Surah Al-A'raf 7:197
سُورَةُ الأَعۡرَافِ · Meccan · Verse 197 of 206
وَٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَكُمْ وَلَآ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَنصُرُونَ
Translation
but those you call on instead of Him cannot help you or even help themselves.’
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
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