قَالَ أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمْ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمْ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala afata'budoona min dooni llaahi maa laa yanfa'ukum shay'an walaa yadurrukum
DIN 31635qāla ʾafataʿbudūna min dūni llāhi mā lā yanfaʿukum šayʾan walā yaḍurrukum
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He said, "Do you worship, instead of God, what can neither benefit you in anything, nor harm you?
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
He said: Worship ye then instead of Allah that which cannot profit you at all, nor harm you
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Said he, 'Will ye then serve, beside God, what cannot profit you at all, nor harm you
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
He said, "What! do ye then worship, instead of God, that which doth not profit you at all, nor injure you
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Abraham answered, do ye therefore worship, besides God, that which cannot profit you at all, neither can it hurt you
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Ibrahimi tha: "Atëherë, si adhuroni në vend të Allahut diçka që nuk mund t'ju sjellë kurrfarë dobie e as dëmi?
ইবরাহীম বললো: ‘তাহলে কি তোমরা আল্লাহর পরিবর্তে এমন কিছুর ইবাদাত করো, যা তোমাদের কোনো উপকার করতে পারে না এবং কোনো ক্ষতিও করতে পারে না?’
“Pa zašto, onda, umjesto Allaha obožavate one koji vam ne mogu ni koristiti niti od vas kakvu štetu otkloniti?”, upita on.
“Pa zašto, onda, umjesto Allaha obožavate one koji vam ne mogu ni koristiti niti od vas kakvu štetu otkloniti?” upita on.
O maaki: "Enee, on ndewat gaanin Alla kon ko nafataa on hay e hu'unde lorrataa on kadi?"
მან [იბრაჰიმმა] თქვა: «ნუთუ თქვენ თაყვანს სცემთ ალლაჰის გარდა იმას, რასაც ვერანაირი სარგებელი ვერ მოაქვს თქვენთვის და ვერც ვერანაირ ზიანს მოგაყენებთ [თუნდაც არ სცემდეთ თაყვანს]?
Er sagte: „Dient ihr denn anstatt Allahs dem, was euch nichts nützt und nicht schadet?
(Ο Αβραάμ) είπε: «Είναι δυνατόν να λατρεύετε αντί τον Αλλάχ, αυτά (τα είδωλα) που δεν μπορούν να σας ωφελήσουν σε τίποτε, ούτε να σας βλάψουν;»
(इबराहीम ने) कहा : फिर क्या तुम अल्लाह को छोड़ उस चीज़ की इबादत करते हो, जो न तुम्हें कुछ लाभ पहुँचाती है और न तुम्हें हानि पहुँचाती है?
Disse: «Adorate, all’infuori di Allāh, chi non può farvi nulla di bene e nulla di male?
66. [Ibrahimas (Abraomas)] tarė: „Argi jūs tada garbinate šalia Allaho daiktus, kurie negali nei jums duoti naudos, nei pakenkti jums?
(Ibraahiim) ni jedhe: “Sila Rabbii achitti waan homaa isin hin fayyadneefi isin hin miine gabbartanii?
Он сказал: «Неужели вы поклоняетесь помимо Аллаха тому, что ни в чём не приносит вам пользы и не причиняет вреда?
„Па зашто онда, уместо Аллаха, обожавате оне који не могу ни да вам користе нити могу од вас какву штету да отклоне?“ Упита он.
Akasema: Basi nyinyi mnawaabudu wasiokuwa Mwenyezi Mungu wasiowafaa kitu wala kuwadhuru?
Han sa: ”Så, i stället för Gud, dyrkar ni alltså sådant som varken kan gagna eller skada er?
İbrahim: "O halde Allah’ı bırakıp da size hiç bir şekilde fayda ya da zarar vermeyen şeylere mi ibadet ediyorsunuz?" dedi.
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فَرَجَعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ فَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّكُمْ أَنتُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)faraja'oo ilaa anfusihim faqaaloo innakum antumu z-zaalimoon
DIN 31635faraǧaʿū ʾilā ʾanfusihim faqālū ʾinnakum ʾantumu ẓ-ẓālimūna
Then they turned to one another, and said, "You yourselves are the wrongdoers."
Then gathered they apart and said: Lo! ye yourselves are the wrong-doers
Then they came to themselves and said, 'Verily, ye are the wrong-doers
So they turned their thoughts upon themselves, and said, "Ye truly are the impious persons
And they returned unto themselves, and said the one to the other, verily ye are the impious persons
ثُمَّ نُكِسُوا۟ عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمْ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ يَنطِقُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)thumma nukisoo 'alaa ru'oosihim laqad 'alimta maa haa'ulaa'i yantiqoon
DIN 31635ṯumma nukisū ʿalā ruʾūsihim laqad ʿalimta mā hāʾulāʾi yanṭiqūna
The translators word this verse differently
But they reverted to their old ideas: "You certainly know that these do not speak."
And they were utterly confounded, and they said: Well thou knowest that these speak not
Then they turned upside down again: 'Thou knewest that these cannot speak
Then became headstrong in their former error and exclaimed,"Thou knowest that these speak not
Afterwards they relapsed into their former obstinacy, and said, verily thou knowest that these speak not
21:66 — the verse above
أُفٍّ لَّكُمْ وَلِمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)uffin lakum walimaa ta'budoona min dooni llaahi afalaa ta'qiloon
DIN 31635ʾuffin lakum walimā taʿbudūna min dūni llāhi ʾafalā taʿqilūna
Fie on you, and on what you worship instead of God. Do you not understand?"
Fie on you and all that ye worship instead of Allah! Have ye then no sense
fie upon you, and what ye serve beside God! have ye then no sense
Fie on you and on that ye worship instead of God! What! do ye not then understand
Fie on you; and upon that which ye worship besides God! Do ye not understand
قَالُوا۟ حَرِّقُوهُ وَٱنصُرُوٓا۟ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ فَٰعِلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo harriqoohu waansuroo aalihatakum in kuntum faa'ileen
DIN 31635qālū ḥarriqūhu wānṣurū ʾālihatakum ʾin kuntum fāʿilīna
They said, "Burn him and support your gods, if you are going to act."
They cried: Burn him and stand by your gods, if ye will be doing
Said they, 'Burn him, and help your gods, if ye are going to do so
They said: "Burn him, and come to the succour of your gods: if ye will do anything at all
They said, burn him, and avenge your gods: If ye do this it will be well
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قَالَ أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمْ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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