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Quran 16:74An-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

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Word-by-word analysis of An-Nahl verse 74
#WordMeaningRoot
1فَلَاfalāSo (do) not
2تَضْرِبُوا۟taḍribūput forthضرب
3لِلَّهِlillahifor Allahأله
4ٱلْأَمْثَالَ ۚl-amthālathe similitudeمثل
5إِنَّinnaIndeed
6ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllahأله
7يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuknowsعلم
8وَأَنتُمْwa-antumand you
9لَا(do) not
10تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknowعلم