21. Enbija · verses 59–71

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?"..

قَالُواْ حَرِّقُوهُ وَٱنصُرُوٓاْ ءَالِهَتَكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ فَٰعِلِينَ

Qaloo harriqoohu waonsuroo alihatakum in kuntum faAAileena

They said, "Burn him and protect your gods, If ye do (anything at all)!"

قُلۡنَا يَٰنَارُ كُونِي بَرۡدٗا وَسَلَٰمًا عَلَىٰٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ

Qulna ya naru koonee bardan wasalaman AAala ibraheema

We said, "O Fire! be thou cool, and (a means of) safety for Abraham!"

وَأَرَادُواْ بِهِۦ كَيۡدٗا فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡأَخۡسَرِينَ

Waaradoo bihi kaydan fajaAAalnahumu alakhsareena

Then they sought a stratagem against him: but We made them the ones that lost most!

وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَلُوطًا إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ٱلَّتِي بَٰرَكۡنَا فِيهَا لِلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Wanajjaynahu walootan ila alardi allatee barakna feeha lilAAalameena

But We delivered him and (his nephew) Lut (and directed them) to the land which We have blessed for the nations.