# 88. Surah Al-Ghashiyah, Verse 23

- **Surah:** 88. Surah Al-Ghashiyah (The Overwhelming) — سورة الغاشية
- **Verse:** 23 / 26 · **Juz:** 30 · **Mushaf page:** 592
- **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-al-ghashiyah/verse-23

## Arabic

اِلَّا مَنْ تَوَلّٰى وَكَفَرَۙ

## Transcription

Illa man tawalla wakafar

## Translations

### Aisha Bewley

But as for anyone who turns away and is kafir,

### Progressive Muslims

Except for he who turns away and rejects.

### Shabbir Ahmed

But whoever turns away and denies the Truth,

### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

But whoso turns away and denies,

### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

Except for he who turns away and rejects.

### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament

As for those who turn away and disbelieve.

### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

Other than him who turns his back and denies,

### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

However, he who turns away and disbelieves -

### Muhammad Asad

However, as for him who turns away, being bent on denying the truth,

### Marmaduke Pickthall

But whoso is averse and disbelieveth,

### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary

But whoever will turn away (from the Truth),

### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab

But he whose attitude has served to disincline him from doing reverence to Allah and to turn a deaf ear to all He has ordained.

### Bijan Moeinian

Let them know that whoever turns away from your admonitions,

### Al-Hilali & Khan

Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.[1]

### Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But if any turn away and reject Allah,-

### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran

But whoever turns away, persisting in disbelief,

### Taqi Usmani

but whoever turns away and disbelieves,

### Abdul Haleem

As for those who turn away and disbelieve,

### Arthur John Arberry

But he who turns his back, and disbelieves,

### E. Henry Palmer

except such as turns his back and misbelieves,

### Hamid S. Aziz

But such as turns his back and disbelieves,

### Mahmoud Ghali

Except for him who has turned away and disbelieved,

### George Sale

But whoever shall turn back, and disbelieve,

### Syed Vickar Ahamed

But if any (one) turns away and rejects Allah—

### Amatul Rahman Omar

But as to him who turns away and disbelieves,

### Ali Quli Qarai

except him who turns back and disbelieves.

### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü

Ancak kim yüz çevirir ve küfür ederse (hakikati inkar - reddederse),

### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı

Ancak kim yüz çevirir ve inkar ederse

### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali

Ancak, kim yüz çevirir ve inkar ederse.

### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali

(23-24) Ancak, kim yüz çevirir, inkar ederse, Allah onu en büyük azaba uğratır.

### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

Ancak tersine giden ve küfr eden başka

### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş)

Ancak tersine giden ve inkar eden başka.

### Gültekin Onan

Ancak kim yüz çevirir ve küfrederse,

### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim

Lakin kim (imandan) yüz çevirir, (Kur'anı) inkar ederse,

### İbni Kesir

Ancak kim yüz çevirir ve küfrederse;

### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı

Ancak, kim hakikati inkara şartlanmış olarak yüz çevirip uzaklaşırsa,

### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı

Ancak, kim yüz çevirir ve nankör/kafir olursa.

### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

Ancak kim yüz çevirir ve inanmazsa,

### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali

Tersine giden, nankörlük eden başka.

### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an

İlla ki yüz çeviren ve inkar eden olacaktır.

### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

Ancak kim yüz çevirir ve gerçeği yalanlayan nankör olursa,

### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek

Ancak, kim yüz çevirir ve nankörlük ederse.

### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

Ama kim yüz çevirir, görmezlik ederse,

### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir

Ancak, kim yüz çevirir ve inkâr ederse,

### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

Ancak kim yüz çevirir ve Kafir olursa,

### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an

Ancak kim yüz çevirir ve kafir olursa,

### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

Ama (şunu bilsinler ki) kim yüz çevirir ve kafirlik ederse /ayetleri görmezlikte direnirse[1]

_Footnotes_
- [1] [Nisa 4/80,](https://quran.so/4/80) [Taha 20/124,](https://quran.so/20/124) [Necm 53/29.](https://quran.so/53/29)

## Words

| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِلَّا — illā | But | — |
| 2 | مَن — man | whoever | — |
| 3 | تَوَلَّىٰ — tawallā | turns away | ولي — Vav-Lam-Ye |
| 4 | وَكَفَرَ — wakafara | and disbelieves | كفر — Kef-Fe-Ra |

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