Quran 7:194

Surah Al-A'raaf, Verse 194

Juz 9 · Page 175 · Ruku 145 · Meccan

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ عِبَادٌ أَمْثَالُكُمْ فَٱدْعُوهُمْ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ

Word by word

إِنَّ inna Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those whom تَدْعُونَ tadʿūna you call مِن min from دُونِ dūni besides ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah عِبَادٌ ʿibādun (are) slaves أَمْثَالُكُمْ ۖ amthālukum like you فَٱدْعُوهُمْ fa-id'ʿūhum So invoke them فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ falyastajībū and let them respond لَكُمْ lakum to you إِن in if كُنتُمْ kuntum you are صَـٰدِقِينَ ṣādiqīna truthful

Transliteration

Inna allatheena tadAAoona min dooniAllahi AAibadun amthalukum fadAAoohumfalyastajeeboo lakum in kuntum sadiqeen

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Lo! those on whom ye call beside Allah are slaves like unto you. Call on them now, and let them answer you, if ye are truthful!

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Verily those whom ye call upon besides Allah are servants like unto you: Call upon them, and let them listen to your prayer, if ye are (indeed) truthful!

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

ثم ذكر تعالى أنها عبيد مثل عابديها ، أي : مخلوقات مثلهم ، بل الأناسي أكمل منها ، لأنها تسمع وتبصر وتبطش ، وتلك لا تفعل شيئا من ذلك .