لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُمْ جُندٌ مُّحْضَرُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- They are not able to help them, and they [themselves] are for them soldiers in attendance.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- ஆனால் அவை அவர்களுக்கு உதவி செய்யும் சக்தி பெறவில்லை -ஆயினும் அவற்றையே இவர்களுக்கு (எதிரான) படையாகக் கொண்டுவரப்படும்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- ඔවුහු තමන්ට ම උදව් කිරීමට ශක්තිය නො දරති. (විනිශ්චය දිනයේ) ඔවුනට (එරෙහිව) ඔවුහු සේනාවක් සේ ගෙන එනු ලබති.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- (حاﻻنکہ) ان میں ان کی مدد کی طاقت ہی نہیں، (لیکن) پھر بھی (مشرکین) ان کے لئے حاضر باش لشکری ہیں.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- それら（邪神たち）は，かれらを助ける力はなく，寧ろかれらの方が邪神を守るため軍備を整えている始末。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 那些神灵不能援助他们，他们却是为那些神灵而被集合的军队。
Tafsir of 36:75
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)
