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.
Yanã da kiran gaskiya, kuma waɗanda (kãfirai) suke kira baicinsa, bã su karɓa musu da kõme fãce kamar mai shimfiɗa tãfukansa Zuwa ga ruwa (na girgije) dõmin (ruwan) ya kai ga bãkinsa, kuma shi bã mai kaiwa gare shi ba.