# 27. Surah An-Naml, Verse 52

- **Surah:** 27. Surah An-Naml (The Ant) — سورة النمل
- **Verse:** 52 / 93 · **Juz:** 19 · **Mushaf page:** 380
- **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-an-naml/verse-52

## Arabic

فَتِلْكَ بُيُوتُهُمْ خَاوِيَةً بِمَا ظَلَمُواۜ اِنَّ ف۪ي ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيَةً لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ

## Transcription

Fatilka buyootuhum khawiyatan bimathalamoo inna fee thalika laayatanliqawmin yaAAlamoon

## Translations

### Aisha Bewley

These are the ruins of their houses because of the wrong they did. There is certainly a Sign in that for people with knowledge.

### Progressive Muslims

So these are their homes, ruined, for what they transgressed. In that is a sign for a people who know.

### Shabbir Ahmed

And now their dwellings are empty, ruined as an outcome of their violation of human rights. Herein, behold, is a sign for those who make use of what they learn.

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

So those are their houses, desolate because of the wrong they did; in that is a proof for people who know.

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

So these are their homes, ruined, for what they transgressed.In that is a sign for a people who know.

### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament

Here are their homes utterly ruined, because of their transgression. This should be a lesson for people who know.

### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

So these their habitations lie deserted now because of their iniquities. Verily there is a sign in this for those who understand.

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

So those are their houses, desolate because of the wrong they had done. Indeed in that is a sign for people who know.

### Muhammad Asad

and [now] those dwellings of theirs are empty, [ruined] as an outcome of their evil deeds. In this, behold, there is a message indeed for peo­ple of [innate] knowledge –

### Marmaduke Pickthall

See, yonder are their dwellings empty and in ruins because they did wrong. Lo! herein is indeed a portent for a people who have knowledge.

### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary

Now behold their houses that lie in utter ruins because of their wrong-doing. Verily there is a Sign in this for the people who know.[1]

_Footnotes_
- [1] That is, the ignorant people will say, "There is no link between the Prophet Salih (peace be upon him) and his shecamel and the earthquake which struck the people of Thamud. These things have their natural causes. Their occurrence or otherwise has nothing to do with the piety and wickedness of the people of a place, with their highhandedness or their show of mercy. It is meaningless merely to say that such and such a city or land was filled with sin and wickedness, and therefore, it was overwhelmed by flood, or its habitation turned upside down by an earthquake, or it was ruined by a sudden disaster." But the people who possess knowledge know that this universe is being ruled by an All-Wise, All-Knowing One Who is deciding the destinies. His decisions are not subject to physical causes, but the physical causes are subject to His will. His decisions to debase or exalt nations are not taken blindly but with wisdom and justice. In His Book of Law there is also included the principle of retribution, according to which the wicked are made to suffer for their evil deeds even in this world, on moral grounds. The people who are aware of these realities, cannot explain away the occurrence of an earthquake by citing physical and natural causes; they will rather look upon them as the scourge of warning for themselves, and they will learn lessons from it. They will try to understand those moral causes because of which the Creator annihilated a flourishing nation, which He Himself had created. They will divert their conduct and attitude from the track that brings Allah's wrath to the way that joins them to His mercy.

### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab

And you can see how their dwellings stand dilapidated over hills of ruin as a sequel to their iniquities. This is emblematic indeed of Allah's Omnipotence and Authority and a significant sign appreciated by people who comprehend.

### Bijan Moeinian

There their houses lie desolate in account of their meanness. There is a lesson in this for the knowledgeable people.

### Al-Hilali & Khan

These are their houses in utter ruin, for they did wrong. Verily, in this is indeed an Ayâh (a lesson or a sign) for people who know.

### Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Now such were their houses, - in utter ruin, - because they practised wrong-doing. Verily in this is a Sign for people of knowledge.

### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran

So their homes are there, ˹but completely˺ ruined because of their wrongdoing. Surely in this is a lesson for people of knowledge.

### Taqi Usmani

Now those are their houses, lying empty because of their transgression. Surely, in this there are signs for a people who have knowledge.

### Abdul Haleem

As a result of their evil deeds, their homes are desolate ruins- there truly is a sign in this for those who know-

### Arthur John Arberry

Those are their houses, all fallen down because of the evil they committed; surely in that is a sign for a people who have knowledge.

### E. Henry Palmer

Thus are their houses overturned, for that they were unjust; verily, in that is a sign to people who do know!

### Hamid S. Aziz

Behold, what was the nature of the consequences of their plotting, for lo! We destroyed them and their people, everyone.

### Mahmoud Ghali

So those are their houses, devastated because they did injustice; surely in that is a sign for a people who know (the Truth).

### George Sale

and these their habitations remain empty, because of the injustice which they committed. Verily herein is a sign, unto people who understand.

### Syed Vickar Ahamed

Now their houses were like this— In utter ruin, because they did wrong, surely in this, there is a Sign for people with knowledge.

### Amatul Rahman Omar

So their houses are lying deserted over there because of their acting unjustly. Indeed, in this (episode) there is a great sign for a people who would know.

### Ali Quli Qarai

So there lay their houses, fallen in ruin, because of their wrongdoing. There is indeed a sign in that for a people who have knowledge.

### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü

İşte zulümleri yüzünden yıkılıp harap olmuş evleri. . . Muhakkak ki bu olayda anlayışlı topluluk için bir işaret - ders vardır.

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

İşte, zulmetmeleri dolayısıyla enkaza dönüşmüş ıpıssız evleri. Şüphesiz bilen bir kavim için bunda bir ayet vardır.

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

İşte, haksızlıkları yüzünden çökmüş evleri! Anlayan bir kavim için elbette bunda bir ders vardır.

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

İşte zulümleri yüzünden harabeye dönmüş evleri! Şüphesiz bunda bilen bir kavim için bir ibret vardır.

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

Daha: evleri çökmüş zulümleri yüzünden bomboş, şübhe yok bunda ılim şanından olan bir kavm için ıbret alacak bir ayet var

### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş)

İşte haksızlıkları yüzünden çökmüş bomboş evleri! Şüphesiz bunda bilen bir toplum için ibret alacak bir ders vardır.

### Gültekin Onan

İşte zulmetmeleri dolayısıyla enkaza dönüşmüş ıpıssız evleri. Şüphesiz bilen bir kavim için bunda bir ayet vardır.

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

İşte zulümetmeleri yüzünden çökmüş, ıpıssız kalmış evleri (nin ankaazı)! Şübhe yok ki bilecek bir kavm için bunda (ibret verici) bir nişane vardır.

### İbni Kesir

İşte zulmetmelerinden dolayı çökmüş, ıpıssız kalmış evleri. Muhakkak ki bunda; bilen bir kavim için ayet vardır.

### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı

ve işte onların yaşadığı yerler, işledikleri haksızlıklardan ötürü (şimdi) bomboş! Bu (olayda), bilmek, öğrenmek isteyen insanlar için mutlaka bir ders vardır;

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

İşte zulmettikleri için harap olmuş evleri!.. Bilen bir toplum için bunda bir ibret vardır.

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

İşte şunlar, zulümleri yüzünden çökmüş, ıssız kalmış evleridir. Şüphesiz bunda bilen bir kavim için ibret vardır.

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

İşte sana onların, işledikleri zulümler yüzünden çöküp ıpıssız kalmış evleri. Hiç kuşkusuz bunda, ilmi kullanan bir topluluk için kesin bir ibret vardır.

### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an

Bak işte onların mekanları: İşledikleri zulümler yüzünden viran ve ıssız kalmış! Elbet bunda, işin bilincinde olan bir toplum için alınacak bir ders mutlaka vardır.

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

İşte, haksızlıkları nedeniyle harabe olan evleri! Bilen bir toplum için bunda kesinlikle bir ayet[1] vardır.

_Footnotes_
- [1] Gösterge. Belirti. Kanıt.

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

İşte, yaptıkları haksızlıklar yüzünden kalıntı olmuş evleri. Aslında, işte bunda, bilen bir toplum için kesinlikle bir gösterge vardır.

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

Çökmüş evleri oradadır; her şey yaptıkları yanlışlar yüzünden olmuştu. Bunda bilenler topluluğu için bir ibret vardır

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

İşte haksızlıkları yüzünden çökmüş, ıssız kalmış evleri![1] Gerçeği bilen bir toplum için şüphesiz ki bunda bir ders vardır.

_Footnotes_
- [1] Bu ayet helakin sebebinin "imansızlık" değil, "zulüm" olduğunun apaçık bir delilidir.

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

İşte, haksızlıkları nedeniyle harabe olan evleri! Bilen bir toplum için bunda kesinlikle bir ayet[1] vardır.

_Footnotes_
- [1] Gösterge. Belirti. Kanıt.

### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an

İşte, haksızlıkları nedeniyle harabe olan evleri! Bilen bir toplum için bunda kesinlikle bir ayet[1] vardır.

_Footnotes_
- [1] Gösterge. Belirti. Kanıt.

### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

İşte yaptıkları yanlışlar yüzünden çökmüş evleri! Bunda bilenler topluluğu için bir ibret vardır.

## Words

| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَتِلْكَ — fatil'ka | So, these | — |
| 2 | بُيُوتُهُمْ — buyūtuhum | (are) their houses | بيت — Be-Ye-Te |
| 3 | خَاوِيَةًۢ — khāwiyatan | ruined | خوي — Kh-Vav-Ye |
| 4 | بِمَا — bimā | because | — |
| 5 | ظَلَمُوٓا۟ ۗ — ẓalamū | they wronged | ظلم — Zay-Lam-Mim |
| 6 | إِنَّ — inna | Indeed | — |
| 7 | فِى — fī | in | — |
| 8 | ذَٰلِكَ — dhālika | that | — |
| 9 | لَـَٔايَةًۭ — laāyatan | surely, is a sign | ايي — Elif-Ye-Ye |
| 10 | لِّقَوْمٍۢ — liqawmin | for a people | قوم — Kaf-Vav-Mim |
| 11 | يَعْلَمُونَ — yaʿlamūna | who know | علم — Ayn-Lam-Mim |

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