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70. Ith qala li-abeehi waqawmihi ma taAAbudoona
70. And rehearse to them (something of) Abraham's story.
71. Qaloo naAAbudu asnaman fanathallu laha AAakifeena
71. Behold, he said to his father and his people: "What worship ye?"
72. Qala hal yasmaAAoonakum ith tadAAoona
72. They said: "We worship idols, and we remain constantly in attendance on them."
73. Aw yanfaAAoonakum aw yadurroona
73. He said: "Do they listen to you when ye call (on them), or do you good or harm?"
74. Qaloo bal wajadna abaana kathalika yafAAaloona
74. They said: "Nay, but we found our fathers doing thus (what we do)."
75. Qala afaraaytum ma kuntum taAAbudoona
75. He said: "Do ye then see whom ye have been worshipping,--
76. Antum waabaokumu al-aqdamoona
76. "Ye and your fathers before you?--
77. Fa-innahum AAaduwwun lee illa rabba alAAalameena
77. "For they are enemies to me; not so the Lord and Cherisher of the Worlds;
78. Allathee khalaqanee fahuwa yahdeeni
78. "Who created me, and it is He Who guides me;
79. Waallathee huwa yutAAimunee wayasqeeni
79. "Who gives me food and drink,
80. Wa-itha maridtu fahuwa yashfeeni
80. "And when I am ill, it is He Who cures me;
81. Waallathee yumeetunee thumma yuhyeeni
81. "Who will cause me to die, and then to life (again);
82. Waallathee atmaAAu an yaghfira lee khatee-atee yawma alddeeni
82. "And who, I hope, will forgive me my faults on the day of Judgment.
83. Rabbi hab lee hukman waalhiqnee bialssaliheena
83. "O my Lord! bestow wisdom on me, and join me with the righteous;
84. WaijAAal lee lisana sidqin fee al-akhireena
84. "Grant me honourable mention on the tongue of truth among the latest (generations);
85. WaijAAalnee min warathati jannati alnnaAAeemi
85. "Make me one of the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss;
86. Waighfir li-abee innahu kana mina alddalleena
86. "Forgive my father, for that he is among those astray;
87. Wala tukhzinee yawma yubAAathoona
87. "And let me not be in disgrace on the Day when (men) will be raised up;-
88. Yawma la yanfaAAu malun wala banoona
88. "The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail,
89. Illa man ata Allaha biqalbin saleemin
89. "But only he (will prosper) that brings to Allah a sound heart;
90. Waozlifati aljannatu lilmuttaqeena
90. "To the righteous, the Garden will be brought near,
91. Waburrizati aljaheemu lilghaweena
91. "And to those straying in Evil, the Fire will be placed in full view;
92. Waqeela lahum ayna ma kuntum taAAbudoona
92. "And it shall be said to them: 'Where are the (gods) ye worshipped-
93. Min dooni Allahi hal yansuroonakum aw yantasiroona
93. "'Besides Allah. Can they help you or help themselves?'
94. Fakubkiboo feeha hum waalghawoona
94. "Then they will be thrown headlong into the (Fire),--they and those straying in Evil,
95. Wajunoodu ibleesa ajmaAAoona
95. "And the whole hosts of Iblis together.
96. Qaloo wahum feeha yakhtasimoona
96. "They will say there in their mutual bickerings:
97. TaAllahi in kunna lafee dalalin mubeenin
97. "'By Allah, we were truly in an error manifest,
98. Ith nusawweekum birabbi alAAalameena
98. "'When we held you as equals with the Lord of the Worlds;
99. Wama adallana illa almujrimoona
99. "'And our seducers were only those who were steeped in guilt.
100. Fama lana min shafiAAeena
100. "'Now, then, we have none to intercede (for us),
101. "'Nor a single friend to feel (for us).
102. Falaw anna lana karratan fanakoona mina almu/mineena
102. "'Now if we only had a chance of return we shall truly be of those who believe!'"
103. Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mu/mineena
103. Verily in this is a Sign but most of them do not believe.
104. Wa-inna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu
104. And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.