قَالَ أَفَتَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمۡ شَيۡـٔٗا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمۡ ٦٦
He said, "Then do you worship instead of Allāh that which does not benefit you at all or harm you?
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- قَالَHe saidqāla
- أَفَتَعۡبُدُونَThen do you worshipafataʿbudūna
- مِنbesidesmin
- دُونِbesidesdūni
- ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
- مَاwhatmā
- لَا(does) notlā
- يَنفَعُكُمۡbenefit youyanfaʿukum
- شَيۡـٔٗا(in) anythingshayan
- وَلَاand notwalā
- يَضُرُّكُمۡharms youyaḍurrukum
Tafsir
ٌRebuking them, Abraham said, “Do you then worship, instead of Allah, idols that do not benefit nor harm you; that are helpless in removing harm or bringing benefit to even themselves?”
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran