Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 17
مَثَلُهُمْ كَمَثَلِ ٱلَّذِى ٱسْتَوْقَدَ نَارًا فَلَمَّآ أَضَآءَتْ مَا حَوْلَهُۥ ذَهَبَ ٱللَّهُ بِنُورِهِمْ وَتَرَكَهُمْ فِى ظُلُمَـٰتٍ لَّا يُبْصِرُونَ
Their example is that of one who kindled a fire, but when it illuminated what was around him, Allāh took away their light and left them in darkness [so] they could not see.
Al-Baqarah · 2:17
Word by word
- مَثَلُهُمْmathaluhumTheir example
- كَمَثَلِkamathali(is) like (the) example
- ٱلَّذِىalladhī(of) the one who
- ٱسْتَوْقَدَis'tawqadakindled
- نَارًۭاnārana fire
- فَلَمَّآfalammāthen, when
- أَضَآءَتْaḍāatit illuminated
- مَاmāwhat
- حَوْلَهُۥḥawlahu(was) around him
- ذَهَبَdhahabatook away
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- بِنُورِهِمْbinūrihimtheir light
- وَتَرَكَهُمْwatarakahumand left them
- فِىfīin
- ظُلُمَـٰتٍۢẓulumātindarkness[es]
- لَّاlā(so) not
- يُبْصِرُونَyub'ṣirūna(do) they see
A layered explanation of this ayah has not been written yet. Explore the topics for ayahs we have explained in depth.