To Him [alone] is the supplication of truth. And those they call upon besides Him do not respond to them with a thing, except as one who stretches his hands toward water [from afar, calling it] to reach his mouth, but it will not reach it [thus]. And the supplication of the disbelievers is not but in error [i.e. futility].

[Only] to Him belongs the true invocation; and those whom they invoke besides Him do not answer them in any wise—like someone who stretches his hands towards water [desiring] that it should reach his mouth, but it does not reach it—and the invocations of the faithless only go awry.

Unto Him is the real prayer. Those unto whom they pray beside Allah respond to them not at all, save as (is the response to) one who stretcheth forth his hands toward water (asking) that it may come unto his mouth, and it will never reach it. The prayer of disbelievers goeth (far) astray.

For Him (alone) is prayer in Truth: any others that they call upon besides Him hear them no more than if they were to stretch forth their hands for water to reach their mouths but it reaches them not: for the prayer of those without Faith is nothing but (futile) wandering (in the mind).

To Him is the call of truth; and those upon whom they call, apart from Him, answer them nothing, but it is as a man who stretches out his hands to water that it may reach his mouth, and it reaches it not. The prayer of the unbelievers goes only astray.

دعوت حق [که اجابتش مایه سعادت دنیا و آخرت است] فقط ویژه خداست. و کسانی را که مشرکان به جای خدا می خوانند، چیزی [از درخواست ها و نیازهایشان را] برای آنان برآورده نمی کنند [درخواست این بی خردان از بتان بی جان و جاندار نیست] مگر مانند کسی که دو دستش را به سوی آبی [که با آن فاصله زیادی دارد] می گشاید تا آب به دهانش برسد و حال آنکه هرگز نخواهد رسید، و دعا و درخواست کافران [از غیر خدا] جز در گمراهی و تباهی [که به نتیجه و هدف نمی رسد] نیست.

دعوت حق برای اوست. و کسانی که [مشرکان‌] جز او می‌خوانند، هیچ جوابی به آنان نمی‌دهند، مگر مانند کسی که دو دستش را به سوی آب بگشاید تا [آب‌] به دهانش برسد، در حالی که [آب‌] به [دهان‌] او نخواهد رسید، و دعای کافران جز بر هدر نباشد.

Gerçek dua ve ibadet ancak O'nadır. O'ndan başka çağırdıkları putlar kendilerine hiçbir cevap vermezler. Durumları, suyun ağzına gelmesi için avuçlarını ona açmış bekleyen adamın durumu gibidir. Hiçbir zaman suya kavuşamaz. İşte kafirlerin yalvarışıda böyle, boşunadır.

Hanya bagi Allah-lah (hak mengabulkan) doa yang benar. Dan berhala-berhala yang mereka sembah selain Allah tidak dapat memperkenankan sesuatupun bagi mereka, melainkan seperti orang yang membukakan kedua telapak tangannya ke dalam air supaya sampai air ke mulutnya, padahal air itu tidak dapat sampai ke mulutnya. Dan doa (ibadat) orang-orang kafir itu, hanyalah sia-sia belaka.

برحق پکارنا صرف خدا ہی کا پکارنا ہے اور جو لوگ اس کے علاوہ دوسروں کو پکارتے ہیں وہ ان کی کوئی بات قبول نہیں کرسکتے سوائے اس شخص کے مانند جو پانی کی طرف ہتھیلی پھیلائے ہو کہ منہ تک پہنچ جائے اور وہ پہنچنے والا نہیں ہے اور کافروں کی دعا ہمیشہ گمراہی میں رہتی ہے

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