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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most MercifulVerse 61
1 verseAn-Nahl 61
وَلَوْ يُؤَاخِذُ اللّٰهُ النَّاسَ بِظُلْمِهِمْ مَا تَرَكَ عَلَيْهَا مِنْ دَٓابَّةٍ وَلٰكِنْ يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ اِلٰٓى اَجَلٍ مُسَمًّىۚ فَاِذَا جَٓاءَ اَجَلُهُمْ لَا يَسْتَاْخِرُونَ سَاعَةً وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ ٦١
Mushaf
Transliteration
61Velev yüâḫiẕü-llâhü-nnâse biżulmihim mâ terake ʿaleyhâ min dâbbetiv velâkiy yüʾeḫḫiruhüm ilâ ecelim müsemmâ. feiẕâ câe ecelühüm lâ yesteʾḫirûne sâʿatev velâ yestaḳdimûn.
English Translation
61If Allah were to punish people at once for the wrongs they commit, He would not leave a single living creature on the earth. But Allah grants them respite until an appointed term. When their term comes, they can neither delay it by a single moment nor bring it forward.
Explanatory translation
61The 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”.