Sura 39 Az-Zumar (The Troops), ayah 29
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ضَرَبَ اللَّهُ مَثَلًا رَجُلًا فِيهِ شُرَكَاءُ مُتَشَاكِسُونَ وَرَجُلًا سَلَمًا لِرَجُلٍ هَلْ يَسْتَوِيَانِ مَثَلًا ۚ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ۚ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Translation by words
- ضَرَبَ
- Allah sets forth
- ٱللَّهُ
- Allah sets forth
- مَثَلًا
- an example -
- رَّجُلًا
- a man
- فِيهِ
- about him
- شُرَكَآءُ
- partners
- مُتَشَٰكِسُونَ
- quarreling
- وَرَجُلًا
- and a man
- سَلَمًا
- (belonging) exclusively
- لِّرَجُلٍ
- to one man -
- هَلْ
- are
- يَسْتَوِيَانِ
- they both equal
- مَثَلًا
- (in) comparison?
- ٱلْحَمْدُ
- All praise
- لِلَّهِ
- (be) to Allah!
- بَلْ
- Nay,
- أَكْثَرُهُمْ
- most of them
- لَا
- (do) not
- يَعْلَمُونَ
- know.
Allah presents an example: a slave owned by quarreling partners and another belonging exclusively to one man - are they equal in comparison? Praise be to Allah! But most of them do not know.
39:29
Translation: Saheeh International