# Quran 17:48 — Surah Al-Isra' (The Night Journey), Verse 48

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
ٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ ضَرَبُواْ لَكَ ٱلۡأَمۡثَالَ فَضَلُّواْ فَلَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ سَبِيلٗا

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
اُنْظُرْ كَیْفَ ضَرَبُوْا لَكَ الْاَمْثَالَ فَضَلُّوْا فَلَا یَسْتَطِیْعُوْنَ سَبِیْلًا ۟

## Transliteration
Unzur kaifa daraboo lakal amsaala fadalloo falaa yastatee'oona sabeelaa

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> See what similes they strike for thee: but they have gone astray, and never can they find a way.

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Al-Isra' 17:48 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Context:** Surah Al-Isra' is a meccan surah with 111 ayahs. Full surah: https://deen.global/quran/surah-al-isra.md
Previous verse: https://deen.global/quran/17/47.md
Next verse: https://deen.global/quran/17/49.md
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