إِنَّ في ذٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَما كانَ أَكثَرُهُم مُؤمِنينَ
There is a lesson in this, but most of them aren’t believers.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ العَزيزُ الرَّحيمُ
Certainly, your Lord is the Almighty, the Most Merciful.
وَاتلُ عَلَيهِم نَبَأَ إِبراهيمَ
Relate to them the story of Abraham.
إِذ قالَ لِأَبيهِ وَقَومِهِ ما تَعبُدونَ
When he asked his father and his people, “What do you worship?”
قالوا نَعبُدُ أَصنامًا فَنَظَلُّ لَها عاكِفينَ
They replied, “We worship idols, to which we are fervently devoted.”
قالَ هَل يَسمَعونَكُم إِذ تَدعونَ
He asked, “Can they hear you when you pray to them?
أَو يَنفَعونَكُم أَو يَضُرّونَ
Can they benefit you or harm you?”
قالوا بَل وَجَدنا آباءَنا كَذٰلِكَ يَفعَلونَ
They responded, “But this is what we found our ancestors doing.”
قالَ أَفَرَأَيتُم ما كُنتُم تَعبُدونَ
He then challenged, “Did you ever consider what you worship?
أَنتُم وَآباؤُكُمُ الأَقدَمونَ
You and your ancient forefathers?
فَإِنَّهُم عَدُوٌّ لي إِلّا رَبَّ العالَمينَ
They are enemies to me; but not so the Lord of the Worlds.