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Verse (17:48) - English Translation

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Welcome to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, an annotated linguistic resource for the Holy Quran. This page shows seven parallel translations in English for the 48th verse of chapter 17 (sūrat l-isrā). Click on the Arabic text to below to see word by word details of the verse's morphology.

 

Chapter (17) sūrat l-isrā (The Night Journey)

Sahih International: Look how they strike for you comparisons; but they have strayed, so they cannot [find] a way.

Pickthall: See what similitudes they coin for thee, and thus are all astray, and cannot find a road!

Yusuf Ali: See what similes they strike for thee: but they have gone astray, and never can they find a way.

Shakir: See what they liken you to! So they have gone astray and cannot find the way.

Muhammad Sarwar: Consider what they have called you. They have certainly gone astray and cannot find the right path.

Mohsin Khan: See what examples they have put forward for you. So they have gone astray, and never can they find a way.

Arberry: Behold, how they strike similitudes for thee, and go astray, and cannot find a way!

See Also

Language Research Group
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