# 27. Surah An-Naml, Verse 49 - **Surah:** 27. Surah An-Naml (The Ant) — سورة النمل - **Verse:** 49 / 93 · **Juz:** 19 · **Mushaf page:** 380 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-an-naml/verse-49 ## Arabic قَالُوا تَقَاسَمُوا بِاللّٰهِ لَنُبَيِّتَنَّهُ وَاَهْلَهُ ثُمَّ لَنَقُولَنَّ لِوَلِيِّه۪ مَا شَهِدْنَا مَهْلِكَ اَهْلِه۪ وَاِنَّا لَصَادِقُونَ ## Transcription Qaloo taqasamoo billahilanubayyitannahu waahlahu thumma lanaqoolanna liwaliyyihi mashahidna mahlika ahlihi wa-inna lasadiqoon ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley They said, ‘Let us make an oath to one another by Allah that we will fall on him and his family in the night and then say to his protector, "We did not witness the destruction of his family and we are telling the truth. "’ ### Progressive Muslims They said: "Swear by God to one another that we will attack him and his family at night, and we will then say to his supporters: "We did not witness who murdered his family, and we are being truthful"" ### Shabbir Ahmed They called a meeting and after swearing to one another in the name of Allah, said, "Indeed, we shall ambush him and his family by night, and afterward we shall boldly say to his tribe, We know nothing about their death. And, behold, we are men of truth.' " ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation They said: “Swear one to another, by God, that we will attack him and his household by night. Then we will say to his ally: ‘We witnessed not the destruction of his household, and we are the truthful.’” ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation They said: "Swear by God to one another that we will attack him and his family at night, and we will then say to his supporters: 'We did not witness who murdered his family, and we are being truthful'" ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament They said, "Let us swear by GOD that we kill him and his people, then tell his tribe, 'We know nothing about their death. We are truthful.' " ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira They said: "Let us swear by God that we will attack Saleh and his family at night, and later tell his heirs: 'We did not see his family destroyed, and we speak the truth. '" ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) They said, "Take a mutual oath by Allah that we will kill him by night, he and his family. Then we will say to his executor, 'We did not witness the destruction of his family, and indeed, we are truthful.' " ### Muhammad Asad [and] after having bound one another by an oath in God’s name, they said: "Indeed, we shall suddenly fall upon him and his household by night [and slay them all]; and then we shall boldly say to his next of kin, ‘We did not witness the destruction of his household - and, behold, we are indeed men of truth!’" ### Marmaduke Pickthall They said: Swear one to another by Allah that we verily will attack him and his household by night, and afterward we will surely say unto his friend: We witnessed not the destruction of his household. And lo! we are truthtellers. ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary They said: "Swear to one another in the name of Allah that we shall make a sudden night swoop on Salih and his family and will then tell their heirs[1] that we did not witness the destruction of his family. We are indeed truthful."[2] _Footnotes_ - [1] "The guardian": the chief of the Prophet Salih’s (peace be upon him) tribe, who, according to the ancient tribal tradition and custom, could make a claim to blood vengeance. The same was the position in Makkah of the Prophet’s uncle (peace be upon him), Abu Talib. The Quraish were hesitant that if they attacked and killed the Prophet (peace be upon him), Abu Talib, the chief of Bani Hashim, would come out with a claim to blood vengeance on behalf of his clan. - [2] This precisely was the kind of plot which the Makkan chiefs of the clans were devising against the Prophet (peace be upon him), and they devised the same ultimately on the occasion of migration (Hijrah) to kill him. They decided that men from all the clans would attack him in a body so that the Bani Hashim could not hold any one of the clans as responsible for the murder, and, therefore, would find it impossible to fight all of them at one and the same time. ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab They mutually agreed and resolved under oath (their kind of oath) to launch an attack upon him -Saleh- and his people by night to finish them off and rid the town of them and then declare their innocence to his next of kin and insist on their statement, thus: "We", they would say, "were never present at the scene of the massacre of his people and this is the truth". ### Bijan Moeinian They got together and said: "Let us kill Saleh and his followers and then deny the whole thing. However, we have to swear to God that this will remain a secret of ours." ### Al-Hilali & Khan They said: "Swear one to another by Allâh that we shall make a secret night attack on him and his household, and thereafter we will surely say to his near relatives: ‘We witnessed not the destruction of his household, and verily we are telling the truth.’" ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali They said: "Swear a mutual oath by Allah that we shall make a secret night attack on him and his people, and that we shall then say to his heir (when he seeks vengeance): 'We were not present at the slaughter of his people, and we are positively telling the truth.'" ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran They vowed, "Let us swear by Allah that we will take him and his family down by night. Then we will certainly say to his ˹closest˺ heirs, ‘We did not witness the murder of his family. We are definitely telling the truth.’" ### Taqi Usmani They said, "Let us swear a mutual oath by Allah that we shall attack him (SāliH) and his family at night, then will say to his heir, ‘We did not witness the destruction of his family, and we are really truthful.’" ### Abdul Haleem They said, ‘Swear by God: we shall attack this man and his household in the night, then say to his next of kin, "We did not witness the destruction of his household. We are telling the truth."’ ### Arthur John Arberry they said, 'Swear you, one to another, by God, "We will attack him and his family by night, then we will tell his protector, We were not witnesses of the destruction of his family; and assuredly we are truthful men. "' ### E. Henry Palmer Said they, 'Swear to each other by God, we will surely fall on him by night and on his people; then we will surely say unto his next of kin, " We witnessed not the destruction of his people, and we do surely tell the truth!"' ### Hamid S. Aziz And there were in the city nine persons who despoiled the land and reformed not. ### Mahmoud Ghali They said, "Swear, one to another, by Allah that indeed we will definitely attack him and his family by night. Thereafter indeed we will definitely say to his patron, "In no way did we testify to the perishing of his family; and surely we are indeed sincere (men)." ### George Sale And they said unto one another, swear ye reciprocally by God, that we will fall upon Saleh and his family by night: And afterwards we will say unto him who hath right to avenge his blood, we were not so much as present at the destruction of his family; and we certainly speak the truth. ### Syed Vickar Ahamed (Among themselves) they said: "Make a common oath by Allah that we shall make a secret night-attack on him (Sálih) and his household, and that we shall then tell his heirs (when they want to punish us): 'We were not there at the killing of his household, and verily, we are surely telling the truth'. " ### Amatul Rahman Omar They said one to another, `Let us swear by Allâh that we will surely make a raid on him (-Sâlih) and his family by night and then we will say to his claimant (- the next of kin, if he seeks vengeance) that we were not present at the time and place of the destruction of his family and most surely we speak the truth. ' ### Ali Quli Qarai They said, ‘[Let us] swear together by Allah that we will attack him and his family by night. Then we will surely tell his heir that we were not present at the murder of his family and we indeed speak the truth.’ ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü "Billahi" diye yeminleşerek dediler ki: "Ona ve ailesine gece baskın yapalım (öldürelim), sonra da Onun velisine: Biz Onun ve ailesinin öldürülmesinden habersiziz; kesinlikle doğruyu söylüyoruz" deriz. ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Kendi aralarında Allah adına and içerek, dediler ki: "Gece mutlaka ona ve ailesine bir baskın düzenleyelim, sonra velisine: Ailesinin yok oluşuna biz şahid olmadık ve gerçekten bizler doğruyu söyleyenleriz, diyelim." ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali Allah'a and içerek birbirlerine şöyle dediler: "Gece, ona ve ailesine baskın yapalım, sonra da velisine,'Biz ailesinin yok edilişi sırasında orada değildik. İnanın ki doğru söylüyoruz' diyelim." ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali Aralarında Allah adına and içerek şöyle dediler: "Mutlaka onu ve ailesini geceleyin öldüreceğiz, sonra da velisine; 'Biz onun ailesinin öldürülüşüne şahit olmadık. Biz kesinlikle doğru söyleyenleriz', diyeceğiz." ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Allaha yeminleşerek kavlettiler, and olsun ona ve ehline bir gece baskını yapalım, sonra da veliysine: yemin edelim biz onun helakine şahid olmadık diyelim, şübhesiz sözümüz sözdür, sadıkızdır dediler ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Allah'a and içerek, birbirlerine şöyle dediler: "Ona ve ailesine bir gece baskını yapalım, sonra da velisine yemin edelim: Biz onun öldürülmesi sırasında orada değildik; gerçekten sözümüz sözdür, doğru söylüyoruz, diyelim." ### Gültekin Onan Kendi aralarında Tanrı adına and içerek dediler ki: "Gece mutlaka ona ve ehline (ailesine) bir baskın düzenleyelim, sonra velisine: 'Ehlinin (ailesinin) yok oluşuna biz şahid olmadık ve gerçekten bizler doğruyu söyleyenleriz' diyelim." ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim (Birbirine), Allah (adı) ile andlaşarak, dediler ki: "Ona ve ehline herhalde bir gece baskın yapalım (hepsini öldürelim). Sonra da velisine: — andolsun biz o aailenin helakinde haazır değildik. Şübhesiz ki biz (bu sözümüzde) elbette saadıklarız, diyelim"! ### İbni Kesir Aralarında Allah'a yemin ederek: Gece, biz ona ve ailesine baskın verelim. Sonra da onun dostuna; ailesinin yok edilişinde bulunmadığımızı şüphesiz doğru söylediğimizi bildirelim, dediler. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı bunlar Allah adına yemin ederek aralarında andlaşıp "Ona ve ailesine geceleyin baskın yapalım (ve onların hepsini öldürelim); sonra da o'na arka çıkacak olan kimseye, rahatlıkla, 'Onun ailesinin uğradığı kıyıma biz katılmadık; çünkü biz haktan yana kimseleriz! diyelim" dediler. ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Allah'a yemin ederek: -Onu ve ailesini geceleyin öldürelim, sonra da velisine, ailesinin yok edilişini biz görmedik gerçekten doğru söylüyoruz. diyelim, dediler. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Allah'a and içerek birbirlerini: "Biz, gece ona ve ailesine baskın yap(ıp onları öldür)elim sonra velisine: 'Ailesinin öldürülüşünde bulunmadığımızı, bizim doğru olduğumuzu' söyleyelim" dediler. ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Allah adına yeminleşerek şöyle dediler: "Ona ve ailesine bir gece baskını yapalım, sonra da velisine şöyle diyelim: Biz onların ailesinin öldürülüşüne tanık olmadık. Vallahi, doğru söyleyenleriz." ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an Allah adına yemin ederek dediler ki: "Ona ve yakınlarına geceleyin baskın yapıp (ortadan kaldıralım); ardından da kanını dava edecek olanlara 'Biz onun ailesinin ortadan kaldırılmasına asla karışmadık; çünkü biz kesinlikle özü sözü doğru insanlarız' diyelim" demişlerdi. ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Allah'a yemin ederek dediler ki: "Gece ona ve ailesine baskın yapalım. Sonra da onun yandaşlarına Bizim, o ailenin yok edilmesiyle bir ilgimiz yok. Biz kesinlikle doğru söyleyenleriz diyelim." dediler. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Allah'a yemin ederek, şöyle dediler: "Ona ve ailesine bir gece baskını yapalım. Ve sonra, ailesinin öldürülüşüne tanık olmadığımızı ve kesinlikle doğruyu söylediğimizi, Ona destek verenlere söyleyelim!" ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Karşılıklı olarak Allah'a ant içip dediler ki; "Kesinlikle ona ve ailesine gece baskını yapacağız, sonra da velisine; "Ailesinin yok oluşunu görmedik. Biz elbette gerçeği söylüyoruz" diyeceğiz. ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir (Bu çete) Allah'a yeminleşerek birbirlerine şöyle demişlerdi: "Ona ve ailesine gece baskın yapıp (hepsini öldürelim); sonra da (Salih'in) dostu olan kişiye ‘Biz (Salih'in) ailesinin yok edilişini görmedik, gerçekten doğru söylüyoruz!' diyelim." ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Allah'a yemin ederek dediler ki: "Gece ona ve ailesine baskın yapalım. Sonra da onun velisine[1] ailesinin yok edilmesiyle bir ilgimiz yok, biz kesinlikle doğru söyleyenleriz diyelim." _Footnotes_ - [1] Ona sahip çıkanlara, koruyup kollayan yandaşlarına. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Allah'a yemin ederek dediler ki: "Gece ona ve ailesine baskın yapalım. Sonra da onun velisine[1] ailesinin yok edilmesiyle bir ilgimiz yok, biz kesinlikle doğru söyleyenleriz diyelim." _Footnotes_ - [1] Ona sahip çıkanlara, koruyup kollayan yakınlarına. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Aralarında Allah'a ant içip şöyle dediler: "Ona ve ailesine mutlaka gece baskını yapalım, sonra da yakınlarına: 'Ailesinin yok oluşunu görmedik. Biz elbette gerçeği söylüyoruz.' diyelim." ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | قَالُوا۟ — qālū | They said | قول — Kaf-Vav-Lam | | 2 | تَقَاسَمُوا۟ — taqāsamū | Swear to each other | قسم — Kaf-Sin-Mim | | 3 | بِٱللَّهِ — bil-lahi | by Allah | — | | 4 | لَنُبَيِّتَنَّهُۥ — lanubayyitannahu | surely, we will attack him by night | بيت — Be-Ye-Te | | 5 | وَأَهْلَهُۥ — wa-ahlahu | and his family | اهل — Elif-he-Lam | | 6 | ثُمَّ — thumma | Then | — | | 7 | لَنَقُولَنَّ — lanaqūlanna | we will surely say | قول — Kaf-Vav-Lam | | 8 | لِوَلِيِّهِۦ — liwaliyyihi | to his heir | ولي — Vav-Lam-Ye | | 9 | مَا — mā | Not | — | | 10 | شَهِدْنَا — shahid'nā | we witnessed | شهد — Şin-he-Dal | | 11 | مَهْلِكَ — mahlika | (the) destruction | هلك — he-Lam-Kef | | 12 | أَهْلِهِۦ — ahlihi | (of) his family | اهل — Elif-he-Lam | | 13 | وَإِنَّا — wa-innā | and indeed, we | — | | 14 | لَصَـٰدِقُونَ — laṣādiqūna | (are) surely truthful | صدق — Sad-Dal-Kaf | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-an-naml/verse-48.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-an-naml/verse-50.md Retrieved: 2026-08-24 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.