وَٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَكُمْ وَلَآ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَنصُرُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And those you call upon besides Him are unable to help you, nor can they help themselves."
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- அவனையன்றி நீங்கள் யாரை பிரார்த்திக்கிறீர்களோ அவர்கள் உங்களுக்கு உதவி செய்யவும் தங்களுக்குத் தாங்களே உதவி செய்து கொள்ளவும் சக்தி பெற மாட்டார்கள்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද ඔහුගෙන් තොරව නුඹලා ඇරයුම් කරන්නන් වනාහි ඔවුහු නුඹලාට උදව් කිරීමට හැකියාව නො දරති. තවද ඔවුන් ඔවුන්ට ම පවා උදව් කිරීමට නොහැකි වෙති.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اور تم جن لوگوں کی اللہ کو چھوڑ کر عبادت کرتے ہو وه تمہاری کچھ مدد نہیں کرسکتے اور نہ وه اپنی مدد کرسکتے ہیں۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- だがあなたがたがかれを差し置いて祈るものは，あなたがたを助けることも，自分自身（さえ）も助けることは出来ない。」
- ChineseMa Jian
- 你们舍他而祈祷的偶像，不能助你们，也不能自助。
Tafsir of 7:197
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)
