مَثَلُهُمْ Their example كَمَثَلِ (is) like (the) example ٱلَّذِى (of) the one who ٱسْتَوْقَدَ kindled نَارًۭا a fire فَلَمَّآ then, when أَضَآءَتْ it illuminated مَا what حَوْلَهُۥ (was) around him ذَهَبَ took away ٱللَّهُ Allah بِنُورِهِمْ their light وَتَرَكَهُمْ and left them فِى in ظُلُمَـٰتٍۢ darkness[es] لَّا (so) not يُبْصِرُونَ (do) they see ١٧
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.
— Come To Light