← Surah 19

19:42

إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ يَـٰٓأَبَتِ لِمَ تَعْبُدُ مَا لَا يَسْمَعُ وَلَا يُبْصِرُ وَلَا يُغْنِى عَنكَ شَيْـًٔا

Word by word

إِذْ
When
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
إِذْNoun — time adverb
قَالَ
he said
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قَالَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
لِأَبِيهِ
to his father
Noun
Root: أبو
Grammar (i'rab)
لِPreposition — preposition، prefix
أَبِيNoun — masc. sing.، genitive
هِNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
يَٰٓأَبَتِ
O my father
Noun
Root: أبو
Grammar (i'rab)
يَٰٓPreposition — vocative، prefix
أَبَتِNoun — masc. sing.، accusative
Noun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
لِمَ
Why
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لِPreposition — preposition، prefix
مَNoun — interrogative
تَعْبُدُ
(do) you worship
Verb
Root: عبد
Grammar (i'rab)
تَعْبُدُVerb — imperfect، 2nd masc. sing.
مَا
that which
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
مَاNoun — relative
لَا
not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَاPreposition — negative
يَسْمَعُ
hears
Verb
Root: سمع
Grammar (i'rab)
يَسْمَعُVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
وَلَا
and not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
لَاPreposition — negative
يُبْصِرُ
sees
Verb
Root: بصر
Grammar (i'rab)
يُبْصِرُVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
وَلَا
and not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
لَاPreposition — negative
يُغْنِى
benefits
Verb
Root: غني
Grammar (i'rab)
يُغْنِىVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
عَنكَ
[to] you
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
عَنPreposition — preposition
كَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. sing.
شَيْـًٔا
(in) anything
Noun
Root: شيأ
Grammar (i'rab)
شَيْـًٔاNoun — masculine، indefinite، accusative

Translation

EN

Behold, he said to his father: "O my father! why worship that which heareth not and seeth not, and can profit thee nothing?

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

He said to his father, ‘Father, why do you worship something that can neither hear nor see nor benefit you in any way?

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

When he said unto his father: O my father! Why worshippest thou that which heareth not nor seeth, nor can in aught avail thee?

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

[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?

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Babasına şöyle demişti: "Babacığım! İşitmeyen, görmeyen ve sana bir faydası olmayan şeylere niçin tapıyorsun?"

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

O, bir zaman babasına şöyle demişti: "Babacığım! İşitmeyen, görmeyen ve sana hiçbir faydası olmayan şeylere niçin tapıyorsun?"

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Hani babasına demişti ki: “Ey babacığım! Duyamayan, göremeyen ve sana hiçbir yarar sağlayamayacak şeylere niçin tapıyorsun?

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

إذ قال لأبيه آزر: يا أبت لأي شيء تعبد من الأصنام ما لا يسمع ولا يبصر، ولا يدفع عنك شيئًا من دون الله؟

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution