وَٱلَّذِينَ تَدۡعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ لَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ نَصۡرَكُمۡ وَلَآ أَنفُسَهُمۡ يَنصُرُونَ ١٩٧
And those you call upon besides Him are unable to help you, nor can they help themselves."
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَٱلَّذِينَAnd those whomwa-alladhīna
- تَدۡعُونَyou invoketadʿūna
- مِنfrommin
- دُونِهِۦbesides Himdūnihi
- لَاnotlā
- يَسۡتَطِيعُونَthey are ableyastaṭīʿūna
- نَصۡرَكُمۡ(to) help younaṣrakum
- وَلَآand notwalā
- أَنفُسَهُمۡthemselvesanfusahum
- يَنصُرُونَcan they helpyanṣurūna
Tafsir
Those you call upon O idolators from amongst these idols, are not able to help you, and are not able to help themselves. For they are utterly incapable, unable to do anything. So how can you call upon them instead of calling upon Allah?
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran