Quran 26:71 — Ash-Shu'araa, verse 71
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They said, ‘We worship idols, and are constantly in attendance on them.’
قَالُوا نَعْبُدُ أَصْنَامًا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَاكِفِينَ
qālū naʿbudu aṣnāman fanaẓallu lahā ʿākifīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They said, 'We serve idols, and continue cleaving to them.
- Muhammad Asad
- They answered: We worship idols, and we remain ever devoted to them.”
- Sahih International
- They said, "We worship idols and remain to them devoted."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوا۟qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | نَعْبُدُnaʿbudu | We worship | عبد |
| 3 | أَصْنَامًۭاaṣnāman | idols | صنم |
| 4 | فَنَظَلُّfanaẓallu | so we will remain | ظلل |
| 5 | لَهَاlahā | to them | — |
| 6 | عَـٰكِفِينَʿākifīna | devoted | عكف |