قَالُوا۟ نَعْبُدُ أَصْنَامًۭا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَـٰكِفِينَ
They said, "We worship idols and remain to them devoted."
qālū naʿbudu aṣnāman fanaẓallu lahā ʿākifīna
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Ash-Shu'ara · verse 71 of 227
Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 71
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6 words1قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
2نَعْبُدُnaʿbuduWe worship
3أَصْنَامًۭاaṣnāmanidols
4فَنَظَلُّfanaẓalluso we will remain
5لَهَاlahāto them
6عَـٰكِفِينَʿākifīnadevoted
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Read the whole surahوَٱتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ
And recite to them the news of Abraham,
إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ
When he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship?"
قَالُوا۟ نَعْبُدُ أَصْنَامًۭا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَـٰكِفِينَ
They said, "We worship idols and remain to them devoted."
قَالَ هَلْ يَسْمَعُونَكُمْ إِذْ تَدْعُونَ
He said, "Do they hear you when you supplicate?
أَوْ يَنفَعُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَضُرُّونَ
Or do they benefit you, or do they harm?"