مَثَلُهُمْ كَمَثَلِ ٱلَّذِى ٱسْتَوْقَدَ نَارًۭا فَلَمَّآ أَضَآءَتْ مَا حَوْلَهُۥ ذَهَبَ ٱللَّهُ بِنُورِهِمْ وَتَرَكَهُمْ فِى ظُلُمَٰتٍۢ لَّا يُبْصِرُونَ
Translation
Sahih International
Their example is that of one who kindled a fire, but when it illuminated what was around him, Allah took away their light and left them in darkness [so] they could not see.
Word-by-Word Translation
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
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