Surah [62] Al-Jumu'a : 5

مَثَلُ الَّذِيۡنَ حُمِّلُوا التَّوۡرٰٮةَ ثُمَّ لَمۡ يَحۡمِلُوۡهَا كَمَثَلِ الۡحِمَارِ يَحۡمِلُ اَسۡفَارًا‌ ؕ بِئۡسَ مَثَلُ الۡقَوۡمِ الَّذِيۡنَ كَذَّبُوۡا بِاٰيٰتِ اللّٰهِ ‌ؕ وَاللّٰهُ لَا يَهۡدِى الۡقَوۡمَ الظّٰلِمِيۡنَ(الجمعة :5)

مَثَلُ
(The) likeness
ٱلَّذِينَ
(of) those who
حُمِّلُوا۟
were entrusted
ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ
(with) the Taurat
ثُمَّ
then
لَمْ
not
يَحْمِلُوهَا
they bore it
كَمَثَلِ
(is) like
ٱلْحِمَارِ
the donkey
يَحْمِلُ
who carries
أَسْفَارًۢاۚ
books
بِئْسَ
Wretched is
مَثَلُ
(the) example
ٱلْقَوْمِ
(of) the people
ٱلَّذِينَ
who
كَذَّبُوا۟
deny
بِـَٔايَٰتِ
(the) Signs
ٱللَّهِۚ
(of) Allah
وَٱللَّهُ
And Allah
لَا
(does) not
يَهْدِى
guide
ٱلْقَوْمَ
the people
ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
the wrongdoers

Mathalu allatheena hummiloo alttawrata thumma lam yahmilooha kamathali alhimari yahmilu asfaran bisa mathalu alqawmi allatheena kaththaboo biayati Allahi waAllahu la yahdee alqawma alththalimeena

Sahih International:

The example of those who were entrusted with the Torah and then did not take it on is like that of a donkey who carries volumes [of books]. Wretched is the example of the people who deny the signs of Allah . And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

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