قَالَ هَلۡ يَسۡمَعُونَكُمۡ إِذۡ تَدۡعُونَ
(26:72) He asked: "Do they hear you when you call them
أَوۡ يَنفَعُونَكُمۡ أَوۡ يَضُرُّونَ
(26:73) or do they cause you any benefit or harm?"
قَالُواْ بَلۡ وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفۡعَلُونَ
(26:74) They answered: "No; but we found our forefathers doing so."3
قَالَ أَفَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡبُدُونَ
(26:75) Thereupon, Abraham said: "Have you seen (with your eyes) those whom
you have been worshipping,
you have been worshipping,
أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُمُ ٱلۡأَقۡدَمُونَ
(26:76) you and your forefathers of yore?4
فَإِنَّهُمۡ عَدُوّٞ لِّيٓ إِلَّا رَبَّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
(26:77) They are all enemies to me;5 all, except the Lord of
the Universe6
the Universe6
ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَنِي فَهُوَ يَهۡدِينِ
(26:78) Who created me7 and Who guides me;