فَلَا تَضْرِبُوا۟ لِلَّهِ ٱلْأَمْثَالَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)falaa tadriboo lillaahi l-'amthaala inna llaaha ya'lamu wa'antum laa ta'lamoon
DIN 31635falā taḍribū lillāhi l-ʾamṯāla ʾinna llāha yaʿlamu waʾantum lā taʿlamūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
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So do not cite the examples for God. God knows, and you do not know.
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
So coin not similitudes for Allah. Lo! Allah knoweth; ye know not
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Do not then strike out parables for God! Verily, God knows, but ye do not know
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Make no comparisons, therefore, with God. Verily, God hath knowledge, but ye have not
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Wherefore liken not any thing unto God: For God knoweth, but ye know not
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Prandaj, mos e krahasoni Allahun me asgjë, sepse, në të vërtetë Allahu di, ndërsa ju nuk dini!
সুতরাং তোমরা আল্লাহর জন্য কোনো দৃষ্টান্ত (সদৃশ) স্থাপন করো না। নিশ্চয় আল্লাহ জানেন, আর তোমরা জান না।
Zato ne navodite Allahu slične! Allah doista zna, a vi ne znate.
Zato ne navodite Allahu slične! Allah doista zna, a vi ne znate.
Wata on mbaɗan Alla yerodniraaɗi. Pellet, Alla ko gannduɗo, onon on nganndaa.
(ჰეი, ადამიანებო,) ნუ უტოლებთ ალლაჰს [ნუ აყენებთ მას რომელიმე მის ქმნილებასთან თანასწორად] (მსახურებითა და თაყვანისცემით მასთან ერთად). ჭეშმარიტად, ალლაჰმა იცის (რასაც თქვენ აკეთებთ), ხოლო თქვენ არ იცით (რა ცოდვას სჩადიხართ ამით და რა სასჯელი გეკუთვნით ამის გამო)!
So führt für Allah keine Gleichnisse an! Wahrlich, Allah weiß, ihr aber wisst nicht.
Μην θέσετε λοιπόν (ω, άνθρωποι) για τον Αλλάχ παρόμοιους (θεούς και εταίρους στη λατρεία, απ' αυτά τα είδωλα). Πράγματι, ο Αλλάχ γνωρίζει (τις Ιδιότητες του Μεγαλείου και της Τελειότητάς Του) ενώ εσείς δε γνωρίζετε!
अतः अल्लाह के लिए उदाहरण (उपमा) न गढ़ो। निःसंदेह अल्लाह जानता है और तुम नहीं जानते।[28]
Non portate degli esempi ad Allāh! In verità, Allāh sa e voi non sapete.
74. Taigi, neiškelk lygių Allahui (nes nieko nėra panašaus į Jį, nei Jis yra panašus į ką nors). Iš tiesų, Allahas žino, o jūs – nežinote.
Rabbiif fakkeenyota hin godhinaa. Rabbiin ni beeka; isin hin beektan.
Так не приписывайте Аллаху равных. Воистину, Аллах знает, а вы не знаете.
Зато ништа не поредите са Аллахом! Аллах, заиста, зна, а ви не знате!
Basi msimpigie Mwenyezi Mungu mifano. Hakika Mwenyezi Mungu anajua, na nyinyi hamjui.
Likställ därför inte andra med Gud! Gud vet, men ni vet inte.
Allah'a benzerler koşup durmayın. Çünkü Allah bilir, siz bilmezsiniz.
پس اللہ تعالیٰ کے لیے مثالیں مت بناؤ[1] اللہ تعالیٰ خوب جانتا ہے اور تم نہیں جانتے.[2]
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وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَزْوَٰجِكُم بَنِينَ وَحَفَدَةً وَرَزَقَكُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ أَفَبِٱلْبَٰطِلِ يُؤْمِنُونَ وَبِنِعْمَتِ ٱللَّهِ هُمْ يَكْفُرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wallaahu ja'ala lakum min anfusikum azwaajan waja'ala lakum min azwaajikum baneena wahafadatan warazaqakum mina t-tayyibaati afabilbaatili yu'minoona wabini'mati llaahi hum yakfuroon
DIN 31635wallāhu ǧaʿala lakum min ʾanfusikum ʾazwāǧan waǧaʿala lakum min ʾazwāǧikum banīna waḥafadatan warazaqakum mina ṭ-ṭayyibāti ʾafabilbāṭili yuʾminūna wabiniʿmati llāhi hum yakfurūna
God has given you mates from among yourselves; and has produced for you, from your mates, children and grandchildren; and has provided you with good things. Will they then believe in falsehood, and refuse God's favors?
And Allah hath given you wives of your own kind, and hath given you, from your wives, sons and grandsons, and hath made provision of good things for you. Is it then in vanity that they believe and in the grace of Allah that they disbelieve
And God has made for you from amongst yourselves wives, and has made for you from your wives sons and grandchildren; and has provided you with good things;- is it in vanity that they believe, while for God's favour they are ungrateful
God, too, hath given you wives of your own race, and from your wives hath He given you sons and grandsons, and with good things hath he supplied you. What, will they then believe in vain idols? For God's boons they are ungrateful
God hath ordained you wives from among yourselves, and of your wives hath granted you children and grandchildren; and hath bestowed on you good things for food. Will they therefore believe in that which is vain, and ungratefully deny the goodness of God
وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ رِزْقًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)waya'budoona min dooni llaahi maa laa yamliku lahum rizqan mina s-samaawaati wal-'ardi shay'an walaa yastatee'oon
DIN 31635wayaʿbudūna min dūni llāhi mā lā yamliku lahum rizqan mina s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi šayʾan walā yastaṭīʿūna
The translators word this verse differently
And yet they serve besides God what possesses no provisions for them in the heavens, nor on earth, nor are they capable.
And they worship beside Allah that which owneth no provision whatsoever for them from the heavens or the earth, nor have they (whom they worship) any power
And they serve beside God what cannot control for them any provision from the heavens or the earth, and have no power at all
And they worship beside God those who neither out of the Heavens or Earth can provide them a particle of food, and have no power in themselves
They worship, besides God, idols which possess nothing wherewith to sustain them, either in heaven, or on earth; and have no power
16:74 — the verse above
ضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًا عَبْدًا مَّمْلُوكًا لَّا يَقْدِرُ عَلَىٰ شَىْءٍ وَمَن رَّزَقْنَٰهُ مِنَّا رِزْقًا حَسَنًا فَهُوَ يُنفِقُ مِنْهُ سِرًّا وَجَهْرًا هَلْ يَسْتَوُۥنَ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)daraba llaahu mathalan 'abdan mamlookan laa yaqdiru 'alaa shay'in waman razaqnaahu minnaa rizqan hasanan fahuwa yunfiqu minhu sirran wajahran hal yastawoona l-hamdu lillaahi bal aktharuhum laa ya'lamoon
DIN 31635ḍaraba llāhu maṯalan ʿabdan mamlūkan lā yaqdiru ʿalā šayʾin waman razaqnāhu minnā rizqan ḥasanan fahuwa yunfiqu minhu sirran waǧahran hal yastawūna l-ḥamdu lillāhi bal ʾakṯaruhum lā yaʿlamūna
God cites the example of a bonded slave, who has no power over anything; and someone to whom We have given plentiful provision, from which he gives secretly and openly. Are they equal in comparison? All praise belongs to God, but most of them do not know.
Allah coineth a similitude: (on the one hand) a (mere) chattel slave, who hath control of nothing, and (on the other hand) one on whom we have bestowed a fair provision from Us, and he spendeth thereof secretly and openly. Are they equal? Praise be to Allah! But most of them know not
God has struck out a parable; an owned slave, able to do nothing; and one whom we have provided with a good provision, and who expends therefrom in alms secretly and openly:- shall they be held equal?- Praise be to God, most of them do not know
God maketh comparison between a slave the property of his lord, who hath no power over anything, and a free man whom we have ourselves supplies, and who giveth alms therefrom both in secret and openly. Shall they be held equal? No: praise be to God! But most men know it not
God propoundeth as a parable a possessed slave, who hath power over nothing, and him on whom we have bestowed a good provision from us, and who giveth alms thereout both secretly and openly: Shall these two be esteemed equal? God forbid! But the greater part of them know it not
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
Easy-read (simplified)wadaraba llaahu mathalan rajulayni ahaduhumaa abkamu laa yaqdiru 'alaa shay'in wahuwa kallun 'alaa mawlaahu aynamaa yuwajjihhu laa ya'ti bikhayrin hal yastawee huwa waman ya'muru bil-'adli wahuwa 'alaa siraatin mustaqeem
DIN 31635waḍaraba llāhu maṯalan raǧulayni ʾaḥaduhumā ʾabkamu lā yaqdiru ʿalā šayʾin wahuwa kallun ʿalā mawlāhu ʾaynamā yuwaǧǧihhu lā yaʾti biḫayrin hal yastawī huwa waman yaʾmuru bil-ʿadli wahuwa ʿalā ṣirāṭin mustaqīmin
And God cites the example of two men: one of them dumb, unable to do anything, and is a burden on his master; whichever way he directs him, he achieves nothing good. Is he equal to him who commands justice, and is on a straight path?
And Allah coineth a similitude: Two men, one of them dumb, having control of nothing, and he is a burden on his owner; whithersoever he directeth him to go, he bringeth no good. Is he equal with one who enjoineth justice and followeth a straight path (of conduct)
And God has struck out a parable: two men, one of them dumb, able to do nothing, a burden to his lord wherever he directs him he comes not with success; is he to be held equal with him who bids what is just and who is on the right way
God setteth forth also a comparison between two men, one of whom is dumb from his birth, and hath no power over anything, and is a burden to his lord: send him where he will, he cometh not back with success. Shall he and the man who enjoineth what is just, and keepeth in the straight path, be held equal
God also propoundeth as a parable two men; one of them born dumb, who is unable to do or understand any thing, but is a burden unto his master; whithersoever he shall send him, he shall not return with any good success: Shall this man, and he who hath his speech and understanding, and who commandeth that which is just, and followeth the right way, be esteemed equal
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
فَلَا تَضْرِبُوا لِلَّهِ الْأَمْثَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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