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7:188

SayNotI have powerfor myself(to) benefitand no(power to) harmexceptwhatwillsﱋﱌAllahAnd ifI wouldknow(of) the unseensurely I could have multipliedofthe goodand not(could) have touched meﱖﱗthe evilNot(am) Iexcepta warnerand a bearer of good tidingsto a peoplewho believe(188)

Say, “I have no power to benefit or protect myself, except by the Will of Allah. If I had known the unknown, I would have benefited myself enormously, and no harm would have ever touched me. I am only a warner and deliverer of good news for those who believe.”

7:189

ﱠ ﱡHe(is) the One Whocreated youfroma soulsingleand madefrom itits matethat he might liveﱫﱬwith herAnd whenhe covers hershe carriesa burdenlightand continuesﱳﱴwith itBut whenshe grows heavythey both invokeAllahtheir LordIfYou give usa righteous (child)surely we will beamongﱿthe thankful(189)

He is the One Who created you from a single soul, then from it made its spouse so he may find comfort in her. After he had been united with her, she carried a light burden that developed gradually. When it grew heavy, they prayed to Allah, their Lord, “If you grant us good offspring, we will certainly be grateful.”

7:190

But whenHe gives thema good, (child)they makefor Himpartnersin whatﲈﲉHe has given themBut exalted(is) Allahabove whatthey associate (with Him)(190)

But when He granted their descendants good offspring, they associated false gods in what He has given them. Exalted is Allah above what they associate ˹with Him˺!

7:191

Do they associatewhat(can) notcreateanythingand theyare created(191)

Do they associate ˹with Allah˺ those ˹idols˺ which cannot create anything, but are in fact created;

7:192

And notthey are ableto (give) themany helpand notthemselvescan they help(192)

which cannot help them, or even help themselves?

7:193

And ifyou call themtothe guidancenotﲤﲥwill they follow you(It is) samefor youwhether you call themoryouremain silent(193)

And if you ˹idolaters˺ call upon them for guidance, they cannot respond to you. It is all the same whether you call them or remain silent.

7:194

Indeedthose whomyou callfrombesidesAllah(are) slavesﲴﲵlike youSo invoke themand let them respondto youifyou aretruthful(194)

Those ˹idols˺ you invoke besides Allah are created beings like yourselves. So call upon them and see if they will answer you, if your claims are true!

7:195

Are for themfeetﲿ(to) walkﳀﳁwith [it]orfor themhands(to) holdﳆﳇwith [it]orfor themeyes(to) seeﳌﳍwith [it]orfor themears(to) hearﳒﳓwith [it]SayCallyour partnersthenscheme against meand (do) notgive me respite(195)

Do they have feet to walk with? Or hands to hold with? Or eyes to see with? Or ears to hear with? Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Call upon your associate-gods and conspire against me without delay!