Surah Al-Isra — Verse 48

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ٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ ضَرَبُوا۟ لَكَ ٱلْأَمْثَالَ فَضَلُّوا۟ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ سَبِيلًا

Onthur kayfa daraboolaka al-amthala fadalloo fala yastateeAAoonasabeela

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 7

Saheeh International

Look how they strike for you comparisons; but they have strayed, so they cannot [find] a way.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

See what they think you are like! But they are lost and cannot find the right way.

Marmaduke Pickthall

See what similitudes they coin for thee, and thus are all astray, and cannot find a road!

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

See what similes they strike for thee: but they have gone astray, and never can they find a way.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

See how they have made (silly) statements about you; so they have gone astray and cannot find a way.

Al-Hilali & Khan

See what examples they have put forward for you. So they have gone astray, and never can they find a way.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

Just see how strange are the things they invent about you. They have altogether strayed, and are unable to find the right way.