وَٱتْلُ And recite wa-ut'lu to them ʿalayhim (the) news naba-a (of) Ibrahim ib'rāhīma
And recite to them the news of Abraham,
إِذْ When idh he said qāla to his father li-abīhi and his people waqawmihi What mā (do) you worship taʿbudūna
When he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship?"
قَالُوا۟ They said qālū We worship naʿbudu idols aṣnāman so we will remain fanaẓallu to them lahā devoted ʿākifīna
They said, "We worship idols and remain to them devoted."
قَالَ He said qāla Do hal they hear you yasmaʿūnakum when idh you call tadʿūna
He said, "Do they hear you when you supplicate?
أَوْ Or aw (do) they benefit you yanfaʿūnakum or aw they harm (you) yaḍurrūna
Or do they benefit you, or do they harm?"
قَالُوا۟ They said qālū Nay bal but we found wajadnā our forefathers ābāanā like that kadhālika doing yafʿalūna
They said, "But we found our fathers doing thus."
قَالَ He said qāla Do you see afara-aytum what mā you have been kuntum worshipping taʿbudūna
He said, "Then do you see what you have been worshipping,
أَنتُمْ You antum and your forefathers waābāukumu and your forefathers l-aqdamūna
You and your ancient forefathers?
فَإِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they fa-innahum (are) enemies ʿaduwwun to me lī except illā (the) Lord rabba (of) the worlds l-ʿālamīna
Indeed, they are enemies to me, except the Lord of the worlds,