Quran 16:74 — An-Nahl, verse 74
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
So do not make up images about God: God knows and you do not.
فَلَا تَضْرِبُوا لِلَّهِ الْأَمْثَالَ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
falā taḍribū lillahi l-amthāla inna l-laha yaʿlamu wa-antum lā taʿlamūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- So strike not any similitudes for God; surely God knows, and you know not.
- Muhammad Asad
- Hence, do not coin any similitudes for Gods Verily, God knows [all], whereas you have no [real] knowledge.
- Sahih International
- So do not assert similarities to Allāh. Indeed, Allāh knows and you do not know.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَلَاfalā | So (do) not | — |
| 2 | تَضْرِبُوا۟taḍribū | put forth | ضرب |
| 3 | لِلَّهِlillahi | for Allah | أله |
| 4 | ٱلْأَمْثَالَ ۚl-amthāla | the similitude | مثل |
| 5 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 6 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 7 | يَعْلَمُyaʿlamu | knows | علم |
| 8 | وَأَنتُمْwa-antum | and you | — |
| 9 | لَاlā | (do) not | — |
| 10 | تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūna | know | علم |