Quran with Tafsir_English translation - Surah Al-‘Ankabut ayat 41 - العَنكبُوت - Page - Juz 20
﴿مَثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَوۡلِيَآءَ كَمَثَلِ ٱلۡعَنكَبُوتِ ٱتَّخَذَتۡ بَيۡتٗاۖ وَإِنَّ أَوۡهَنَ ٱلۡبُيُوتِ لَبَيۡتُ ٱلۡعَنكَبُوتِۚ لَوۡ كَانُواْ يَعۡلَمُونَ ﴾
[العَنكبُوت: 41]
﴿مثل الذين اتخذوا من دون الله أولياء كمثل العنكبوت اتخذت بيتا وإن﴾ [العَنكبُوت: 41]
| Dr Kamal Omar The likeness of those who took ‘auliya’ (protectors and helpers) besides Allah is as the likeness of a she-spider — she built a house. And verily, the frailest of houses is surely a house (built by) the she-spider — if they had been knowing |
| Dr Laleh Bakhtiar The parable of those who took other than God to themselves as protectors is that of the spider who took a house to itself. But, truly, the frailest of houses is the house of the spider if they had but been knowing |
| Dr Munir Munshey Those who take patrons other than Allah (and feel secure) may be likened to a spider that spins its home. Of course the flimsiest home is the web of the spider, if only they know |
| Edward Henry Palmer The likeness of those who take, beside God, patrons is as the likeness of a spider, that takes to himself a house; and, verily, the weakest of houses is a spider's house, if they did but know |
| Farook Malik The parable of those who take protectors other than Allah is that of a spider who builds for itself a dwelling, and surely the weakest of all dwellings is the dwelling of a spider, if they but knew it |
| George Sale The likness of those who take other patrons besides God, is as the likeness of the spider, which maketh herself a house: But the weakest of all houses surely is the house of the spider; if they knew this |
| Maududi The case of those who took others than Allah as their protectors is that of a spider who builds a house; but the frailest of all houses is the spider´s house; if they only knew |