Parables, A fly

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يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلنَّاسُضُرِبَمَثَلٞفَٱسۡتَمِعُواْلَهُۥٓۚإِنَّٱلَّذِينَتَدۡعُونَمِندُونِٱللَّهِلَنيَخۡلُقُواْذُبَابٗاوَلَوِٱجۡتَمَعُواْلَهُۥۖوَإِنيَسۡلُبۡهُمُٱلذُّبَابُشَيۡـٔٗالَّايَسۡتَنقِذُوهُمِنۡهُۚضَعُفَٱلطَّالِبُوَٱلۡمَطۡلُوبُ٧٣
Saheeh International

O people, an example is presented, so listen to it. Indeed, those you invoke besides Allāh will never create [as much as] a fly, even if they gathered together for it [i.e., that purpose]. And if the fly should steal from them a [tiny] thing, they could not recover it from him. Weak are the pursuer and pursued.1

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاYaayyuha
ٱلنَّاسُalnnasu
ضُرِبَduriba
مَثَلٌۭmathalun
فَٱسْتَمِعُوا۟faistamiAAoo
لَهُۥٓ ۚlahu
إِنَّinna
ٱلَّذِينَallatheena
تَدْعُونَtadAAoona
مِنmin
دُونِdooni
ٱللَّهِAllahi
لَنlan
يَخْلُقُوا۟yakhluqoo
ذُبَابًۭاthubaban
وَلَوِwalawi
ٱجْتَمَعُوا۟ijtamaAAoo
لَهُۥ ۖlahu
وَإِنwain
يَسْلُبْهُمُyaslubuhumu
ٱلذُّبَابُalththubabu
شَيْـًۭٔاshayan
لَّاla
يَسْتَنقِذُوهُyastanqithoohu
مِنْهُ ۚminhu
ضَعُفَdaAAufa
ٱلطَّالِبُalttalibu
وَٱلْمَطْلُوبُwaalmatloobu