Quran 22:12
Surah Al-Hajj, Verse 12
Juz 17 · Page 333 · Ruku 286 · Medinan
يَدْعُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَضُرُّهُۥ وَمَا لَا يَنفَعُهُۥ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلضَّلَٰلُ ٱلْبَعِيدُ
Word by word
يَدْعُوا۟ yadʿū He calls مِن min besides دُونِ dūni besides ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah مَا mā what لَا lā not يَضُرُّهُۥ yaḍurruhu harms him وَمَا wamā and what لَا lā not يَنفَعُهُۥ ۚ yanfaʿuhu benefits him ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That هُوَ huwa [it] ٱلضَّلَـٰلُ l-ḍalālu (is) the straying ٱلْبَعِيدُ l-baʿīdu far away
Transliteration
YadAAoo min dooni Allahi ma layadurruhu wama la yanfaAAuhu thalikahuwa addalalu albaAAeed
Translations
Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
He calleth, beside Allah, unto that which hurteth him not nor benefiteth him. That is the far error.
Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali
They call on such deities, besides Allah, as can neither hurt nor profit them: that is straying far indeed (from the Way)!
تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir
وقوله : ( يدعو من دون الله ما لا يضره وما لا ينفعه ) أي : من الأصنام والأنداد ، يستغيث بها ويستنصرها ويسترزقها ، وهي لا تنفعه ولا تضره ، ( ذلك هو الضلال البعيد )