وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- But they have taken besides Allāh [false] deities that perhaps they would be helped.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- எனினும் அல்லாஹ் அல்லாதவற்றையும் - தாங்கள் உதவி செய்யப்படும் பொருட்டு அவர்கள் தெய்வங்களாக எடுத்துக் கொண்டிருக்கின்றனர்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද ඔවුන් උදව් ලබනු ඇතැයි (සිතා) අල්ලාහ්ගෙන් තොර වෙනත් දෙවිවරුන් ඔවුහු ගත්තෝ ය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اور وه اللہ کے سوا دوسروں کو معبود بناتے ہیں تاکہ وه مدد کئے جائیں.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- かれらは，アッラーの外に邪神を選び何とか助けられようとする。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 他们舍真主而敬事许多神灵，希望自己获得援助。
Tafsir of 36:74
The gods of the Idolators are not able to help Them Allah denounces the idolators for taking the idols as gods alongside Allah, hoping that those gods will help them and provide for them and bring them closer to Allah. Allah says: لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَهُمْ (They cannot help them,) meaning, those gods cannot help their worshippers; they are too weak, too insignificant and too powerless. Rather they cannot even help themselves or take revenge on those who want to harm them, because they are inanimate and can neither hear nor comprehend. Allah's saying: وَهُمْ لَهُمْ جُندٌ مٌّحْضَرُونَ (but they will be brought forward as a troop.) means, at the time of Reckoning according to the view of Mujahid. This means that those idols will be gathered together and will be present when their worshippers are brought to account, as this will add to their grief and will be more effective in establishing proof against them. Qatadah said: لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَهُمْ (They cannot help them,) means the gods.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
