Qur’an Translation and Commentary
سُورَةُ الْمُدَّثِّرِ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ٥٦

Surah Al-Muddaththir Verse 47

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Verses 40–47

8 verses

Al-Muddaththir 47

حَتّٰٓى اَتٰينَا الْيَق۪ينُۜ ۝٤٧

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

47Ḥattâ etâne-lyeḳîn.

English Translation

English Translation

47—Until death knocked at our door.

Explanatory translation

Explanatory translation

47“And so we went on living as if we would never die. In the end, this state of ours continued until the reality called death, which we thought would never come, came to us. Our appointed hour caught us unawares and confronted us at a moment we never expected.”

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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”.