Verse 17-20

Their parable is that of people who kindle a fire: but as soon as it has illumined all around them, Allâh takes away their light and leaves them in utter darkness, wherein they cannot see: * Deaf, dumb, blind - and they cannot turn back. * Or [the parable] of a violent cloudburst in the sky, with utter darkness, thunder and lightning: they put their fingers into their ears to keep out the peals of thunder, in terror of death; but Allâh encompasses [with His might] all who deny the truth. * The lightning well-nigh takes away their sight; whenever it gives them light, they advance therein, and whenever darkness falls around them, they stand still. And if Allâh so willed, He could indeed take away their hearing and sight: for verily Allâh is powerful over all things. (Mathaluhum ka-mathal alladhi istawqada naran fa-lamma add'at mâ hawlahu dhahaba Allâh bi-nûrihim wa tarakahum fi zulumâtin lâ yubsirûn * summun bukmun 'umyun fa-hum lâ yarji'ûn. * Aw ka-sayyibin min al-sama fi-hi zulumâtun wa ra'dun wa barqun yaj'alûna asâbi'ahum fi âdhânihim min al-sawâ'iq hadhara al-mawt, wa Allâhu muh'îtun li'l-kâfirîn. * Yakâdu al-barqu yakhtafu absârahum kullamâ adâ'a la-hum mashaw fi-hi wa idhâ azlama 'alayhim qâmû wa-law shâ'a Allâhu la-dhahaba bi-sam'ihim wa absârihim, innâ Allâhu 'alâ kûlli shay'in qadîr.)

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