Al-Qur'an Surah Az-Zumar Verse 43

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Is it that they have adopted intercessors out of those (whom they invoke) other than Allah? Say, “(Do you take them as intercessors) even though they have no power at all, nor do they understand?”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Or have they taken others besides Allah as intercessors? Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “˹Would they do so,˺ even though those ˹idols˺ have neither authority nor intelligence?”

Ruwwad Translation Center

Or have they taken besides Allah others as intercessors? Say, “Even though they have no power nor do they understand?”

A. J. Arberry

Say: 'What, even though they have no power whatever and no understanding?'

Abdul Haleem

Yet they take intercessors besides God! Say, ‘Even though these have no power or understanding?’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Have they taken others for intercessors beside Allah! Say thou: What! even though they own not aught and understand not?

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

What! Do they take for intercessors others besides Allah? Say; "Even if they have no power whatever and no intelligence?"

Abul Ala Maududi

Or have they taken others instead of Allah as intercessors? Say: “Will they intercede though they may have no power and though they may not even understand?”

Ahmed Ali

Have they appointed intercessors other than God? Say: "Even though they have no power in the least, nor do they understand?"

Ahmed Raza Khan

What! Have they chosen intercessors against Allah? Proclaim, “What! Even if they do not own anything nor have any intelligence?”

Ali Quli Qarai

Have they taken intercessors besides Allah? Say, ‘What! Even though they do not control anything, and cannot reason?!’

Ali Ünal

What! (Failing to recognize that God is the sole Authority over the universe in need of nothing) have they taken to themselves, apart from God, intercessors (whom they suppose capable of intervening for their souls or even in the operation of the universe)? Say: "Why – even though they have no share in the dominion of anything, nor (like idols) any sense or intelligence?

Amatul Rahman Omar

Have these (polytheists) chosen (certain other) intercessors apart from Allâh? Say, `What! (will they intercede for you?) though they have no authority at all and understand nothing.´

English Literal

Or they took from other than God mediators, say: "Even if they were not owning/possessing a thing, and nor reasoning/comprehending ?

Faridul Haque

What! Have they chosen intercessors against Allah? Proclaim, “What! Even if they do not own anything nor have any intelligence?”

Hamid S. Aziz

Or have they taken intercessors besides Allah? Say, "What! Even though they did not ever have control over anything, nor do they understand.

Hilali & Khan

Have they taken others as intercessors besides Allah? Say: "Even if they have power over nothing whatever and have no intelligence?"

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Allah takes (men’s) souls at the time of their death, and those that die not, during their sleep. Then He withholds those on whom He has passed the decree of death and sends the others back till an appointed term. Surely there are signs in this for a people who reflect.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Or have they taken intercessors besides Allah? Say: what! even though they did not ever have control over anything, nor do they understand.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Or choose they intercessors other than Allah? Say: What! Even though they have power over nothing and have no intelligence?

Muhammad Sarwar

Have they chosen intercessors besides God? Say, "Would you choose them as your intercessors even though they do not possess anything and have no understanding?"

Qaribullah & Darwish

Have they chosen, other than Allah, to intercede for them? Say: 'What, even though they have no power at all, nor understanding'

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Have they taken as intercessors besides Allah Say: "Even if they have power over nothing whatever and have no intelligence"

Wahiduddin Khan

Have they taken others for intercessors besides God? Say, "Even though they have no power nor understanding?"

Talal Itani

Or have they chosen intercessors other than God? Say, “Even though they have no power over anything, and are devoid of reason?”

Tafsir jalalayn

Or have they -- nay, but [they have] -- taken besides God, idols, as gods [to act as], intercessors?, with God, as they [are wont to] allege. Say, to them; `What!, will they intercede, even though they have no power whatever, of intercession or otherwise, and are unable to comprehend?', that you worship them or [to comprehend] anything else [for that matter]? Nay.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

There is no Intercession except with Allah, and how the Idolators are filled with Disgust when Allah is mentioned alone

Allah says,

أَمِ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ شُفَعَاء قُلْ أَوَلَوْ كَانُوا لَا يَمْلِكُونَ شَيْيًا وَلَا يَعْقِلُونَ