The parable of those who take protectors other than Allah is that of a spider spinning a shelter. And the flimsiest of all shelters is certainly that of a spider, if only they knew.1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
The example of those who take allies other than Allah is like that of the spider who takes [i.e., constructs] a home. And indeed, the weakest of homes is the home of the spider, if they only knew.
— Saheeh International
Allah surely knows that whatever ˹gods˺ they invoke besides Him are ˹simply˺ nothing. For He is the Almighty, All-Wise.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed, Allah knows whatever thing they call upon1 other than Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
— Saheeh International
These are the parables We set forth for humanity, but none will understand them except the people of knowledge.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And these examples We present to the people, but none will understand them except those of knowledge.
— Saheeh International