Surah Al-Anbya — Verse 66

The Prophets · 21:66 · 66/112

قَالَ أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمْ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمْ

Qala afataAAbudoona min dooni Allahima la yanfaAAukum shay-an wala yadurrukum

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

He said, "Then do you worship instead of Allāh that which does not benefit you at all or harm you?

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

Abraham said, ‘How can you worship what can neither benefit nor harm you, instead of God?

Marmaduke Pickthall

He said: Worship ye then instead of Allah that which cannot profit you at all, nor harm you?

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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

Mufti Taqi Usmani

He said, “Do you then worship, beside Allah, what does neither benefit you in the least nor harm you?

Al-Hilali & Khan

[Ibrâhîm (Abraham)] said: "Do you then worship besides Allâh, things that can neither profit you, nor harm you?

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

Abraham said: "Do you, then, worship beside Allah a thing that can neither benefit you nor hurt you?

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

Said [Abraham]: “Do you then worship, instead of God, something that cannot benefit you in any way, nor harm you?

Rowwad · source edition

Abraham said, “Do you then worship besides Allah that which can neither benefit nor harm you in the least?