Say: "Call those whom you imagine to be gods besides Him; yet they have no power to relieve you of any distress or to avert it."
Proclaim, “Call upon those whom you assume besides Allah – so they do not have any power to relieve the misfortune from you nor to avert it.”
Say: 'Call on those you asserted apart from Him; they have no power to remove affliction from you, or to transfer it.
SAY: "Call upon those [beings] whom you imagine [to be endowed with divine powers] beside Him and [you will find that] they have it not in their power to remove any affliction from you, or to shift it [elsewhere]. "
Say thou: call upon those whom ye fancy beside Him; they are able neither to remove the distress from you nor to work a turning off.
Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Call unto those besides Him whom you pretend [to be gods like angels, Iesa (Jesus), 'Uzair (Ezra), etc.]. They have neither the power to remove the adversity from you nor even to shift it from you to another person."
Say, “Call upon those you claim besides Him. They have no power to relieve your adversity, nor can they change it.”
Tell them: "Call upon those whom you fancy to be (your helpers) instead of Him! They have no power to remove any affliction from you, nor can they shift it (to any other)."
Say: "Call upon those - besides Him whom you pretend. They have neither the power to remove the adversity from you nor even to shift (it from you to another person)."
Say: Cry unto those (saints and angels) whom ye assume (to be gods) beside Him, yet they have no power to rid you of misfortune nor to change.
Say, ‘Invoke those whom you claim [to be gods] besides Him. They have no power to remove your distress, nor to bring about any change [in your state].
Say: 'Call to those whom you assert, other than Him. They have neither the power to remove your affliction nor to transfer it'
Say, "Invoke those you have claimed [as gods] besides Him, for they do not possess the [ability for] removal of adversity from you or [for its] transfer [to someone else]."
(Muhammad), tell them, "Seek help from those whom you consider equal to God. They are not able to remove or change your hardships".
Say: Call on those whom you assert besides Him, so they shall not control the removal of distress from you nor (its) transference.
Quli odAAu alla<u>th</u>eena zaAAamtum min doonihi fal<u>a</u> yamlikoona kashfa a<b>l</b><u>dd</u>urri AAankum wal<u>a</u> ta<u>h</u>weel<u>a</u><b>n</b>
Call upon those you claim to be deities besides God and you will know that they have no power to remove affliction from you or to bring about any change [that you may desire].
Say: "Call on those - besides Him - whom ye fancy: they have neither the power to remove your troubles from you nor to change them."
قُلِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ فَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ كَشْفَ ٱلضُّرِّ عَنكُمْ وَلَا تَحْوِيلًا
Say - O Messenger, to these idolaters: O idolaters - call upon those you claim to be gods besides Allah when some harm befalls you. They will neither be able to remove the harm from you nor can they transfer it to someone else, due to their inability. Anything incapable cannot be a god
Say - O Messenger, to these idolaters: O idolaters - call upon those you claim to be gods besides Allah when some harm befalls you. They will neither be able to remove the harm from you nor can they transfer it to someone else, due to their inability. Anything incapable cannot be a god
<h2 class="title">The gods of the Idolators can neither benefit nor harm; rather they themselves seek to draw close to Allah</h2><p>Allah says:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">قُلْ</div><p>(Say) O Muhammad to these idolators who worship things other than Allah,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">ادْعُواْ الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُم مِّن دُونِهِ</div><p>(Call upon those - besides Him whom you pretend.) such as idols and rivals of Allah. Even if you turn to them,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَلاَ يَمْلِكُونَ كَشْفَ الضُّرِّ عَنْكُمْ</div><p>(They have neither the power to remove the adversity from you) they have no such power at all,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَلاَ تَحْوِيلاً</div><p>(nor even to shift (it from you to another person.)) to lift the distress from you and give it to someone else. The meaning is that the only one Who is able to do that is Allah Alone, with no partner or associate, Who is the One Who creates and issues commands.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">قُلِ ادْعُواْ الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُم</div><p>(Say: "Call upon those whom you pretend) Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas, "The people of Shirk used to say, `we worship the angels and the Messiah and `Uzayr,' while these (the angels and the Messiah and `Uzayr) themselves call upon Allah."</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">أُولَـئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ</div><p>(Those whom they call upon, desire) Al-Bukhari recorded from Sulayman bin Mahran Al-A`mash, from Ibrahim, from Abu Ma`mar, from `Abdullah:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">أُولَـئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ يَبْتَغُونَ إِلَى رَبِّهِمُ الْوَسِيلَةَ</div><p>(Those whom they call upon, desire a means of access to their Lord,) "Some of the Jinn used to be worshipped, then they became Muslims." According to another report: "Some humans used to worship some of the Jinn, then those Jinn became Muslim, but those humans adhered to their religion (of worshipping the Jinn)."</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَيَرْجُونَ رَحْمَتَهُ وَيَخَـفُونَ عَذَابَهُ</div><p>(they hope for His mercy and fear His torment.) Worship cannot be complete or perfect unless it is accompanied by both fear and hope. Fear stops one from doing things that are forbidden, and hope makes one do more good deeds.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ كَانَ مَحْذُورًا</div><p>(Verily, the torment of your Lord is (something) to be afraid of!) meaning, one should beware of it and be afraid lest it happen. We seek refuge with Allah from that.</p>
The gods of the Idolators can neither benefit nor harm; rather they themselves seek to draw close to AllahAllah says:قُلْ(Say) O Muhammad to these idolators who worship things other than Allah,ادْعُواْ الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُم مِّن دُونِهِ(Call upon those - besides Him whom you pretend.) such as idols and rivals of Allah. Even if you turn to them,فَلاَ يَمْلِكُونَ كَشْفَ الضُّرِّ عَنْكُمْ(They have neither the power to remove the adversity from you) they have no such power at all,وَلاَ تَحْوِيلاً(nor even to shift (it from you to another person.)) to lift the distress from you and give it to someone else. The meaning is that the only one Who is able to do that is Allah Alone, with no partner or associate, Who is the One Who creates and issues commands.قُلِ ادْعُواْ الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُم(Say: "Call upon those whom you pretend) Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas, "The people of Shirk used to say, `we worship the angels and the Messiah and `Uzayr,' while these (the angels and the Messiah and `Uzayr) themselves call upon Allah."أُولَـئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ(Those whom they call upon, desire) Al-Bukhari recorded from Sulayman bin Mahran Al-A`mash, from Ibrahim, from Abu Ma`mar, from `Abdullah:أُولَـئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ يَبْتَغُونَ إِلَى رَبِّهِمُ الْوَسِيلَةَ(Those whom they call upon, desire a means of access to their Lord,) "Some of the Jinn used to be worshipped, then they became Muslims." According to another report: "Some humans used to worship some of the Jinn, then those Jinn became Muslim, but those humans adhered to their religion (of worshipping the Jinn)."وَيَرْجُونَ رَحْمَتَهُ وَيَخَـفُونَ عَذَابَهُ(they hope for His mercy and fear His torment.) Worship cannot be complete or perfect unless it is accompanied by both fear and hope. Fear stops one from doing things that are forbidden, and hope makes one do more good deeds.إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ كَانَ مَحْذُورًا(Verily, the torment of your Lord is (something) to be afraid of!) meaning, one should beware of it and be afraid lest it happen. We seek refuge with Allah from that.