The Quran

سورة الاٴنبیَاء

Surah Al-Anbiyâ’ 21:66

The Prophets · Verse 66 of 112

قَالَ أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنْفَعُكُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمْ

Abdul Mannan Omar

(Abraham) said, `Do you then worship, apart from Allâh, the things which can do no good to you, (who are their worshippers), nor can do harm to (those of) you (who are their destroyers).

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?

Ahmed Ali

(So Abraham) said: "Then why do you worship something apart from God that cannot profit you or do you harm?

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Ali Unal

(Abraham) said: "Then, do you worship, instead of God, that which cannot benefit you in any way, nor harm you?

Daryabadi

He said: worship ye, then, beside Allah, that which profiteth you not at all, nor it hurteth you

Faridul Haque

He said, "What! You worship, instead of Allah, one that neither benefits you nor harms you?"

Maulana Muhammad Ali

He said: Serve you then besides Allah what does you no good, nor harms you?

Maulvi Sher Ali

He said, `Do you then worship, instead of ALLAH, that which cannot profit you at all, nor harm you?

Muhammad Asad

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

Muhammad Musin Khan

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

Muhammad Pickthall

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

Muhammad Sarwar

He said, "Do you, instead of God, worship things that can neither harm nor benefit you?".

Muhammed ali Shakir

He said: What! do you then serve besides Allah what brings you not any benefit at all, nor does it harm you?

Rashad Khalifa

He said, "Do you then worship beside GOD what possesses no power to benefit you or harm you?

Shabbir Ahmed

Abraham said, "Do you then worship instead of God what cannot benefit you or harm you?"