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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most MercifulVerses 15–18
4 versesAz-Zukhruf 17
وَاِذَا بُشِّرَ اَحَدُهُمْ بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ مَثَلًا ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظ۪يمٌ ١٧
Mushaf
Transliteration
17Veiẕâ büşşira eḥadühüm bimâ ḍarabe lirraḥmâni meŝelen żalle vechühû müsveddev vehüve keżîm.
English Translation
17Yet when one of them is given the news of a daughter—the very thing he deems fitting for the Most Merciful (ar-Rahman)—his face turns black and he chokes back his anger.
Explanatory translation
17The 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”.