وَيَعْبُدُونَ And they worship wayaʿbudūna other than min other than dūni Allah l-lahi which mā not lā possesses yamliku for them lahum any provision riz'qan from mina the heavens l-samāwāti and the earth wal-arḍi [anything] shayan and not walā they are able yastaṭīʿūna
And they worship besides Allāh that which does not possess for them [the power of] provision from the heavens and the earth at all, and [in fact], they are unable.
فَلَا So (do) not falā put forth taḍribū for Allah lillahi the similitude l-amthāla Indeed inna Allah l-laha knows yaʿlamu and you wa-antum (do) not lā know taʿlamūna
So do not assert similarities to Allāh.1 Indeed, Allāh knows and you do not know.
۞ ضَرَبَ Allah sets forth ḍaraba Allah sets forth l-lahu the example mathalan (of) a slave ʿabdan (who is) owned mamlūkan not lā he has power yaqdiru on ʿalā anything shayin and (one) whom waman We provided him razaqnāhu from Us minnā a provision riz'qan good ḥasanan so he fahuwa spends yunfiqu from it min'hu secretly sirran and publicly wajahran Can hal they be equal yastawūna All praise l-ḥamdu (is) for Allah lillahi Nay bal but most of them aktharuhum (do) not lā know yaʿlamūna
Allāh presents an example: a slave [who is] owned and unable to do a thing and he to whom We have provided from Us good provision, so he spends from it secretly and publicly. Can they be equal? Praise to Allāh! But most of them do not know.
وَضَرَبَ And Allah sets forth waḍaraba And Allah sets forth l-lahu an example mathalan (of) two men rajulayni one of them aḥaduhumā (is) dumb abkamu not lā he has power yaqdiru on ʿalā anything shayin while he wahuwa (is) a burden kallun on ʿalā his master mawlāhu Wherever aynamā he directs him yuwajjihhu not lā he comes yati with any good bikhayrin Is hal equal yastawī he huwa and (the one) who waman commands yamuru [of] justice bil-ʿadli and he wahuwa (is) on ʿalā a path ṣirāṭin straight mus'taqīmin
And Allāh presents an example of two men, one of them dumb and unable to do a thing, while he is a burden to his guardian. Wherever he directs him, he brings no good. Is he equal to one who commands justice, while he is on a straight path?
وَلِلَّهِ And to Allah (belongs) walillahi (the) unseen ghaybu (of) the heavens l-samāwāti and the earth wal-arḍi And not wamā (is the) matter amru (of) the Hour l-sāʿati but illā as a twinkling kalamḥi (of) the eye l-baṣari or aw it huwa (is) nearer aqrabu Indeed inna Allah l-laha on ʿalā every kulli thing shayin (is) All-Powerful qadīrun
And to Allāh belongs the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth. And the command for the Hour is not but as a glance of the eye or even nearer. Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.
وَٱللَّهُ And Allah wal-lahu brought you forth akhrajakum from min the wombs buṭūni (of) your mothers ummahātikum not lā knowing taʿlamūna anything shayan and made wajaʿala for you lakumu the hearing l-samʿa and the sight wal-abṣāra and the hearts wal-afidata so that you may laʿallakum give thanks tashkurūna
And Allāh has extracted you from the wombs of your mothers not knowing a thing, and He made for you hearing and vision and hearts [i.e., intellect] that perhaps you would be grateful.
أَلَمْ Do not alam they see yaraw towards ilā the birds l-ṭayri controlled musakharātin in fī the midst jawwi (of) the sky l-samāi None mā holds them up yum'sikuhunna except illā Allah l-lahu Indeed inna in fī that dhālika (are) Signs laāyātin for a people liqawmin who believe yu'minūna
Do they not see the birds controlled in the atmosphere of the sky? None holds them up except Allāh. Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.