Quran 25:9 — Al-Furqaan, verse 9
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
See what they think you are like! They have gone astray and cannot find the right way.
انْظُرْ كَيْفَ ضَرَبُوا لَكَ الْأَمْثَالَ فَضَلُّوا فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ سَبِيلًا
unẓur kayfa ḍarabū laka l-amthāla faḍallū falā yastaṭīʿūna sabīlan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Behold, how they strike similitudes for thee, and go astray, and are unable to find a way!
- Muhammad Asad
- See to what they liken thee, [O Prophet, simply] because they have gone astray and are now unable to find a way to the truth]!
- Sahih International
- Look how they strike for you comparisons; but they have strayed, so they cannot [find] a way.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ٱنظُرْunẓur | See | نظر |
| 2 | كَيْفَkayfa | how | كيف |
| 3 | ضَرَبُوا۟ḍarabū | they set forth | ضرب |
| 4 | لَكَlaka | for you | — |
| 5 | ٱلْأَمْثَـٰلَl-amthāla | the similitudes | مثل |
| 6 | فَضَلُّوا۟faḍallū | but they have gone astray | ضلل |
| 7 | فَلَاfalā | so not | — |
| 8 | يَسْتَطِيعُونَyastaṭīʿūna | they are able (to find) | طوع |
| 9 | سَبِيلًۭاsabīlan | a way | سبل |