Qur’an Translation and Commentary
سُورَةُ الزُّخْرُفِ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ٨٩

Surah Az-Zukhruf Verse 20

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Verses 19–25

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Az-Zukhruf 20

وَقَالُوا لَوْ شَٓاءَ الرَّحْمٰنُ مَا عَبَدْنَاهُمْۜ مَا لَهُمْ بِذٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍۗ اِنْ هُمْ اِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَۜ ۝٢٠

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

20Veḳâlû lev şâe-rraḥmânü mâ ʿabednâhüm. mâ lehüm biẕâlike min ʿilm. in hüm illâ yaḫruṣûn.

English Translation

English Translation

20They even go so far as to say: "Had the Most Merciful willed, we would never have served them." They have no knowledge of this; they are only talking nonsense.

Explanatory translation

Explanatory translation

20The 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”.