Or have they chosen intercessors other than Allah? Say, “Even though they have no power over anything, and are devoid of reason?”
Az-Zumar 39:43
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أَمِ اتَّخَذُوا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ شُفَعَاءَ ۚ قُلْ أَوَلَوْ كَانُوا لَا يَمْلِكُونَ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَعْقِلُونَ
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Or have they chosen intercessors other than God? Say, “Even though they have no power over anything, and are devoid of reason?”
Or have they taken others besides Allah as intercessors? Say, "Even if those others don't own anything and don't understand?"
Or have they chosen others besides Allah, to speak up for them? Say, "Even if those others have no power at all, and don't understand anything?"
Or have they taken intercessors besides God? Say, “Even though they possess nothing and have no understanding?”
Or have they taken intercessors apart from Allah? Say, Even though they have no power over anything, and are devoid of reason?”
Or have they taken intercessors apart from God? Say, Even though they have no power over anything, and are devoid of reason?”
Or have they taken other than Allāh as intercessors? Say, "Even though they do not possess [power over] anything, nor do they reason?"
Have they taken (others) as intercessors besides Allâh? Say: "Even if they have power over nothing whatever and have no intelligence?"
Or have they taken besides Allah others as intercessors? Say, “Even though they have no power nor do they understand?”
What! Do they take for intercessors others besides Allah? Say: "Even if they have no power whatever and no intelligence?"
Or choose they intercessors other than Allah? Say: What! Even though they have power over nothing and have no intelligence?
Have they taken others for intercessors besides God? Say, "Even though they have no power nor understanding?"
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?”
Have they taken intercessors besides Allah? Say, ‘What! Even though they do not control anything, and cannot reason?!’
Ami ittakhathoo min dooni Allahi shufaAAaa qul awalaw kanoo la yamlikoona shayan wala yaAAqiloona