Verse 21:65 in Context
Translator
Abdel Haleem
61
قَالُوا۟ فَأۡتُوا۟ بِهِۦ عَلَىٰۤ أَعۡیُنِ ٱلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ یَشۡهَدُونَ ٦١
qālū fatū bihi ʿalā aʿyuni l-nāsi laʿallahum yashhadūn
They said, ‘Bring him before the eyes of the people, so that they may witness [his trial].’
62
قَالُوۤا۟ ءَأَنتَ فَعَلۡتَ هَـٰذَا بِءَالِهَتِنَا یَـٰۤإِبۡرَ ٰهِیمُ ٦٢
qālū a-anta faʿalta hādhā biālihatinā yāib'rāhīm
They asked, ‘Was it you, Abraham, who did this to our gods?’
63
قَالَ بَلۡ فَعَلَهُۥ كَبِیرُهُمۡ هَـٰذَا فَسۡءَلُوهُمۡ إِن كَانُوا۟ یَنطِقُونَ ٦٣
qāla bal faʿalahu kabīruhum hādhā fasalūhum in kānū yanṭiqūn
He said, ‘No, it was done by the biggest of them- this one. Ask them, if they can talk.’
64
فَرَجَعُوۤا۟ إِلَىٰۤ أَنفُسِهِمۡ فَقَالُوۤا۟ إِنَّكُمۡ أَنتُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ ٦٤
farajaʿū ilā anfusihim faqālū innakum antumu l-ẓālimūn
They turned to one another, saying, ‘It is you who are in the wrong,’
65
ثُمَّ نُكِسُوا۟ عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمۡ لَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتَ مَا هَـٰۤؤُلَاۤءِ یَنطِقُونَ ٦٥
thumma nukisū ʿalā ruūsihim laqad ʿalim'ta mā hāulāi yanṭiqūn
but then they lapsed again and said, ‘You know very well these gods cannot speak.’
66
قَالَ أَفَتَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا یَنفَعُكُمۡ شَیۡءࣰا وَلَا یَضُرُّكُمۡ ٦٦
qāla afataʿbudūna min dūni l-lahi mā lā yanfaʿukum shayan walā yaḍurruku
Abraham said, ‘How can you worship what can neither benefit nor harm you, instead of God
67
أُفࣲّ لَّكُمۡ وَلِمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ ٦٧
uffin lakum walimā taʿbudūna min dūni l-lahi afalā taʿqilūn
Shame on you and on the things you worship instead of God. Have you no sense?’
68
قَالُوا۟ حَرِّقُوهُ وَٱنصُرُوۤا۟ ءَالِهَتَكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ فَـٰعِلِینَ ٦٨
qālū ḥarriqūhu wa-unṣurū ālihatakum in kuntum fāʿilīn
They said, ‘Burn him and avenge your gods, if you are going to do the right thing.’
69
قُلۡنَا یَـٰنَارُ كُونِی بَرۡدࣰا وَسَلَـٰمًا عَلَىٰۤ إِبۡرَ ٰهِیمَ ٦٩
qul'nā yānāru kūnī bardan wasalāman ʿalā ib'rāhīm
But We said, ‘Fire, be cool and safe for Abraham.’
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