فَرَجَعُوٓاْ إِلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمۡ فَقَالُوٓاْ إِنَّكُمۡ أَنتُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ
(21:64) Thereupon they turned to their (inner) selves and said (to themselves):
"Surely it is you who are the wrong-doers."
"Surely it is you who are the wrong-doers."
ثُمَّ نُكِسُواْ عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمۡ لَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتَ مَا هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ يَنطِقُونَ
(21:65) Then their minds were turned upside down,1 and they said:
"You know well that they do not speak."
"You know well that they do not speak."
قَالَ أَفَتَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمۡ شَيۡـٔٗا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمۡ
(21:66) Abraham said: "Do you, then, worship beside Allah a thing that can
neither benefit you nor hurt you?
neither benefit you nor hurt you?
أُفّٖ لَّكُمۡ وَلِمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ
(21:67) Fie upon you and upon all that you worship beside Allah. Do you have
no sense?"
no sense?"
قَالُواْ حَرِّقُوهُ وَٱنصُرُوٓاْ ءَالِهَتَكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ فَٰعِلِينَ
(21:68) They said: "Burn him, and come to the support of your gods, if you
are going to do anything."
are going to do anything."
قُلۡنَا يَٰنَارُ كُونِي بَرۡدٗا وَسَلَٰمًا عَلَىٰٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ
(21:69) We said: "O fire, become coolness and safety for Abraham."2