطَفُ اَبْصَارَهُمْۜ كُلَّمَٓا اَضَٓاءَ لَهُمْ مَشَوْا ف۪يهِۙ وَاِذَٓا اَظْلَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ قَامُواۜ وَلَوْ شَٓاءَ اللّٰهُ لَذَهَبَ بِسَمْعِهِمْ وَاَبْصَارِهِمْۜ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَد۪يرٌ۟ ٢٠
Mushaf
Transliteration
20Yekâdü-lberḳu yaḫṭafü ebṣârahüm. küllemâ eḍâe lehüm meşev fîhi veiẕâ ażleme ʿaleyhim ḳâmû. velev şâe-llâhü leẕehebe bisemʿihim veebṣârihim. inne-llâhe ʿalâ külli şeyʾin ḳadîr.
English Translation
20The lightning almost blinds them; whenever it lights up around them, they walk in its light, and when darkness suddenly falls, they stand still where they are. Had Allah willed, He would have made their ears deaf and their eyes blind. For Allah has power over all things.
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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 Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.