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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most MercifulVerses 9–10
2 versesAr-Rum 9
اَوَلَمْ يَس۪يرُوا فِي الْاَرْضِ فَيَنْظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الَّذ۪ينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْۜ كَانُٓوا اَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً وَاَثَارُوا الْاَرْضَ وَعَمَرُوهَٓا اَكْثَرَ مِمَّا عَمَرُوهَا وَجَٓاءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُمْ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِۜ فَمَا كَانَ اللّٰهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ وَلٰكِنْ كَانُٓوا اَنْفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَۜ ٩
Mushaf
Transliteration
9Evelem yesîrû fi-lʾarḍi feyenżurû keyfe kâne ʿâḳibetü-lleẕîne min ḳablihim. kânû eşedde minhüm ḳuvvetev veeŝârü-lʾarḍa veʿamerûhâ ekŝera mimmâ ʿamerûhâ vecâethüm rusülühüm bilbeyyinât. femâ kâne-llâhü liyażlimehüm velâkin kânû enfüsehüm yażlimûn.
English Translation
9And have they never traveled through these lands and looked at what the end was of those before them, and taken a lesson? Yet those people were stronger than they, left deeper marks than they did, and made those lands more flourishing and prosperous than these have; moreover, their messengers had come to them with clear proofs of the truth. In the end it was not Allah who wronged them; rather, they were wronging themselves and bringing ruin upon themselves.
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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 Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.