Qur’an Translation and Commentary
سُورَةُ الْفَجْرِ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ٣٠

Surah Al-Fajr Verse 9

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Al-Fajr 9

وَثَمُودَ الَّذ۪ينَ جَابُوا الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِۙۖ ۝٩

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

9Veŝemûde-lleẕîne câbu-ṣṣaḫra bilvâd.

English Translation

English Translation

9And to the people of Thamud, who built houses by carving out the rocks in the valleys?

Explanatory translation

Explanatory translation

9And what did He do to the people of Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valleys and built themselves secure palaces from those rocks, and who, growing arrogant in that security and overstepping all bounds, were hostile to the prophet Salih?

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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”.