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Surah Hud Verse 8

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Verses 7–8

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Hud 8

وَلَئِنْ اَخَّرْنَا عَنْهُمُ الْعَذَابَ اِلٰٓى اُمَّةٍ مَعْدُودَةٍ لَيَقُولُنَّ مَا يَحْبِسُهُۜ اَلَا يَوْمَ يَاْت۪يهِمْ لَيْسَ مَصْرُوفًا عَنْهُمْ وَحَاقَ بِهِمْ مَا كَانُوا بِه۪ يَسْتَهْزِؤُ۫نَ۟ ۝٨

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

8Velein eḫḫarnâ ʿanhümü-lʿaẕâbe ilâ ümmetim maʿdûdetil leyeḳûlünne mâ yaḥbisüh. elâ yevme yeʾtîhim leyse maṣrûfen ʿanhüm veḥâḳa bihim mâ kânû bihî yestehziûn.

English Translation

English Translation

8And if We postpone that punishment from them for a set period, they say: —What is holding it back? Know well that on the day that punishment comes, there will be no power to turn it away from them, and the very thing they made light of will close in on them from every side.

Explanatory translation

Explanatory translation

8The 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”.