19. Surah Maryam

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

وَاتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ آلِهَةً لِّيَكُونُوا لَهُمْ عِزًّا ﴿٨١﴾

19: 81.  And they have taken (for worship) gods other than Allah, to give them power and glory!

C2525. 'Izz: exalted rank, glory, power, might, the ability to impose one's will or to carry out one's will.

كَلَّا سَيَكْفُرُونَ بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ وَيَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضِدًّا ﴿٨٢﴾

19: 82.  Instead, they shall reject their worship, and become adversaries against them.

C2526. Cf. 10:28-30, where the idols deny that they knew anything of their worship, and leave their worshippers in the lurch;

and 5:119, where Jesus denies that he asked for worship, and leaves his false worshippers to the punishment of Allah.

Asad’s Version:

19:81

Asad For [such as] these have taken to worshipping deities other than God, hoping that they would be a [source of] strength for them. 70 (19:82) But nay! [On Judgment Day] these [very objects of adoration] will disavow the worship that was paid to them, and will turn against those [who had worshipped them] !