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

صُمٌّۢ Deaf بُكْمٌ dumb عُمْىٌۭ blind فَهُمْ so they لَا not يَرْجِعُونَ [they] will not return ١٨

أَوْ Or كَصَيِّبٍۢ like a rainstorm مِّنَ from ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky فِيهِ in it (are) ظُلُمَـٰتٌۭ darkness[es] وَرَعْدٌۭ and thunder وَبَرْقٌۭ and lightning يَجْعَلُونَ They put أَصَـٰبِعَهُمْ their fingers فِىٓ in ءَاذَانِهِم their ears مِّنَ from ٱلصَّوَٰعِقِ the thunderclaps حَذَرَ (in) fear (of) ٱلْمَوْتِ ۚ [the] death وَٱللَّهُ And Allah مُحِيطٌۢ (is) [the One Who] encompasses بِٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ the disbelievers ١٩

يَكَادُ Almost ٱلْبَرْقُ the lightning يَخْطَفُ snatches away أَبْصَـٰرَهُمْ ۖ their sight كُلَّمَآ Whenever أَضَآءَ it flashes لَهُم for them مَّشَوْا۟ they walk فِيهِ in it وَإِذَآ and when أَظْلَمَ it darkens عَلَيْهِمْ on them قَامُوا۟ ۚ they stand (still) وَلَوْ And if شَآءَ had willed ٱللَّهُ Allah لَذَهَبَ He would certainly have taken away بِسَمْعِهِمْ their hearing وَأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ ۚ and their sight إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah عَلَىٰ (is) on كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing قَدِيرٌۭ All-Powerful ٢٠

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O ٱلنَّاسُ mankind ٱعْبُدُوا۟ worship رَبَّكُمُ your Lord ٱلَّذِى the One Who خَلَقَكُمْ created you وَٱلَّذِينَ and those مِن from قَبْلِكُمْ before you لَعَلَّكُمْ so that you may تَتَّقُونَ become righteous ٢١

ٱلَّذِى The One Who جَعَلَ made لَكُمُ for you ٱلْأَرْضَ the earth فِرَٰشًۭا a resting place وَٱلسَّمَآءَ and the sky بِنَآءًۭ a canopy وَأَنزَلَ and sent down مِنَ from ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky مَآءًۭ water فَأَخْرَجَ then brought forth بِهِۦ therewith مِنَ [of] ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ the fruits رِزْقًۭا (as) provision لَّكُمْ ۖ for you فَلَا So (do) not تَجْعَلُوا۟ set up لِلَّهِ to Allah أَندَادًۭا rivals وَأَنتُمْ while you تَعْلَمُونَ [you] know ٢٢

وَإِن And if كُنتُمْ you are فِى in رَيْبٍۢ doubt مِّمَّا about what نَزَّلْنَا We have revealed عَلَىٰ to عَبْدِنَا Our slave فَأْتُوا۟ then produce بِسُورَةٍۢ a chapter مِّن [of] مِّثْلِهِۦ like it وَٱدْعُوا۟ and call شُهَدَآءَكُم your witnesses مِّن from دُونِ other than ٱللَّهِ Allah إِن if كُنتُمْ you are صَـٰدِقِينَ truthful ٢٣

فَإِن But if لَّمْ not تَفْعَلُوا۟ you do وَلَن and never تَفْعَلُوا۟ will you do فَٱتَّقُوا۟ then fear ٱلنَّارَ the Fire ٱلَّتِى whose وَقُودُهَا [its] fuel ٱلنَّاسُ (is) [the] men وَٱلْحِجَارَةُ ۖ and [the] stones أُعِدَّتْ prepared لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ for the disbelievers ٢٤