وَٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَا يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْـًٔا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And those they invoke other than Allāh create nothing, and they [themselves] are created.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- அல்லாஹ்வையன்றி வேறு எவர்களை அவர்கள் பிரார்த்திக்கிறார்களோ, அவர்கள் எந்தப் பொருளையும் படைக்க மாட்டார்கள்; அவர்(களால் பிரார்த்திக்கப்படுபவர்)களும் படைக்கப்பட்டவர்களாவார்கள்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- අල්ලාහ් හැර දමා ඔවුන් අයැද සිටින අය කිසිවක් නොමවන අතර ඔවුහු ද (අල්ලාහ් විසින්) මවනු ලබන්නෝ වෙති.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اور جن جن کو یہ لوگ اللہ تعالیٰ کے سوا پکارتے ہیں وه کسی چیز کو پیدا نہیں کرسکتے، بلکہ وه خود پیدا کیے ہوئے ہیں.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- かれら（不信者）が，アッラーを差し置いて，祈り求めるものたちは，何も創造しない。しかもかれら（邪神）自身こそ創られたものである。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 他们舍真主而祈祷的不能创造任何物，而他们是被创造的。
Tafsir of 16:20
The gods of the Idolators are created; they do not create Then Allah tells us that the idols which people call on instead of Him cannot create anything; they are themselves created, as Al-Khalil (Ibrahim) said: قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ - وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ ("Do you worship that which you (yourselves) carve, while Allah has created you and what you make!") (37:-96). أَمْوتٌ غَيْرُ أَحْيَآءٍ ((They are) dead, not alive) means, they are inanimate and lifeless; they do not hear, see, or think. وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبْعَثُونَ (and they know not when they will be resurrected.) Meaning, they do not know when the Hour will come, so how can anyone hope for any benefit or reward from these idols? They should hope for it from the One Who knows all things and is the Creator of all things.
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
