أَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ

ٱللَّٰتَ

وَٱلۡعُزَّىٰ

١٩

Now, have you considered ˹the idols of˺ Lât and ’Uzza,

and the third one, Manât, as well?

Do you ˹prefer to˺ have sons while ˹you attribute˺ to Him daughters?¹

Then this is ˹truly˺ a biased distribution!

These ˹idols˺ are mere names that you and your forefathers have made up¹—a practice Allah has never authorized. They follow nothing but ˹inherited˺ assumptions and whatever ˹their˺ souls desire, although ˹true˺ guidance has already come to them from their Lord.

Or should every person ˹simply˺ have whatever ˹intercessors˺ they desire?¹

In fact, to Allah ˹alone˺ belongs this world and the next.

˹Imagine˺ how many ˹noble˺ angels are in the heavens! ˹Even˺ their intercession would be of no benefit whatsoever, until Allah gives permission to whoever He wills and ˹only for the people He˺ approves.