Surah Al-'Ankabut, ayah 41
مَثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْلِيَآءَ كَمَثَلِ ٱلْعَنكَبُوتِ ٱتَّخَذَتْ بَيْتًا ۖ وَإِنَّ أَوْهَنَ ٱلْبُيُوتِ لَبَيْتُ ٱلْعَنكَبُوتِ ۖ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ
The example of those who take allies other than Allāh is like that of the spider who takes [i.e., constructs] a home. And indeed, the weakest of homes is the home of the spider, if they only knew.
Al-'Ankabut · 29:41
Word by word
- مَثَلُmathalu(The) example
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those who
- ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ittakhadhūtake
- مِنminbesides
- دُونِdūnibesides
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- أَوْلِيَآءَawliyāaprotectors
- كَمَثَلِkamathali(is) like
- ٱلْعَنكَبُوتِl-ʿankabūtithe spider
- ٱتَّخَذَتْittakhadhatwho takes
- بَيْتًۭا ۖbaytana house
- وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
- أَوْهَنَawhanathe weakest
- ٱلْبُيُوتِl-buyūti(of) houses
- لَبَيْتُlabaytu(is) surely (the) house
- ٱلْعَنكَبُوتِ ۖl-ʿankabūti(of) the spider
- لَوْlawif (only)
- كَانُوا۟kānūthey
- يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnaknow
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