21. Enbija · verses 53–67

قَالُواْ وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا لَهَا عَٰبِدِينَ

Qaloo wajadna abaana laha AAabideena

They said, "We found our fathers worshipping them."

قَالَ لَقَدۡ كُنتُمۡ أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُمۡ فِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٖ

Qala laqad kuntum antum waabaokum fee dalalin mubeenin

He said, "Indeed ye have been in manifest error - ye and your fathers."

قَالُوٓاْ أَجِئۡتَنَا بِٱلۡحَقِّ أَمۡ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱللَّٰعِبِينَ

Qaloo ajitana bialhaqqi am anta mina allaAAibeena

They said, "Have you brought us the Truth, or are you one of those who jest?"

قَالَ بَل رَّبُّكُمۡ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ٱلَّذِي فَطَرَهُنَّ وَأَنَا۠ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلشَّٰهِدِينَ

Qala bal rabbukum rabbu alssamawati waalardi allathee fatarahunna waana AAala thalikum mina alshshahideena

He said, "Nay, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, He Who created them (from nothing): and I am a witness to this (Truth).

وَتَٱللَّهِ لَأَكِيدَنَّ أَصۡنَٰمَكُم بَعۡدَ أَن تُوَلُّواْ مُدۡبِرِينَ

WataAllahi laakeedanna asnamakum baAAda an tuwalloo mudbireena

"And by Allah, I have a plan for your idols - after ye go away and turn your backs"..

فَجَعَلَهُمۡ جُذَٰذًا إِلَّا كَبِيرٗا لَّهُمۡ لَعَلَّهُمۡ إِلَيۡهِ يَرۡجِعُونَ

FajaAAalahum juthathan illa kabeeran lahum laAAallahum ilayhi yarjiAAoona

So he broke them to pieces, (all) but the biggest of them, that they might turn (and address themselves) to it.

قَالُواْ مَن فَعَلَ هَٰذَا بِـَٔالِهَتِنَآ إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

Qaloo man faAAala hatha bialihatina innahu lamina alththalimeena

They said, "Who has done this to our gods? He must indeed be some man of impiety!"

قَالُواْ سَمِعۡنَا فَتٗى يَذۡكُرُهُمۡ يُقَالُ لَهُۥٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيمُ

Qaloo samiAAna fatan yathkuruhum yuqalu lahu ibraheemu

They said, "We heard a youth talk of them: He is called Abraham."

قَالُواْ فَأۡتُواْ بِهِۦ عَلَىٰٓ أَعۡيُنِ ٱلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَشۡهَدُونَ

Qaloo fatoo bihi AAala aAAyuni alnnasi laAAallahum yashhadoona

They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people, that they may bear witness."

قَالُوٓاْ ءَأَنتَ فَعَلۡتَ هَٰذَا بِـَٔالِهَتِنَا يَٰٓإِبۡرَٰهِيمُ

Qaloo aanta faAAalta hatha bialihatina ya ibraheemu

They said, "Art thou the one that did this with our gods, O Abraham?"

قَالَ بَلۡ فَعَلَهُۥ كَبِيرُهُمۡ هَٰذَا فَسۡـَٔلُوهُمۡ إِن كَانُواْ يَنطِقُونَ

Qala bal faAAalahu kabeeruhum hatha faisaloohum in kanoo yantiqoona

He said: "Nay, this was done by - this is their biggest one! ask them, if they can speak intelligently!"

فَرَجَعُوٓاْ إِلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمۡ فَقَالُوٓاْ إِنَّكُمۡ أَنتُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ

FarajaAAoo ila anfusihim faqaloo innakum antumu alththalimoona

So they turned to themselves and said, "Surely ye are the ones in the wrong!"

ثُمَّ نُكِسُواْ عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمۡ لَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتَ مَا هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ يَنطِقُونَ

Thumma nukisoo AAala ruoosihim laqad AAalimta ma haolai yantiqoona

Then were they confounded with shame: (they said), "Thou knowest full well that these (idols) do not speak!"

قَالَ أَفَتَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمۡ شَيۡـٔٗا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمۡ

Qala afataAAbudoona min dooni Allahi ma la yanfaAAukum shayan wala yadurrukum

(Abraham) said, "Do ye then worship, besides Allah, things that can neither be of any good to you nor do you harm?

أُفّٖ لَّكُمۡ وَلِمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ

Offin lakum walima taAAbudoona min dooni Allahi afala taAAqiloona

"Fie upon you, and upon the things that ye worship besides Allah! Have ye no sense?"..