Qur’an Translation and Commentary
سُورَةُ النَّحْلِ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ١٢٨

Surah An-Nahl Verse 112

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Verses 112–113

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An-Nahl 112

وَضَرَبَ اللّٰهُ مَثَلًا قَرْيَةً كَانَتْ اٰمِنَةً مُطْمَئِنَّةً يَاْت۪يهَا رِزْقُهَا رَغَدًا مِنْ كُلِّ مَكَانٍ فَكَفَرَتْ بِاَنْعُمِ اللّٰهِ فَاَذَاقَهَا اللّٰهُ لِبَاسَ الْجُوعِ وَالْخَوْفِ بِمَا كَانُوا يَصْنَعُونَ ۝١١٢

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

112Veḍarabe-llâhü meŝelen ḳaryeten kânet âminetem muṭmeinnetey yeʾtîhâ rizḳuhâ ragadem min külli mekânin fekeferat bienʿumi-llâhi feeẕâḳahe-llâhü libâse-lcûʿi velḫavfi bimâ kânû yaṣneʿûn.

English Translation

English Translation

112Allah gives as an example a town whose people lived in security and prosperity. While their provision came to them in abundance from every side, they were ungrateful for Allah's blessings. Thereupon Allah, because of what they did, made them taste the scourge of hunger and fear.

Explanatory translation

Explanatory translation

112The 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”.