قالوا نَعبُدُ أَصنامًا فَنَظَلُّ لَها عاكِفينَ
They said, "We worship idols and remain to them devoted."
قالَ هَل يَسمَعونَكُم إِذ تَدعونَ
He said, "Do they hear you when you supplicate?
أَو يَنفَعونَكُم أَو يَضُرّونَ
Or do they benefit you, or do they harm?"
قالوا بَل وَجَدنا آباءَنا كَذٰلِكَ يَفعَلونَ
They said, "But we found our fathers doing thus."
قالَ أَفَرَأَيتُم ما كُنتُم تَعبُدونَ
He said, "Then do you see what you have been worshipping,
فَإِنَّهُم عَدُوٌّ لي إِلّا رَبَّ العالَمينَ
Indeed, they are enemies to me, except the Lord of the worlds,
الَّذي خَلَقَني فَهُوَ يَهدينِ
Who created me, and He [it is who] guides me.
وَالَّذي هُوَ يُطعِمُني وَيَسقينِ
And it is He who feeds me and gives me drink.
وَإِذا مَرِضتُ فَهُوَ يَشفينِ
And when I am ill, it is He who cures me
وَالَّذي يُميتُني ثُمَّ يُحيينِ
And who will cause me to die and then bring me to life