وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ لَهُمْ نَصْرًا وَلَآ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَنصُرُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And they [i.e., the false deities] are unable to [give] them help, nor can they help themselves.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- அவர்கள் இவர்களுக்கு எத்தகைய உதவியும் செய்ய சக்தியற்றவர்களாக இருக்கின்றனர்; (அது மாத்திரமல்ல) அவர்கள் தமக்குத் தாமே உதவி செய்து கொள்ளவும் சக்தியற்றவர்கள்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද මොවුනට උදව් කිරීමට ඔවුනට නොහැකි ය. එමෙන් ම ඔවුන් ඔවුන්ට ම පවා උදව් කර ගත නොහැකි ය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اور وه ان کو کسی قسم کی مدد نہیں دے سکتے اور وه خود بھی مدد نہیں کرسکتے۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- それらはかれらを助けられず，自分自身（さえ）も助けられない。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 那些东西不能助人，也不能自助。
Tafsir of 7:192
Idols do not create, help, or have Power over Anything Allah admonishes the idolators who worshipped idols, rivals and images besides Him, although these objects were created by Allah, and neither own anything nor can they bring harm or benefit. These objects do not see or give aid to those who worship them. They are inanimate objects that neither move, hear, or see. Those who worship these objects are better than they are, for they hear see and have strength of their own. Allah said, أَيُشْرِكُونَ مَا لاَ يَخْلُقُ شَيْئاً وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ (Do they attribute as partners to Allah those who created nothing but they themselves are created) meaning, `Do you associate with Allah others that neither create, nor have power to create anything' Allah said in another Ayah, يأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ضُرِبَ مَثَلٌ فَاسْتَمِعُواْ لَهُ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ لَن يَخْلُقُواْ ذُبَاباً وَلَوِ اجْتَمَعُواْ لَهُ وَإِن يَسْلُبْهُمُ الذُّبَابُ شَيْئاً لاَّ يَسْتَنقِذُوهُ مِنْهُ ضَعُفَ الطَّالِبُ وَالْمَطْلُوبُ - مَا قَدَرُواْ اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَقَوِىٌّ عَزِيزٌ (O mankind! A similitude has been coined, so listen to it (carefully): Verily, those on whom you call beside…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
