Surah Hud, Ayah 24 (11:24)

هُود

۞ مَثَلُ ٱلْفَرِيقَيْنِ كَٱلْأَعْمَىٰ وَٱلْأَصَمِّ وَٱلْبَصِيرِ وَٱلسَّمِيعِ ۚ هَلْ يَسْتَوِيَانِ …

Quran 11:24 is ayah 24 of Surah Hud (“Hud”), a Meccan surah of 123 ayahs. It is in Juz 12, on page 224 of the Madani Mushaf.

11:24
۞ مَثَلُٱلْفَرِيقَيْنِكَٱلْأَعْمَىٰوَٱلْأَصَمِّوَٱلْبَصِيرِوَٱلسَّمِيعِ ۚهَلْيَسْتَوِيَانِمَثَلًا ۚأَفَلَاتَذَكَّرُونَ٢٤
mathalu l-farīqayni kal-aʿmā wal-aṣami wal-baṣīri wal-samīʿi hal yastawiyāni mathalan afalā tadhakkarūna

The example of the two parties is like the blind and deaf, and the seeing and hearing. Are they equal in comparison? Then, will you not remember?(24)

Word by word

  1. ۞ مَثَلُmathalu(The) example
  2. ٱلْفَرِيقَيْنِl-farīqayni(of) the two parties
  3. كَٱلْأَعْمَىٰkal-aʿmā(is) like the blind
  4. وَٱلْأَصَمِّwal-aṣamiand the deaf
  5. وَٱلْبَصِيرِwal-baṣīriand the seer
  6. وَٱلسَّمِيعِ ۚwal-samīʿiand the hearer
  7. هَلْhalAre
  8. يَسْتَوِيَانِyastawiyānithey equal
  9. مَثَلًا ۚmathalan(in) comparison
  10. أَفَلَاafalāThen, will not
  11. تَذَكَّرُونَtadhakkarūnayou take heed

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