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.
الَّذي خَلَقَني فَهُوَ يَهدينِ
He who created me, and it is He who guides me.
وَالَّذي هُوَ يُطعِمُني وَيَسقينِ
He who provides me with food and drink.
وَإِذا مَرِضتُ فَهُوَ يَشفينِ
And when I fall ill, it’s He who heals me.
وَالَّذي يُميتُني ثُمَّ يُحيينِ
He who causes me to die, then revives me.
وَالَّذي أَطمَعُ أَن يَغفِرَ لي خَطيئَتي يَومَ الدّينِ
And He, in whom I aspire, will forgive my sins on Judgment Day.”