The Quran

سورة الزُّمَر

Surah Al-Zumar 39:43

The Multitudes · Verse 43 of 75

أَمِ اتَّخَذُوا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ شُفَعَاءَ ۚ قُلْ أَوَلَوْ كَانُوا لَا يَمْلِكُونَ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَعْقِلُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Have these (polytheists) chosen (certain other) intercessors apart from Allâh? Say, `What! (will they intercede for you?) though they have no authority at all and understand nothing.´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

What! Do they take for intercessors others besides Allah? Say: "Even if they have no power whatever and no intelligence?î

Ahmed Ali

Have they appointed intercessors other than God? Say: "Even though they have no power in the least, nor do they understand?"

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Ali Unal

What! (Failing to recognize that God is the sole Authority over the universe in need of nothing) have they taken to themselves, apart from God, intercessors (whom they suppose capable of intervening for their souls or even in the operation of the universe)? Say: "Why – even though they have no share in the dominion of anything, nor (like idols) any sense or intelligence?

Daryabadi

Have they taken others for intercessors beside Allah! Say thou: What! even though they own not aught and understand not?

Faridul Haque

What! Have they chosen intercessors against Allah? Proclaim, “What! Even if they do not own anything nor have any intelligence?”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Or, take they intercessors besides Allah? Say: What! Even though they control naught, nor do they understand.

Maulvi Sher Ali

Have they taken intercessors beside ALLAH? Say, `Even if they have no power over anything and no understanding?

Muhammad Asad

And yet, they choose [to worship], side by side with God, [imaginary] intercessors ! Say: "Why - even though they have no power over anything, and no understanding?"

Muhammad Musin Khan

Have they taken others as intercessors besides Allah? Say: "Even if they have power over nothing whatever and have no intelligence?"

Muhammad Pickthall

Or choose they intercessors other than Allah? Say: What! Even though they have power over nothing and have no intelligence?

Muhammad Sarwar

Have they chosen intercessors besides God? Say, "Would you choose them as your intercessors even though they do not possess anything and have no understanding?".

Muhammed ali Shakir

Or have they taken intercessors besides Allah? Say: what! even though they did not ever have control over anything, nor do they understand.

Rashad Khalifa

Have they invented intercessors to mediate between them and GOD? Say, "What if they do not possess any power, nor understanding?"

Shabbir Ahmed

What! Do they contrive mediators side by side with God? Say, “Why! Even though they have power over nothing and have no intelligence?"