Study Mode · Ayah 19:42
Surah Maryam · 19:42
إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ يَا أَبَتِ لِمَ تَعْبُدُ مَا لَا يَسْمَعُ وَلَا يُبْصِرُ وَلَا يُغْنِي عَنكَ شَيْئًا
Iz qaala li abeehi yaaa abati lima ta'budu maa laa yasma'u wa laa yubsiru wa laa yughnee 'anka shai'aa
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Saheeh International
[Mention] when he said to his father, "O my father, why do you worship that which does not hear and does not see and will not benefit you at all?
Yusuf Ali
Behold, he said to his father: "O my father! why worship that which heareth not and seeth not, and can profit thee nothing?
Pickthall
When he said unto his father: O my father! Why worshippest thou that which heareth not nor seeth, nor can in aught avail thee?