Parables, Donkey

Discover the profound verses and divine insights mapped to this theme.

مَثَلُٱلَّذِينَحُمِّلُواْٱلتَّوۡرَىٰةَثُمَّلَمۡيَحۡمِلُوهَاكَمَثَلِٱلۡحِمَارِيَحۡمِلُأَسۡفَارَۢاۚبِئۡسَمَثَلُٱلۡقَوۡمِٱلَّذِينَكَذَّبُواْبِـَٔايَٰتِٱللَّهِۚوَٱللَّهُلَايَهۡدِيٱلۡقَوۡمَٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ٥
Saheeh International

The example of those who were entrusted with the Torah and then did not take it on1 is like that of a donkey who carries volumes [of books].2 Wretched is the example of the people who deny the signs of Allāh. And Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people.

مَثَلُMathalu
ٱلَّذِينَallatheena
حُمِّلُوا۟hummiloo
ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَalttawrata
ثُمَّthumma
لَمْlam
يَحْمِلُوهَاyahmilooha
كَمَثَلِkamathali
ٱلْحِمَارِalhimari
يَحْمِلُyahmilu
أَسْفَارًۢا ۚasfaran
بِئْسَbisa
مَثَلُmathalu
ٱلْقَوْمِalqawmi
ٱلَّذِينَallatheena
كَذَّبُوا۟kaththaboo
بِـَٔايَـٰتِbiayati
ٱللَّهِ ۚAllahi
وَٱللَّهُwaAllahu
لَاla
يَهْدِىyahdee
ٱلْقَوْمَalqawma
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَalththalimeena