Ya-Sin
36. Yā-Sīn
يس
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36:23
أَأَتَّخِذُ
مِن
دُونِهِ
آلِهَةً
إِن
يُرِدْنِ
الرَّحْمَنُ
بِضُرٍّ
لَّا
تُغْنِ
عَنِّي
شَفَاعَتُهُمْ
شَيْئًا
وَلَا
يُنقِذُونِ
ʾa-ʾattakhidhu min dūnihī ʾālihatan ʾin yuridni r-raḥmānu bi-ḍurrin lā tughni ʿannī shafāʿatuhum shayʾan wa-lā yunqidhūni
Shall I take gods besides Him? If the All-beneficent desired to cause me any distress, their intercession will not avail me in any way, nor will they rescue me.
— Ali Quli Qarai
"Shall I take (other) gods besides Him? If (Allah) Most Gracious should intend some adversity for me, of no use whatever will be their intercession for me, nor can they deliver me.
