مَثَلُ (The) likeness mathalu (of) those who alladhīna were entrusted ḥummilū (with) the Taurat l-tawrāta then thumma not lam they bore it yaḥmilūhā (is) like kamathali the donkey l-ḥimāri who carries yaḥmilu books asfāran Wretched is bi'sa (the) example mathalu (of) the people l-qawmi who alladhīna deny kadhabū (the) Signs biāyāti (of) Allah l-lahi And Allah wal-lahu (does) not lā guide yahdī the people l-qawma the wrongdoers l-ẓālimīna
The example of those who were entrusted with the Torah and then did not take it on1 is like that of a donkey who carries volumes [of books].2 Wretched is the example of the people who deny the signs of Allāh. And Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people.