26. Shuara · verses 68–76

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

وَٱتۡلُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ نَبَأَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ

Waotlu AAalayhim nabaa ibraheema

And rehearse to them (something of) Abraham´s story.

إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ

Ith qala liabeehi waqawmihi ma taAAbudoona

Behold, he said to his father and his people: "What worship ye?"

قَالُواْ نَعۡبُدُ أَصۡنَامٗا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَٰكِفِينَ

Qaloo naAAbudu asnaman fanathallu laha AAakifeena

They said: "We worship idols, and we remain constantly in attendance on them."

قَالَ هَلۡ يَسۡمَعُونَكُمۡ إِذۡ تَدۡعُونَ

Qala hal yasmaAAoonakum ith tadAAoona

He said: "Do they listen to you when ye call (on them)?"

أَوۡ يَنفَعُونَكُمۡ أَوۡ يَضُرُّونَ

Aw yanfaAAoonakum aw yadurroona

"Or do you good or harm?"

قَالُواْ بَلۡ وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفۡعَلُونَ

Qaloo bal wajadna abaana kathalika yafAAaloona

They said: "Nay, but we found our fathers doing thus (what we do)."

قَالَ أَفَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡبُدُونَ

Qala afaraaytum ma kuntum taAAbudoona

He said: "Do ye then see whom ye have been worshipping,-

أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُمُ ٱلۡأَقۡدَمُونَ

Antum waabaokumu alaqdamoona

"Ye and your fathers before you?-