وَإِن تَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰ لَا يَسْمَعُوا۟ ۖ وَتَرَىٰهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَيْكَ وَهُمْ لَا يُبْصِرُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And if you invite them to guidance, they do not hear; and you see them looking at you while they do not see.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- நீங்கள் அவர்களை நேர் வழியின் பக்கம் அழைப்பீர்களானால், அவர்கள் கேட்கமாட்டார்கள். (நபியே!) அவர்கள் உம்மைப் பார்ப்பது போல் உமக்குத் தோன்றும்; ஆனால் அவர்கள் (உம்மைப்)பார்ப்பதில்லை.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද යහ මඟ වෙත නුඹ ඔවුන් ඇරයුම් කරන්නෙහි නම් ඔවුහු (ඊට) සවන් නො දෙති. තවද ඔවුන් නුඹ වෙත බලා සිටිනාක් මෙන් නුඹ ඔවුන් දකිනු ඇත. (නමුත්) ඔවුහු නො බලති.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اور ان کو اگر کوئی بات بتلانے کو پکارو تو اس کو نہ سنیں اور ان کو آپ دیکھتے ہیں کہ گویا وه آپ کو دیکھ رہے ہیں اور وه کچھ بھی نہیں دیکھتے۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- もしあなたがかれら（クライシュ族）を正道に招いても，かれらは聞かない。あなたはかれらが，あなたを見守っているのを見よう。だがかれらは見てはいないのである。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 如果你们叫他们来遵循正道，他们不能听从你们；你以为他们看著你，其实 他们是视而不见的。
Tafsir of 7:198
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)
