Surah Al-Hajj 22:12

سُورَةُ الحَجِّ · Medinan · Verse 12 of 78

يَدْعُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَضُرُّهُۥ وَمَا لَا يَنفَعُهُۥ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلضَّلَٰلُ ٱلْبَعِيدُ

Translation

Instead of God, they call upon what can neither harm nor help them- that is straying far away-

English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.

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