Qur’an Translation and Commentary
سُورَةُ الْقَلَمِ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ٥٢

Surah Al-Qalam Verse 51

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Verse 51

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Al-Qalam 51

وَاِنْ يَكَادُ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِاَبْصَارِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا الذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ اِنَّهُ لَمَجْنُونٌۢ ۝٥١

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

51Veiy yekâdü-lleẕîne keferû leyüzliḳûneke biebṣârihim lemmâ semiʿü-ẕẕikra veyeḳûlûne innehû lemecnûn.

English Translation

English Translation

51When the disbelievers who cover up the truths hear this Quran, they look at you with such rage that they almost knock you down with their eyes, and they say, "This man is a madman inspired by the jinn."

Explanatory translation

Explanatory translation

51O Prophet! Despite so much counsel and warning, the polytheists and disbelievers who deny Our verses harbored hostility toward you. That is why, when they heard the Quran, which is divine counsel, they looked at you with glares so full of rancor and hatred that it was as if they would bring the world crashing down on your head, kill you, and knock you to the ground. Even so, to discredit you and turn people away from you, they were still saying, “This man has certainly fallen under the influence of jinn and gone mad. Otherwise he would never even think of changing the system of life we have followed for so many years, nor attempt something so impossible.”

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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”.