We took the Children of Israel (with safety) across the sea. They came upon a people devoted entirely to some idols they had. They said: "O Moses! fashion for us a god like unto the gods they have." He said: "Surely ye are a people without knowledge.

Say: If there had been (other) gods with Him, as they say,- behold, they would certainly have sought out a way to the Lord of the Throne!

If there were, in the heavens and the earth, other gods besides Allah, there would have been confusion in both! but glory to Allah, the Lord of the Throne: (High is He) above what they attribute to Him!

Or have they gods that can guard them from Us? They have no power to aid themselves, nor can they be defended from Us.

我曾使以色列后裔渡过海去。当他们经过一伙崇拜偶像的民众时，他们说：”穆萨啊！请你为我们设置一个神灵，犹如他们有许多神灵一样。”他说：“你们确是无知的民众。

你说：“假若有许多神明和他在一起，犹如他们所说的那样，那末，那些神灵必定想方设法与宝座的主争衡。

除真主外，假若天地间还有许多神明，那末，天地必定破坏了。 赞颂真主--宝座的主--是超乎他们的描述的。

除我之外，难道他们有许多神明保护他们吗？他们所崇拜的神明，不能自卫，他们对我（的刑罚）也不蒙庇护。