17:48
انظُرْ كَيْفَ ضَرَبُوا لَكَ الْأَمْثَالَ فَضَلُّوا فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ سَبِيلًا
Transliteration:
Onthur kayfa daraboo laka al-amthala fadalloo fala yastateeAAoona sabeelan
Word by Word:
See how they put forth for you the examples; but they have gone astray so not they can (find) a way.
Translations:
See to what they liken thee, [O Prophet simply] because they have gone astray and are now unable to find a way [to the truth]!
See what similes they strike for thee: but they have gone astray, and never can they find a way.
See what similitudes they coin for thee, and thus are all astray, and cannot find a road!
See, what they liken thee to! So they have gone astray, and cannot find the way.
Look how they strike for you comparisons; but they have strayed, so they cannot [find] a way.