وَٱتۡلُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ نَبَأَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ
And rehearse to them (something of) Abraham's story.
إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ
Behold, he said to his father and his people: "What worship ye?"
قَالُواْ نَعۡبُدُ أَصۡنَامٗا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَٰكِفِينَ
They said: "We worship idols, and we remain constantly in attendance on them."
قَالَ هَلۡ يَسۡمَعُونَكُمۡ إِذۡ تَدۡعُونَ
He said: "Do they listen to you when ye call (on them)?"
أَوۡ يَنفَعُونَكُمۡ أَوۡ يَضُرُّونَ
"Or do you good or harm?"
قَالُواْ بَلۡ وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفۡعَلُونَ
They said: "Nay, but we found our fathers doing thus (what we do)."
قَالَ أَفَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡبُدُونَ
He said: "Do ye then see whom ye have been worshipping,-
أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُمُ ٱلۡأَقۡدَمُونَ
"Ye and your fathers before you?-
فَإِنَّهُمۡ عَدُوّٞ لِّيٓ إِلَّا رَبَّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
"For they are enemies to me; not so the Lord and Cherisher of the Worlds;