The Holy Quran, tr. by Yusuf Ali, [1934]
70. Ith qala li-abeehi waqawmihi ma taAAbudoona
70. And rehearse to them
(Something of) Abraham's story.
71. Qaloo naAAbudu asnaman fanathallu laha AAakifeena
71. Behold, he said
To his father and his people:
"What worship ye?"
72. Qala hal yasmaAAoonakum ith tadAAoona
72. They said: "We worship
Idols, and we remain constantly
In attendance on them."
73. Aw yanfaAAoonakum aw yadurroona
73. He said: "Do they listen
To you when ye call (on them),
Or do you good or harm?"
74. Qaloo bal wajadna abaana kathalika yafAAaloona
74. They said: "Nay, but we
Found our fathers doing
Thus (what we do)."
75. Qala afaraaytum ma kuntum taAAbudoona
75. He said: "Do ye then
See whom ye have been
Worshipping,—
76. Antum waabaokumu al-aqdamoona
76. "Ye and your fathers before you?—
77. Fa-innahum AAaduwwun lee illa rabba alAAalameena
77. "For they are enemies to me;
Not so the Lord and Cherisher
Of the Worlds;
78. Allathee khalaqanee fahuwa yahdeeni
78. "Who created me, and
It is He who guides me;
79. Waallathee huwa yutAAimunee wayasqeeni
79. "Who gives me food and drink,
80. Wa-itha maridtu fahuwa yashfeeni
80. "And when I am ill,
It is He who cures me;
81. Waallathee yumeetunee thumma yuhyeeni
81. "Who will cause me to die,
And then to live (again);
82. Waallathee atmaAAu an yaghfira lee khatee-atee yawma alddeeni
82. "And who, I hope,
Will forgive me my faults
On the Day of Judgment.
83. Rabbi hab lee hukman waalhiqnee bialssaliheena
83. "O my Lord! bestow wisdom
On me, and join me
With the righteous;
84. WaijAAal lee lisana sidqin fee al-akhireena
84. "Grant me honourable mention
On the tongue of truth
Among the latest (generations);
85. WaijAAalnee min warathati jannati alnnaAAeemi
85. "Make me one of the inheritors
Of the Garden of Bliss;
86. Waighfir li-abee innahu kana mina alddalleena
86. "Forgive my father, for that
He is among those astray;
87. Wala tukhzinee yawma yubAAathoona
87. "And let me not be
In disgrace on the Day
When (men) will be raised up;—
88. Yawma la yanfaAAu malun wala banoona
88. "The Day whereon neither
Wealth nor sons will avail,
89. Illa man ata Allaha biqalbin saleemin
89. "But only he (will prosper)
That brings to God
A sound heart;
90. Waozlifati aljannatu lilmuttaqeena
90. "To the righteous, the Garden
Will be brought near,
91. Waburrizati aljaheemu lilghaweena
91. "And to those straying in Evil,
The Fire will be placed
In full view;
92. Waqeela lahum ayna ma kuntum taAAbudoona
92. "And it shall be said
To them, 'Where are
The (gods) ye worshipped—
93. Min dooni Allahi hal yansuroonakum aw yantasiroona
93. "'Besides God? Can they
Help you or help themselves?'
94. Fakubkiboo feeha hum waalghawoona
94. "Then they will be thrown
Headlong into the (Fire),—
They and those straying
In Evil,
95. Wajunoodu ibleesa ajmaAAoona
95. "And the whole hosts
Of Iblīs together.
96. Qaloo wahum feeha yakhtasimoona
96. "They will say there
In their mutual bickerings:
97. TaAllahi in kunna lafee dalalin mubeenin
97. "'By God, we were truly
In an error manifest,
98. Ith nusawweekum birabbi alAAalameena
98. "'When we held you as equals
With the Lord of the Worlds;
99. Wama adallana illa almujrimoona
99. "'And our seducers were
Only those who were
Steeped in guilt.
100. Fama lana min shafiAAeena
100. "'Now, then, we have none
To intercede (for us),
101. "'Nor a single friend
To feel (for us).
102. Falaw anna lana karratan fanakoona mina almu/mineena
102. "'Now if we only had
A chance of return,
We shall truly be
Of those who believe!'"
103. Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mu/mineena
103. Verily in this is a Sign
But most of them
Do not believe.
104. Wa-inna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu
104. And verily thy Lord
Is He, the Exalted in Might,
Most Merciful.