قَالُواْ نَعْبُدُ أَصْنَامًا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَٰكِفِينَ
ќōōлюю нə'буду əснəəмəн фəнəз̃ōллю лəhəə 'əəкифиин
They said, ‘We worship idols, and are constant in our devotion to them.’
قَالَ هَلْ يَسْمَعُونَكُمْ إِذْ تَدْعُونَ
ќōōлə həль йəсмə'уунəкум из̃ тəд'уун
He said, ‘Do they hear you when you call them?
أَوْ يَنفَعُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَضُرُّونَ
əу йəŋŋфə'уунəкум əу йəдурруун
Or do they bring you any benefit, or cause you any harm?’
قَالُواْ بَلْ وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ
ќōōлюю бəль вəджəднəə əəбəə`əнəə кəз̃əəликə йəф'əлююн
They said, ‘Indeed, we found our fathers doing likewise.’
قَالَ أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ
ќōōлə əфəрō`əйтум-мəə куŋŋтум тə'будуун
He said, ‘Have you regarded what you have been worshipping,
أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُمُ ٱلْأَقْدَمُونَ
əŋŋтум вə`əəбəə`укумуль-əќдəмуун
you and your ancestors?
فَإِنَّهُمْ عَدُوٌّ لِّىٓ إِلَّا رَبَّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
фə`иннəhум 'əдуувул-лии ильлəə рōббəль-'əəлəмиин
They are indeed enemies to me, but the Lord of all the worlds,
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَنِى فَهُوَ يَهْدِينِ
əльлəз̃ии хōлəќōнии фəhувə йəhдиин
who created me, it is He who guides me,
وَٱلَّذِى هُوَ يُطْعِمُنِى وَيَسْقِينِ
вəəльлəз̃ии hувə йут'имунии вəйəсќиин
and provides me with food and drink,