Quran 21:66 — Al-Anbiyaa, verse 66
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Abraham said, ‘How can you worship what can neither benefit nor harm you, instead of God?
قَالَ أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنْفَعُكُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمْ
qāla afataʿbudūna min dūni l-lahi mā lā yanfaʿukum shayan walā yaḍurrukum
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He said, 'What, and do you serve, apart from God, that which profits you nothing; neither hurts you?
- Muhammad Asad
- Said [Abraham]: “Do you then worship, instead of God, something that cannot benefit you in any way, nor harm you?
- Sahih International
- He said, "Then do you worship instead of Allāh that which does not benefit you at all or harm you?
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | أَفَتَعْبُدُونَafataʿbudūna | Then do you worship | عبد |
| 3 | مِنmin | besides | — |
| 4 | دُونِdūni | besides | دون |
| 5 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 6 | مَاmā | what | — |
| 7 | لَاlā | (does) not | — |
| 8 | يَنفَعُكُمْyanfaʿukum | benefit you | نفع |
| 9 | شَيْـًۭٔاshayan | (in) anything | شيأ |
| 10 | وَلَاwalā | and not | — |
| 11 | يَضُرُّكُمْyaḍurrukum | harms you | ضرر |