The Ant, The Ants 27:81

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Arabic English Morphology
وَمَآ wamā
And not Prep
أَنتَ anta
(can) you Noun
بِهَٰدِى bihādī
guide Noun
ٱلْعُمْىِ l-ʿum'yi
the blind Noun
عَن ʿan
from Prep
their error Noun
إِن in
Not Prep
تُسْمِعُ tus'miʿu
you can cause to hear V
إِلَّا illā
except Prep
مَن man
(those) who Noun
believe V
in Our Signs Noun
فَهُم fahum
so they Noun
(are) Muslims Noun

you cannot guide the blind out of their error: you cannot make anyone hear you except those who believe in Our signs and submit [to Us]

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

وَمَاۤ أَنتَ بِهَـٰدِی ٱلۡعُمۡیِ عَن ضَلَـٰلَتِهِمۡۖ إِن تُسۡمِعُ إِلَّا مَن یُؤۡمِنُ بِءَایَـٰتِنَا فَهُم مُّسۡلِمُونَ ۝٨١

wamā anta bihādī l-ʿum'yi ʿan ḍalālatihim in tus'miʿu illā man yu'minu biāyātinā fahum mus'limūn