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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most MercifulVerses 17–19
3 versesAn-Naml 18
حَتّٰٓى اِذَٓا اَتَوْا عَلٰى وَادِ النَّمْلِۙ قَالَتْ نَمْلَةٌ يَٓا اَيُّهَا النَّمْلُ ادْخُلُوا مَسَاكِنَكُمْۚ لَا يَحْطِمَنَّكُمْ سُلَيْمٰنُ وَجُنُودُهُۙ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ١٨
Mushaf
Transliteration
18Ḥattâ iẕâ etev ʿalâ vâdi-nnemli ḳâlet nemletüy yâ eyyühe-nnemlü-dḫulû mesâkineküm. lâ yaḥṭimenneküm süleymânü vecünûdühû vehüm lâ yeşʿurûn.
English Translation
18When the army came to a place called the Valley of the Ants, a female ant called out: —O ants, get into your nests at once, so that Solomon and his soldiers do not crush you without noticing!
Explanatory translation
18The 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”.