As for these similitudes, We coin them for mankind, but none will grasp their meaning save the wise. — Al Ankaboot 29:43 Pin
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وَتِلْكَ ٱلْأَمْثَٰلُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ ۖ وَمَا يَعْقِلُهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْعَٰلِمُونَ

As for these similitudes, We coin them for mankind, but none will grasp their meaning save the wise.

Al Ankaboot 29:43

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

“As for these similitudes, We coin them for mankind, but none will grasp their meaning save the wise.”

Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

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