Surah Maryam Ayat 42 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 42
[Mention] when he said to his father, “O my father, why do you worship that which does not hear and does not see and will not benefit you at all?
Behold, he said to his father: “O my father! why worship that which heareth not and seeth not, and can profit thee nothing?
(And remind people) when he said to his father: “Father! Why do you worship that which neither sees nor hears, and which can be of no avail to you?
When he said to his father: “O my father! Why do you worship that which hears not, sees not and cannot avail you in anything?
When he said unto his father: O my father! Why worshippest thou that which heareth not nor seeth, nor can in aught avail thee?
As he said to his father, “O my father, why do you worship that which neither hears nor beholds, nor avails you anything?
He said to his father, ‘Father, why do you worship something that can neither hear nor see nor benefit you in any way?
جبکہ انہوں نے اپنے باپ سے کہا کہ ابّا جان! آپ ان کی پوجا پاٹ کیوں کر رہے ہیں جو نہ سنیں نہ دیکھیں؟ نہ آپ کو کچھ بھی فائده پہنچا سکیں
Quran 19 Verse 42 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Maryam ayat 42, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(19:42) (And remind people) when he said to his father: “Father! Why do you worship that which neither sees nor hears, and which can be of no avail to you?
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Maryam verse 42 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Maryam ayat 41 which provides the complete commentary from verse 41 through 45.
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