Qur’an Translation and Commentary
سُورَةُ الْقَلَمِ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ٥٢

Surah Al-Qalam Verse 26

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Verses 26–28

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Al-Qalam 26

فَلَمَّا رَاَوْهَا قَالُٓوا اِنَّا لَضَٓالُّونَۙ ۝٢٦

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

26Felemmâ raevhâ ḳâlû innâ leḍâllûn.

English Translation

English Translation

26At last, when they saw the garden, they said in bewilderment: —We must have come to the wrong place.

Explanatory translation

Explanatory translation

26But when they saw the garden bone-dry, burned, and devastated, they could not believe their eyes and stood frozen. They did not recognize their own garden. “No, this cannot be! We are ruined! We must have lost our way and come to the wrong place. This is not our garden!” they said.

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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”.