يٰٓاَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ضُرِبَ مَثَلٌ فَاسْتَمِعُوْا لَهٗ ۗاِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ تَدْعُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ لَنْ يَّخْلُقُوْا ذُبَابًا وَّلَوِ اجْتَمَعُوْا لَهٗ ۗوَاِنْ يَّسْلُبْهُمُ الذُّبَابُ شَيْـًٔا لَّا يَسْتَنْقِذُوْهُ مِنْهُۗ ضَعُفَ الطَّالِبُ وَالْمَطْلُوْبُ ( الحج: ٧٣ )
Yaaa ayyuhan naasu duriba masalun fastami'oo lah; innal lazeena tad'oona min doonil laahi lai yakhluqoo zubaabanw wa lawijtama'oo lahoo wa iny yaslub humuz zubbabu shai'al laa yastan qizoohu minh; da'ufat taalibu walmatloob (al-Ḥajj 22:73)
English Sahih:
O people, an example is presented, so listen to it. Indeed, those you invoke besides Allah will never create [as much as] a fly, even if they gathered together for it [i.e., that purpose]. And if the fly should steal from them a [tiny] thing, they could not recover it from him. Weak are the pursuer and pursued. (Al-Hajj [22] : 73)
Ma Jian (Simplified):
众人啊！有一个譬喻，你们倾听吧！你们舍安拉而祈祷的（偶像）虽群策群力，绝不能创造一只苍蝇；如果苍蝇从他们的身上夺取一点东西，他们也不能把那点东西抢回来。祈祷者和被祈祷者，都是懦弱的！” (朝觐 [22] : 73)