Did they not see that it cannot return a word to them, and has no power to harm them or benefit them?
Ta-Ha 20:89
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أَفَلَا يَرَوْنَ أَلَّا يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِمْ قَوْلًا وَلَا يَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا
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Did they not see that it cannot return a word to them, and has no power to harm them or benefit them?
Didn't they see that it couldn't answer them, or help them, or hurt them?
Didn't they see that it couldn't answer them, nor could it bring them harm or benefit?
Do they not see that it returns no word to them and possesses for them neither harm nor benefit?
Have they not considered that it cannot return a word to them, and has no power to harm them or benefit them?
Have they not considered that it cannot return a word to them, and has no power to harm them or benefit them?
Did they not see that it could not return to them any speech [i.e., response] and that it did not possess for them any harm or benefit?
Did they not see that it could not return them a word (for answer), and that it had no power either to harm them or to do them good?
Do they not see that it does not respond a word to them, nor does it have the power to harm or benefit them?
Could they not see that it could not return them a word (for answer), and that it had no power either to harm them or to do them good?
See they not, then, that it returneth no saying unto them and possesseth for them neither hurt nor use?
Why did they not see that it could not give them any response and had no power to harm or benefit them?
Did they not see that it did not return a word to them, and had no power either to hurt them or to cause them any benefit?
Did they not see that it did not answer them, nor could it bring them any benefit or harm?
Afala yarawna alla yarjiAAu ilayhim qawlan wala yamliku lahum darran wala nafAAan