Quran 16:73

Surah An-Nahl, Verse 73

Verse 73 of 128 in Surah An-Nahl (النحل), chapter 16 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ رِزْقًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ

EnglishSaheeh International
And they worship besides Allāh that which does not possess for them [the power of] provision from the heavens and the earth at all, and [in fact], they are unable.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
வானங்களிலோ பூமியிலோ இவர்களுக்காக எந்த உணவையும் கைவசத்தில் வைத்திருக்காதவைகளையும் (அதற்கு) சக்திபெறாதவைகளையும் அல்லாஹ்வை விட்டுவிட்டு இவர்கள் வணங்குகிறார்கள்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
තවද අල්ලාහ් හැර දමා, අහස්වලින් හෝ මහපොළොවෙන් හෝ කිසිදු පෝෂණයකට හිමිකම් නොමැති එමෙන් ම (කිසිදු) හැකියාවක් නොමැති දෑට ඔවුහු නැමදුම් කරන්නෝ ද.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
اور وه اللہ تعالیٰ کے سوا ان کی عبادت کرتے ہیں جو آسمانوں اور زمین سے انہیں کچھ بھی تو روزی نہیں دے سکتے اور نہ کچھ قدرت رکھتے ہیں.(1)
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
そしてアッラー以外のものを崇拝するが,それらは天地の間で,かれらに何の御恵みも与えず,またそのような能力も持ち得ない。
ChineseMa Jian
他们舍真主而崇拜(偶像),那是不能为他们主持从天上降下的和从地上生出的一点给养,而且毫无能力的。

Tafsir of 16:73

Denouncing the Worship of anything besides Allah Allah tells us about the Mushrikin who worship others besides Him, even though He alone is the bountiful Provider, the Creator and Sustainer, without partners or associates, but they still worship idols and make rivals for Him. He says: مَا لاَ يَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ رِزْقًا مِّنَ السَّمَوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ شَيْئًا (such as do not have power to grant them any provision from the heavens or the earth) meaning, nobody can cause rain to fall, or make plants and trees grow. They cannot do these things for them- selves, even if they wanted to. Thus Allah says: فَلاَ تَضْرِبُواْ لِلَّهِ الاٌّمْثَالَ (So do not give examples on behalf of Allah.) meaning, do not set up rivals to Him or describe anything as being like Him. إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ (Truly, Allah knows and you know not.) meaning, He knows and bears witness that there is no god but Him, but you are ignorant and associate others in worship with Him.

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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