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 11

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

See to what they liken thee, [O Prophet simply] because they have gone astray and are now unable to find a way [to the truth]!

See how they call you names[42]! Thus they have gone astray and cannot find a way.

Notes

[42] i.e., a poet, a madman, bewitched, etc.

(48) Look how they strike for you comparisons;[750] but they have strayed, so they cannot [find] a way.

Notes

[750]- Describing the Prophet (ﷺ) as a poet, a madman or one under the influence of sorcery.

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