مَثَلُ الَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ أَوْلِيَاءَ كَمَثَلِ الْعَنكَبُوتِ اتَّخَذَتْ بَيْتًا ۖ وَإِنَّ أَوْهَنَ الْبُيُوتِ لَبَيْتُ الْعَنكَبُوتِ ۖ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ ٤١

The likeness of those who take Auliya' (protectors and helpers) other than Allah is as the likeness of a spider, who builds (for itself) a house, but verily, the frailest (weakest) of houses is the spider's house; if they but knew.

مَثَلُ الَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ أَوْلِيَاءَ

The likeness of those who take Auliya' (protectors and helpers) other than Allah

كَمَثَلِ الْعَنكَبُوتِ اتَّخَذَتْ بَيْتًا ۖ

is as the likeness of a spider, who builds (for itself) a house

وَإِنَّ أَوْهَنَ الْبُيُوتِ لَبَيْتُ الْعَنكَبُوتِ ۖ

but verily, the frailest (weakest) of houses is the spider's house

لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ

if they but knew

إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ مِن شَيْءٍ ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ ٤٢

Verily, Allah knows what things they invoke instead of Him. He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ

Verily, Allah knows

مَا يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ مِن شَيْءٍ ۚ

what things they invoke instead of Him.

وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ

He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.

وَتِلْكَ الْأَمْثَالُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ ۖ وَمَا يَعْقِلُهَا إِلَّا الْعَالِمُونَ ٤٣

And these similitudes We put forward for mankind, but none will understand them except those who have knowledge (of Allah and His Signs, etc.).

وَتِلْكَ الْأَمْثَالُ

And these similitudes

نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ ۖ

We put forward for mankind

وَمَا يَعْقِلُهَا

but none will understand them

إِلَّا الْعَالِمُونَ

except those who have knowledge (of Allah and His Signs, etc.)