Surah 21 · verse 67

Al-Anbya 21:67

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أُفٍّ لَّكُمْ وَلِمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ ۖ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

uffin lakum wa-lima ta'budun min dun Allah afala ta'qilun

Uff to you and to what you worship instead of Allah. Then will you not use reason?"

Saheeh International translation

Context in the surah

Verse 64

فَرَجَعُوا إِلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ فَقَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ أَنتُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ

So they returned to [blaming] themselves and said [to each other], "Indeed, you are the wrongdoers."

Verse 65

ثُمَّ نُكِسُوا عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمْ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا هَـٰؤُلَاءِ يَنطِقُونَ

Then they reversed themselves, [saying], "You have already known that these do not speak!"

Verse 66

قَالَ أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمْ

He said, "Then do you worship instead of Allah that which does not benefit you at all or harm you?

Verse 67

أُفٍّ لَّكُمْ وَلِمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ ۖ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

Uff to you and to what you worship instead of Allah. Then will you not use reason?"

Verse 68

قَالُوا حَرِّقُوهُ وَانصُرُوا آلِهَتَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ فَاعِلِينَ

They said, "Burn him and support your gods - if you are to act."

Verse 69

قُلْنَا يَا نَارُ كُونِي بَرْدًا وَسَلَامًا عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ

Allah said, "O fire, be coolness and safety upon Abraham."

Verse 70

وَأَرَادُوا بِهِ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَاهُمُ الْأَخْسَرِينَ

And they intended for him harm, but We made them the greatest losers.