وَيَعْبُدُونَ
And they worship
مِن
other than *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
دُونِ
other than *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
ٱللَّهِ
Allah
مَا
which
لَا
not
يَمْلِكُ
possesses
لَهُمْ
for them
رِزْقًا
any provision
مِّنَ
from
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth شَيْـًٔا [anything], وَلَا and not يَسْتَطِيعُونَ they are able. فَلَا So (do) not تَضْرِبُوا۟ put forth لِلَّهِ for Allah ٱلْأَمْثَالَ the similitude.
إِنَّ Indeed, ٱللَّهَ Allah يَعْلَمُ knows وَأَنتُمْ and you لَا (do) not تَعْلَمُونَ know. ضَرَبَ Allah sets forth *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ Allah sets forth *[meaning includes next or prev. word] مَثَلًا the example عَبْدًا (of) a slave
مَّمْلُوكًا (who is) owned, لَّا not يَقْدِرُ he has power عَلَىٰ on شَىْءٍ anything وَمَن and (one) whom رَّزَقْنَٰهُ We provided him مِنَّا from Us رِزْقًا a provision حَسَنًا good,
فَهُوَ so he يُنفِقُ spends مِنْهُ from it, سِرًّا secretly وَجَهْرًا and publicly. هَلْ Can يَسْتَوُۥنَ they be equal? ٱلْحَمْدُ All praise لِلَّهِ (is) for Allah!
بَلْ Nay, أَكْثَرُهُمْ but most of them لَا (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ know. وَضَرَبَ And Allah sets forth *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ And Allah sets forth *[meaning includes next or prev. word] مَثَلًا an example رَّجُلَيْنِ (of) two men,
أَحَدُهُمَآ one of them أَبْكَمُ (is) dumb, لَا not يَقْدِرُ he has power عَلَىٰ on شَىْءٍ anything, وَهُوَ while he كَلٌّ (is) a burden عَلَىٰ on مَوْلَىٰهُ his master.
أَيْنَمَا Wherever يُوَجِّههُّ he directs him لَا not يَأْتِ he comes بِخَيْرٍ with any good. هَلْ Is يَسْتَوِى equal هُوَ he وَمَن and (the one) who يَأْمُرُ commands
بِٱلْعَدْلِ [of] justice, وَهُوَ and he عَلَىٰ (is) on صِرَٰطٍ a path مُّسْتَقِيمٍ straight? وَلِلَّهِ And to Allah (belongs) غَيْبُ (the) unseen
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth. وَمَآ And not أَمْرُ (is the) matter ٱلسَّاعَةِ (of) the Hour إِلَّا but كَلَمْحِ as a twinkling
ٱلْبَصَرِ (of) the eye أَوْ or هُوَ it أَقْرَبُ (is) nearer. إِنَّ Indeed, ٱللَّهَ Allah عَلَىٰ on كُلِّ every شَىْءٍ thing قَدِيرٌ (is) All-Powerful.
وَٱللَّهُ And Allah أَخْرَجَكُم brought you forth مِّنۢ from بُطُونِ the wombs أُمَّهَٰتِكُمْ (of) your mothers, لَا not تَعْلَمُونَ knowing شَيْـًٔا anything,
وَجَعَلَ and made لَكُمُ for you ٱلسَّمْعَ the hearing وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَ and the sight وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ and the hearts لَعَلَّكُمْ so that you may
تَشْكُرُونَ give thanks. أَلَمْ Do not يَرَوْا۟ they see إِلَى towards ٱلطَّيْرِ the birds مُسَخَّرَٰتٍ controlled فِى in جَوِّ the midst ٱلسَّمَآءِ (of) the sky?
مَا None يُمْسِكُهُنَّ holds them up إِلَّا except ٱللَّهُ Allah. إِنَّ Indeed, فِى in ذَٰلِكَ that لَءَايَٰتٍ (are) Signs لِّقَوْمٍ for a people يُؤْمِنُونَ who believe.
وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth شَيْـًٔا [anything], وَلَا and not يَسْتَطِيعُونَ they are able. فَلَا So (do) not تَضْرِبُوا۟ put forth لِلَّهِ for Allah ٱلْأَمْثَالَ the similitude.
إِنَّ Indeed, ٱللَّهَ Allah يَعْلَمُ knows وَأَنتُمْ and you لَا (do) not تَعْلَمُونَ know. ضَرَبَ Allah sets forth *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ Allah sets forth *[meaning includes next or prev. word] مَثَلًا the example عَبْدًا (of) a slave
مَّمْلُوكًا (who is) owned, لَّا not يَقْدِرُ he has power عَلَىٰ on شَىْءٍ anything وَمَن and (one) whom رَّزَقْنَٰهُ We provided him مِنَّا from Us رِزْقًا a provision حَسَنًا good,
فَهُوَ so he يُنفِقُ spends مِنْهُ from it, سِرًّا secretly وَجَهْرًا and publicly. هَلْ Can يَسْتَوُۥنَ they be equal? ٱلْحَمْدُ All praise لِلَّهِ (is) for Allah!
بَلْ Nay, أَكْثَرُهُمْ but most of them لَا (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ know. وَضَرَبَ And Allah sets forth *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ And Allah sets forth *[meaning includes next or prev. word] مَثَلًا an example رَّجُلَيْنِ (of) two men,
أَحَدُهُمَآ one of them أَبْكَمُ (is) dumb, لَا not يَقْدِرُ he has power عَلَىٰ on شَىْءٍ anything, وَهُوَ while he كَلٌّ (is) a burden عَلَىٰ on مَوْلَىٰهُ his master.
أَيْنَمَا Wherever يُوَجِّههُّ he directs him لَا not يَأْتِ he comes بِخَيْرٍ with any good. هَلْ Is يَسْتَوِى equal هُوَ he وَمَن and (the one) who يَأْمُرُ commands
بِٱلْعَدْلِ [of] justice, وَهُوَ and he عَلَىٰ (is) on صِرَٰطٍ a path مُّسْتَقِيمٍ straight? وَلِلَّهِ And to Allah (belongs) غَيْبُ (the) unseen
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth. وَمَآ And not أَمْرُ (is the) matter ٱلسَّاعَةِ (of) the Hour إِلَّا but كَلَمْحِ as a twinkling
ٱلْبَصَرِ (of) the eye أَوْ or هُوَ it أَقْرَبُ (is) nearer. إِنَّ Indeed, ٱللَّهَ Allah عَلَىٰ on كُلِّ every شَىْءٍ thing قَدِيرٌ (is) All-Powerful.
وَٱللَّهُ And Allah أَخْرَجَكُم brought you forth مِّنۢ from بُطُونِ the wombs أُمَّهَٰتِكُمْ (of) your mothers, لَا not تَعْلَمُونَ knowing شَيْـًٔا anything,
وَجَعَلَ and made لَكُمُ for you ٱلسَّمْعَ the hearing وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَ and the sight وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ and the hearts لَعَلَّكُمْ so that you may
تَشْكُرُونَ give thanks. أَلَمْ Do not يَرَوْا۟ they see إِلَى towards ٱلطَّيْرِ the birds مُسَخَّرَٰتٍ controlled فِى in جَوِّ the midst ٱلسَّمَآءِ (of) the sky?
مَا None يُمْسِكُهُنَّ holds them up إِلَّا except ٱللَّهُ Allah. إِنَّ Indeed, فِى in ذَٰلِكَ that لَءَايَٰتٍ (are) Signs لِّقَوْمٍ for a people يُؤْمِنُونَ who believe.