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."
26. Shuara · verses 71–75
سورة الشعراءقَالَ 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,-
