Sura 19 Maryam, ayah 42

1. إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ يَا أَبَتِ لِمَ تَعْبُدُ مَا لَا يَسْمَعُ وَلَا يُبْصِرُ وَلَا يُغْنِي عَنْكَ شَيْئًا

   Translation by words

   إِذْ

   When

   قَالَ

   he said

   لِأَبِيهِ

   to his father,

   يَٰٓأَبَتِ

   "O my father!

   لِمَ

   Why

   تَعْبُدُ

   (do) you worship

   مَا

   that which

   لَا

   not

   يَسْمَعُ

   hears

   وَلَا

   and not

   يُبْصِرُ

   sees

   وَلَا

   and not

   يُغْنِى

   benefits

   عَنكَ

   [to] you

   شَيْـًٔا

   (in) anything?

   (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?

   19:42

Translation: Saheeh International