Al-Israa 17:48
The Night Journey · ayah 48 of 111
ٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ ضَرَبُوا۟ لَكَ ٱلْأَمْثَالَ فَضَلُّوا۟ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ سَبِيلًۭا
Onthur kayfa daraboolaka al-amthala fadalloo fala yastateeAAoonasabeela
"Look how they strike for you comparisons; but they have strayed, so they cannot [find] a way."
Saheeh International translation
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"See what they think you are like! But they are lost and cannot find the right way."
Pickthall (classic)+
"See what similitudes they coin for thee, and thus are all astray, and cannot find a road!"
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"See what similes they strike for thee: but they have gone astray, and never can they find a way."