أَفَرَءَيْتَ Have you seen afara-ayta (he) who mani takes ittakhadha (as) his god ilāhahu his desire hawāhu and Allah lets him go astray wa-aḍallahu and Allah lets him go astray l-lahu knowingly ʿalā knowingly ʿil'min and He sets a seal wakhatama upon ʿalā his hearing samʿihi and his heart waqalbihi and puts wajaʿala over ʿalā his vision baṣarihi a veil ghishāwatan Then who faman will guide him yahdīhi after min after baʿdi Allah l-lahi Then will not afalā you receive admonition tadhakkarūna
Have you seen he who has taken as his god his [own] desire, and Allāh has sent him astray due to knowledge1 and has set a seal upon his hearing and his heart and put over his vision a veil? So who will guide him after Allāh? Then will you not be reminded?