Sura 26: AL-SHUARA (THE POETS) - Juz' 19 - Translation Qarib

وَاتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ﴿۶۹﴾
And recite to them the news of Abraham. (69)
إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ ﴿۷۰﴾
He said to his father and to his nation: 'What do you worship? ' (70)
قَالُوا نَعْبُدُ أَصْنَامًا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَاكِفِينَ ﴿۷۱﴾
They replied: 'We worship idols and continue cleaving to them. ' (71)
قَالَ هَلْ يَسْمَعُونَكُمْ إِذْ تَدْعُونَ ﴿۷۲﴾
'Do they hear you when you call on them? ' He asked. (72)
أَوْ يَنْفَعُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَضُرُّونَ ﴿۷۳﴾
'Can they benefit you or harm you? ' (73)
قَالُوا بَلْ وَجَدْنَا آبَاءَنَا كَذَلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ ﴿۷۴﴾
They replied: 'No, but we found our fathers doing so. ' (74)
قَالَ أَفَرَأَيْتُمْ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ ﴿۷۵﴾
He said: 'Have you considered what you worship, (75)
أَنْتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُمُ الْأَقْدَمُونَ ﴿۷۶﴾
you, and your elderly fathers? (76)
فَإِنَّهُمْ عَدُوٌّ لِي إِلَّا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ ﴿۷۷﴾
They are enemies to me except the Lord of all the Worlds (77)
الَّذِي خَلَقَنِي فَهُوَ يَهْدِينِ ﴿۷۸﴾
who created me; and He guides me, (78)