17:48

Surah Al-Isra, ayah 48

Surah Al-Isra (chapter 17) · Ayah 48 · Juz 15 · Page 286

Surah Al-Isra, ayah 48 (17:48) means: “Look how they strike for you comparisons;[750] but they have strayed, so they cannot [find] a way.” (Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2))

Updated: 10 Nov 2026
Text: Uthmani script (Tanzil)
Translation: Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

17:48

Al-Isra · Ayah 48

ٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ ضَرَبُوا۟ لَكَ ٱلْأَمْثَالَ فَضَلُّوا۟ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ سَبِيلًا

Look how they strike for you comparisons;[750] but they have strayed, so they cannot [find] a way.

Translator's notes

[750] Describing the Prophet (ﷺ) as a poet, a madman or one under the influence of sorcery.

Quran 17:48 (Al-Isra) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

Text sources

Arabic text · Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), Uthmani text version 1.1, CC BY 3.0, copied without changes
Translation · English Translation - Noor International Center · QuranEnc.com v1.1.2
Juz & pages · Tanzil Quran Metadata 1.0 (Madinah mushaf, 604 pages), CC BY 3.0