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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most MercifulVerses 16–18
3 versesYunus 16
قُلْ لَوْ شَٓاءَ اللّٰهُ مَا تَلَوْتُهُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَٓا اَدْرٰيكُمْ بِه۪ۘ فَقَدْ لَبِثْتُ ف۪يكُمْ عُمُرًا مِنْ قَبْلِه۪ۜ اَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ ١٦
Mushaf
Transliteration
16Ḳul lev şâe-llâhü mâ televtühû ʿaleyküm velâ edrâküm bih. feḳad lebiŝtü fîküm ʿumüram min ḳablih. efelâ taʿḳilûn.
English Translation
16Say: —Had Allah willed, I would not have recited these verses to you, nor would He have made them known to you. Just think: I lived a whole lifetime among you before this. Do you never use your reason?
Explanatory translation
16The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.
Related verses
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”.