Qur’an Translation and Commentary
سُورَةُ الْوَاقِعَةِ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ٩٦

Surah Al-Waqi'ah Verse 47

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Verses 41–48

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Al-Waqi'ah 47

وَكَانُوا يَقُولُونَ اَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا ءَاِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَۙ ۝٤٧

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

47Vekânû yeḳûlûne eiẕâ mitnâ vekünnâ türâbev veʿiżâmen einnâ lemebʿûŝûn.

English Translation

English Translation

47They used to say: "What? After we have died, mingled with the soil, and become a heap of rotten bones, are we really to be raised to life again?

Explanatory translation

Explanatory translation

47The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.

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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”.