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سُورَةُ فُصِّلَتْ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ٥٤

Surah Fussilat Verse 21

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Fussilat 21

وَقَالُوا لِجُلُودِهِمْ لِمَ شَهِدْتُمْ عَلَيْنَاۜ قَالُٓوا اَنْطَقَنَا اللّٰهُ الَّذ۪ٓي اَنْطَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ خَلَقَكُمْ اَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَاِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ ۝٢١

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

21Veḳâlû licülûdihim lime şehittüm ʿaleynâ. ḳâlû enṭaḳane-llâhü-lleẕî enṭaḳa külle şeyʾiv vehüve ḫaleḳaküm evvele merrativ veileyhi türceʿûn.

English Translation

English Translation

21They will ask their skins: —Why did you bear witness against us? Their skins will answer: —Allah, who makes all things speak, has made us speak. It was He who created you the first time, and now you are brought before Him to give account.

Explanatory translation

Explanatory translation

21The 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”.