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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most MercifulVerses 41–45
5 versesMaryam 42
اِذْ قَالَ لِاَب۪يهِ يَٓا اَبَتِ لِمَ تَعْبُدُ مَا لَا يَسْمَعُ وَلَا يُبْصِرُ وَلَا يُغْن۪ي عَنْكَ شَيْـًٔا ٤٢
Mushaf
Transliteration
42İẕ ḳâle liebîhi yâ ebeti lime taʿbüdü mâ lâ yesmeʿu velâ yübṣiru velâ yugnî ʿanke şeyʾâ.
English Translation
42—One day he said to his father: My dear father, why do you serve things that neither hear nor see and are of no use to you at all?
Explanatory translation
42The 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”.