Surah An-Nahl, ayah 76
وَضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًا رَّجُلَيْنِ أَحَدُهُمَآ أَبْكَمُ لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَىٰ شَىْءٍ وَهُوَ كَلٌّ عَلَىٰ مَوْلَىٰهُ أَيْنَمَا يُوَجِّههُّ لَا يَأْتِ بِخَيْرٍ ۖ هَلْ يَسْتَوِى هُوَ وَمَن يَأْمُرُ بِٱلْعَدْلِ ۙ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
And Allāh presents an example of two men, one of them dumb and unable to do a thing, while he is a burden to his guardian. Wherever he directs him, he brings no good. Is he equal to one who commands justice, while he is on a straight path?
An-Nahl · 16:76
Word by word
- وَضَرَبَwaḍarabaAnd Allah sets forth
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAnd Allah sets forth
- مَثَلًۭاmathalanan example
- رَّجُلَيْنِrajulayni(of) two men
- أَحَدُهُمَآaḥaduhumāone of them
- أَبْكَمُabkamu(is) dumb
- لَاlānot
- يَقْدِرُyaqdiruhe has power
- عَلَىٰʿalāon
- شَىْءٍۢshayinanything
- وَهُوَwahuwawhile he
- كَلٌّkallun(is) a burden
- عَلَىٰʿalāon
- مَوْلَىٰهُmawlāhuhis master
- أَيْنَمَاaynamāWherever
- يُوَجِّههُّyuwajjihhuhe directs him
- لَاlānot
- يَأْتِyatihe comes
- بِخَيْرٍ ۖbikhayrinwith any good
- هَلْhalIs
- يَسْتَوِىyastawīequal
- هُوَhuwahe
- وَمَنwamanand (the one) who
- يَأْمُرُyamurucommands
- بِٱلْعَدْلِ ۙbil-ʿadli[of] justice
- وَهُوَwahuwaand he
- عَلَىٰʿalā(is) on
- صِرَٰطٍۢṣirāṭina path
- مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢmus'taqīminstraight
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