وَإِن تَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰ لَا يَتَّبِعُوكُمْ ۚ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ أَدَعَوْتُمُوهُمْ أَمْ أَنتُمْ صَـٰمِتُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And if you [believers] invite them to guidance, they will not follow you. It is all the same for you whether you invite them or you are silent.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- (இந்த முஷ்ரிக்குகளை) நீங்கள் நேர்வழிக்கு அழைத்தாலும், உங்களை அவர்கள் பின்பற்ற மாட்டார்கள்; நீங்கள் அவர்களை அழைப்பதும் அல்லது (அழையாது) வாய்மூடியிருப்பதும் உங்களுக்குச் சமமேயாகும்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද නුඹලා ඔවුන් යහ මඟ වෙත ඇරයුම් කළ ද ඔවුහු නුඹලාව අනුගමනය නො කරති. නුඹලා ඔවුන් ඇරයුම් කර සිටිය ද නැතහොත් නුඹලා නිහඬව සිටිය ද නුඹලාට එක සමාන ය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اور اگر تم ان کو کوئی بات بتلانے کو پکارو تو تمہارے کہنے پر نہ چلیں تمہارے اعتبار سے دونوں امر برابر ہیں خواه تم ان کو پکارو یا تم خاموش رہو۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- 仮令あなたがたが導きのため，それらに呼びかけても，あなたに従わないであろう。あなたがたがそれらに呼びかけてもまた黙っていても，あなたがたにとっては同じことである。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 如果你们叫他们来遵循正道，他们不会顺从你们。无论你祈铸他们或保守缄默，这在你们是一样的。
Tafsir of 7:193
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)
