Al-Anbiya 21:65

قَالَ بَلْ فَعَلَهُۥ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَـٰذَا فَسْـَٔلُوهُمْ إِن كَانُوا۟ يَنطِقُونَ

21:63 — He said, "Rather, this - the largest of them - did it, so ask them, if they should [be able to] speak."

فَرَجَعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ فَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّكُمْ أَنتُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ

21:64 — So they returned to [blaming] themselves and said [to each other], "Indeed, you are the wrongdoers."

ثُمَّ نُكِسُوا۟ عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمْ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ يَنطِقُونَ

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Ahmed Ali

Then crestfallen (they confessed): "Truly, as you know, they cannot speak."

Ahmed Raza Khan

Again they were inverted upon their heads; saying, “You know well that these do not speak.”

Arberry

Then they were utterly put to confusion saying, 'Very well indeed thou knowest these do not speak.'

Daryabadi

Thereafter they were made to turn over upon their heads, saying, assuredly thou knowest that they speak not.

Hilali & Khan

Then they turned to themselves (their first thought and said): "Indeed you [Ibrahim (Abraham)] know well that these (idols) speak not!"

Itani

But they reverted to their old ideas: “You certainly know that these do not speak.”

Maududi

Then their minds were turned upside down, and they said: "You know well that they do not speak."

Mubarakpuri

Then they turned to themselves: "Indeed you know well that these speak not!"

Pickthall

And they were utterly confounded, and they said: Well thou knowest that these speak not.

Qarai

Then they hung their heads. [However, they said,] ‘You certainly know that they cannot speak.’

Qaribullah & Darwish

But then they reversed their minds: 'You know they do not speak'

Saheeh International

Then they reversed themselves, [saying], "You have already known that these do not speak!"

Sarwar

With their heads cast down they said, "Abraham, you know that idols do not speak. How then can you ask such a question?"

Shakir

Then they were made to hang down their heads: Certainly you know that they do not speak.

Wahiduddin Khan

then they hung their heads, and said, "O Abraham! You know they cannot speak."

Yusuf Ali

Then were they confounded with shame: (they said), "Thou knowest full well that these (idols) do not speak!"

Transliteration

Thumma nukisoo AAala ruoosihim laqad AAalimta ma haolai yantiqoona

قَالَ أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمْ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمْ

21:66 — He said, "Then do you worship instead of Allah that which does not benefit you at all or harm you?

أُفٍّ لَّكُمْ وَلِمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

21:67 — Uff to you and to what you worship instead of Allah. Then will you not use reason?"

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