Quran with British translation - Surah Maryam ayat 42 - مَريَم - Page - Juz 16
﴿إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ يَٰٓأَبَتِ لِمَ تَعۡبُدُ مَا لَا يَسۡمَعُ وَلَا يُبۡصِرُ وَلَا يُغۡنِي عَنكَ شَيۡـٔٗا ﴾
[مَريَم: 42]
﴿إذ قال لأبيه ياأبت لم تعبد ما لا يسمع ولا يبصر ولا﴾ [مَريَم: 42]
| Mohammad Habib Shakir When he said to his father; O my father! why do you worship what neither hears nor sees, nor does it avail you in the least |
| Mohammad Shafi When he said to his father, "O my father! Why do you worship a thing that neither hears nor sees, nor does it give you any benefit whatsoever |
| Mohammed Marmaduke William 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 |
| Mufti Taqi Usmani when he said to his father, “My dear father, why do you worship something that does neither hear nor see, nor help you in any way |
| Muhammad Asad when he spoke [thus] unto his father: "O my father! Why dost thou worship something that neither hears nor sees and can be of no avail whatever to thee |
| Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali As he said to his father, "O my father, why do you worship that which neither hears nor beholds, nor avails you anything |
| Muhammad Sarwar who asked his father, "Father, why do you worship something that can neither hear nor see nor help you at all |
| Muhammad Taqi Usmani when he said to his father, .My dear father, why do you worship something that does neither hear nor see, nor help you in any way |
| Mustafa Khattab Allah Edition ˹Remember˺ when he said to his father, “O dear father! Why do you worship what can neither hear nor see, nor benefit you at all |
| Mustafa Khattab God Edition ˹Remember˺ when he said to his father, “O dear father! Why do you worship what can neither hear nor see, nor benefit you at all |
| N J Dawood He said to his father: ‘Why do you worship a worthless idol, a thing that can neither hear nor see |
| Safi Kaskas 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 |