Parables, Dumb man who is a burden to his master

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16:76

وَضَرَبَٱللَّهُمَثَلٗارَّجُلَيۡنِأَحَدُهُمَآأَبۡكَمُلَايَقۡدِرُعَلَىٰشَيۡءٖوَهُوَكَلٌّعَلَىٰمَوۡلَىٰهُأَيۡنَمَايُوَجِّههُّلَايَأۡتِبِخَيۡرٍهَلۡيَسۡتَوِيهُوَوَمَنيَأۡمُرُبِٱلۡعَدۡلِوَهُوَعَلَىٰصِرَٰطٖمُّسۡتَقِيمٖ٧٦

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And Allāh presents an example of two men, one of them dumb and unable to do a thing, while he is a burden to his guardian. Wherever he directs him, he brings no good. Is he equal to one who commands justice, while he is on a straight path?

وَضَرَبَWadaraba

ٱللَّهُAllahu

مَثَلًۭاmathalan

رَّجُلَيْنِrajulayni

أَحَدُهُمَآahaduhuma

أَبْكَمُabkamu

لَاla

يَقْدِرُyaqdiru

عَلَىٰAAala

شَىْءٍۢshayin

وَهُوَwahuwa

كَلٌّkallun

عَلَىٰAAala

مَوْلَىٰهُmawlahu

أَيْنَمَاaynama

يُوَجِّههُّyuwajjihhu

لَاla

يَأْتِyati

بِخَيْرٍ ۖbikhayrin

هَلْhal

يَسْتَوِىyastawee

هُوَhuwa

وَمَنwaman

يَأْمُرُyamuru

بِٱلْعَدْلِ ۙbialAAadli

وَهُوَwahuwa

عَلَىٰAAala

صِرَٰطٍۢsiratin

مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢmustaqeemin