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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most MercifulVerses 17–18
2 versesFussilat 17
وَاَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَهَدَيْنَاهُمْ فَاسْتَحَبُّوا الْعَمٰى عَلَى الْهُدٰى فَاَخَذَتْهُمْ صَاعِقَةُ الْعَذَابِ الْهُونِ بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَۚ ١٧
Mushaf
Transliteration
17Veemmâ ŝemûdü fehedeynâhüm festeḥabbü-lʿamâ ʿale-lhüdâ feeḫaẕethüm ṣâʿiḳatü-lʿaẕâbi-lhûni bimâ kânû yeksibûn.
English Translation
17As for Thamud, We had shown them the right path too. But they preferred blindness to the right path. Because of what they did, the shock of a humiliating punishment seized them.
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”.