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when he spoke [thus] unto his father: "O my father! Why dost thou worship something that neither hears nor sees and can be of no avail whatever to thee
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˹Remember˺ when he said to his father, “O dear father! Why do you worship what can neither hear nor see, nor benefit you at all?
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He said to his father, "O my father, why do you worship that which does not hear and does not see and will not benefit you at all?

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Arabic   
إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِیهِ یَـٰۤأَبَتِ لِمَ تَعۡبُدُ مَا لَا یَسۡمَعُ وَلَا یُبۡصِرُ وَلَا یُغۡنِی عَنكَ شَیۡءࣰا ۝٤٢
Transliteration (2021)   
idh qāla li-abīhi yāabati lima taʿbudu mā lā yasmaʿu walā yub'ṣiru walā yugh'nī ʿanka shaya
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When he said to his father, "O my father! Why (do) you worship that which not hears and not sees and not benefits [to] you (in) anything?

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
when he spoke [thus] unto his father: "O my father! Why dost thou worship something that neither hears nor sees and can be of no avail whatever to thee
M. M. Pickthall   
When he said unto his father: O my father! Why worshippest thou that which heareth not nor seeth, nor can in aught avail thee
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Behold, he said to his father: "O my father! why worship that which heareth not and seeth not, and can profit thee nothing
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
˹Remember˺ when he said to his father, “O dear father! Why do you worship what can neither hear nor see, nor benefit you at all?
Safi Kaskas   
He said to his father, "O my father, why do you worship that which does not hear and does not see and will not benefit you at all?
Wahiduddin Khan   
He said to his father, Why do you worship something that can neither hear nor see nor benefit you in any way
Shakir   
When he said to his father; O my father! why do you worship what neither hears nor sees, nor does it avail you in the least
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
That is when he said to his father: O my father! Why wilt thou worship what hears not, and perceives not, and avails thee not anything?
T.B.Irving   
when he told his father: "My father, why do you worship something that neither hears nor perceives [anything], and does not benefit you in anyway"?
Abdul Hye   
When he said to his father: “O my father! Why do you worship that which can neither hear, nor see, and cannot avail you anything?
The Study Quran   
when he said unto his father, “O my father! Why do you worship that which neither hears nor sees, nor can avail you in any way
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
When he said to his father, “O my father, why do you worship what can neither hear nor see and can’t benefit you in any way?
Talal Itani (2012)   
He said to his father, 'O my father, why do you worship what can neither hear, nor see, nor benefit you in any way
Dr. Kamal Omar   
When he said to his father: “O my loving father! Why do you worship that which hears not and sees not and helps you not in anything
M. Farook Malik   
Remember when he said to his father: "O my father! Why do you worship something that can neither hear nor see, nor yet profit you in any way
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
As he said to his father, "O my father, why do you worship that which neither hears nor beholds, nor avails you anything
Muhammad Sarwar   
who asked his father, "Father, why do you worship something that can neither hear nor see nor help you at all
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
when he said to his father, .My dear father, why do you worship something that does neither hear nor see, nor help you in any way
Shabbir Ahmed   
He even confronted his father (Azar), "O My father! Why worship that which hear not and see not and can be of no avail to you?" (Azar, Terah, was the Chief Priest of King Nimrod Shaddad of Babylon and Ninevah, and was a master sculptor)
Dr. Munir Munshey   
He said to his father, "Oh Father! Why do you worship that which neither sees, nor hears, nor can protect you from anything."
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
When he said to his father: "O my father! Why worship (something) that does not hear and does not see, and (something that) can be of no profit to you
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
[Mention] when he said to his father, "O my father, why do you worship that which does not hear and does not see and will not benefit you at all
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
When he said to his father: "O father, why do you serve what does not hear or see, nor help you in anything"
Abdel Haleem   
He said to his father, ‘Father, why do you worship something that can neither hear nor see nor benefit you in any way
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Recall what time he said unto his father: , O my father! wherefore worshippest thou that which heareth not and seeth not, nor availeth thee at all
Ahmed Ali   
Remember, when he said to his father: "O my father, why do you worship that which can neither hear nor see nor even profit you the least
Aisha Bewley   
Remember when he said to his father, ´Father, why do you worship what can neither hear nor see and is not of any use to you at all?
Ali Ünal   
When he said to his father: "O my father! Why do you worship that which neither hears nor sees, nor can in anything avail you
Ali Quli Qara'i   
When he said to his father, ‘Father! Why do you worship that which neither hears nor sees, and is of no avail to you in any way
Hamid S. Aziz   
When he said to his father, "O my sire! Why do you worship what can neither hear nor see nor avail you aught
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
When he said to his father: “My father, why do you serve something that does not hear and does not see and is of no use to you at all?
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Behold, he said to his father, “O my father, why worship that which hears not and sees not, and can profit you nothing
Musharraf Hussain   
When he said to his father, “My father, why do you worship idols that cannot hear nor see nor benefit you in the least?
Maududi   
(And remind people) when he said to his father: "Father! Why do you worship that which neither sees nor hears, and which can be of no avail to you
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
When he said to his father: "O father, why do you serve what does not hear or see, nor help you in anything?
Mohammad Shafi   
When he said to his father, "O my father! Why do you worship a thing that neither hears nor sees, nor does it give you any benefit whatsoever?"

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
When he said to his father, 'O my father, why do you worship that which neither hears nor sees, and nor it is of any use to you'.
Rashad Khalifa   
He said to his father, "O my father, why do you worship what can neither hear, nor see, nor help you in any way?
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
He said to his father: 'O father, why worship that which can neither see nor hear, nor helps you in anything
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
When he said to his sire: O my sire, why worshippest thou that which hears not, or sees, or can it avail thee aught
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
When he said to his father: "You my father, for what (do) you worship what does not hear/listen, and nor see/understand , and nor enrich/suffice from you a thing?"
Bijan Moeinian   
He said: “Father, why do you worship these things which neither hear, nor see, nor can be of any help to you?”
Faridul Haque   
When he said to his father, * "O my father - why do you worship one which neither hears nor sees, and cannot benefit you in any way?" (* His uncle Azar.
Sher Ali   
When he said to his father, why dost thou worship that which neither hears nor sees, nor can avail thee aught
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
When he said to his father (i.e., his uncle Azar who brought him up after his father Tarakh died): ‘O my father, why do you worship these (idols) which cannot hear or see, nor can they remove any (troublesome) thing from you
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Behold! he said to his sire, `My dear sire, why do you worship that which can neither hear, nor see, nor can be of any avail to you
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
When he said to his father: "O my father! Why do you worship that which hears not, sees not and cannot avail you in anything

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
When he said to his father, 'Father, why worshippest thou that which neither hears nor sees, nor avails thee anything
George Sale   
When he said unto his father, O my father, why dost thou worship that which heareth not, neither seeth, nor profiteth thee at all
Edward Henry Palmer   
When he said to his father, 'O my sire! why dost thou worship what can neither hear nor see nor avail thee aught
John Medows Rodwell   
When he said to his Father, "O my Father! why dost thou worship that which neither seeth nor heareth, nor profiteth thee aught
N J Dawood (2014)   
He said to his father: ‘Why do you worship a worthless idol, a thing that can neither hear nor see

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
When he said to his father, “O my father, why do you worship that which hears not and sees not nor can it avail you in aught?
Munir Mezyed   
He said to his father: ‘O’ my father! Why do you worship that which can neither hear nor see, nor benefit you in anything?
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
When he said to his father: oh my father, why do you serve that which does not hear nor see nor benefit you in any way?
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
He said to his father, “O my father, why do you worship that which cannot hear or see and which cannot profit you anything?
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
Recall when he said to his father, “O my father, why do you worship what can neither hear nor see nor avail you anything?
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
when he told his father: "My father, why do you worship something that neither hears nor perceives [anything], and does not benefit you in anyway"?
Samy Mahdy   
When he said for his father, “O my father, why do you worship which neither hear, nor see, nor avail about you, a thing?
Sayyid Qutb   
He said to his father: 'My father! Why do you worship something that neither hears nor sees and can be of no avail whatever to you?
Ahmed Hulusi   
(Abraham) said to his father, “O my father... Why do you worship things that cannot hear you, see you or benefit you in any way?”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
When he said to his father: 'O my father! Why do you worship that which neither hears nor sees, nor does avail you in aught
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
For once he asked his father: "O father, why do you revere and adore with appropriate acts and rites objects that are deaf and blind and can avail you absolutely nothing!"
Mir Aneesuddin   
When he said to his father, "O My father! why do you worship that which neither hears nor sees nor does it make you care-free from anything.
The Wise Quran   
When he said to his father, 'O my father! Why do you worship what can neither hear nor see nor avail you anything?

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Behold, he said to his father: "O my father! why worship that which heareth not and seeth not, and can profit thee nothing
OLD Literal Word for Word   
When he said to his father, "O my father! Why (do) you worship that which not hears and not sees and not benefits [to] you (in) anything
OLD Transliteration   
Ith qala li-abeehi ya abati lima taAAbudu ma la yasmaAAu wala yubsiru wala yughnee AAanka shay-an