Qur’an Translation and Commentary
سُورَةُ الَّيْلِ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ٢١

Surah Al-Layl Verse 11

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Verses 5–11

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Al-Layl 11

وَمَا يُغْن۪ي عَنْهُ مَالُهُٓ اِذَا تَرَدّٰىۜ ۝١١

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

11Vemâ yugnî ʿanhü mâlühû iẕâ teraddâ.

English Translation

English Translation

11When such a person tumbles into Hell, his wealth and property will not be able to save him.

Explanatory translation

Explanatory translation

11When death comes upon him and he plunges headlong into the pit of Hell, his wealth, his property, his position, and his children, which he relied on in the world and for whose sake he was miserly, will be of no use to him at all.

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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”.