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An-Nahl 16:76
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?
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وَضَرَبَ
waḍaraba
And Allah sets forth
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
And Allah sets forth
مَثَلًۭا
mathalan
an example
رَّجُلَيْنِ
rajulayni
(of) two men
أَحَدُهُمَآ
aḥaduhumā
one of them
أَبْكَمُ
abkamu
(is) dumb
لَا
lā
not
يَقْدِرُ
yaqdiru
he has power
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
شَىْءٍۢ
shayin
anything
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
while he
كَلٌّ
kallun
(is) a burden
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
مَوْلَىٰهُ
mawlāhu
his master
أَيْنَمَا
aynamā
Wherever
يُوَجِّههُّ
yuwajjihhu
he directs him
لَا
lā
not
يَأْتِ
yati
he comes
بِخَيْرٍ ۖ
bikhayrin
with any good
هَلْ
hal
Is
يَسْتَوِى
yastawī
equal
هُوَ
huwa
he
وَمَن
waman
and (the one) who
يَأْمُرُ
yamuru
commands
بِٱلْعَدْلِ ۙ
bil-ʿadli
[of] justice
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
and he
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
(is) on
صِرَٰطٍۢ
ṣirāṭin
a path
مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ
mus'taqīmin
straight