And take other gods apart from God that they may perhaps give them help.
And they have appointed Gods other than Allah, that perhaps they may be helped!
Yet they have taken, apart from God, gods; haply they might be helped.
But [nay,] they take to worshipping deities other than God, [hoping] to be succoured [by them, and not knowing that]
And they have taken beside Allah gods, hoping that haply they may be succoured.
And they have taken besides Allah aliha (gods), hoping that they might be helped (by those so called gods).
Yet they have taken to themselves gods other than God, that perhaps they may be helped.
They set up deities apart from Allah, hoping that they will receive help from them.
And they have taken besides Allah, gods, hoping that they might be helped.
And they have taken (other) gods beside Allah, in order that they may be helped.
They have taken gods besides Allah, [hoping] that they might be helped [by the fake deities].
And yet they have taken gods, other than Allah, so that they might helped!
But they have taken besides Allah [false] deities that perhaps they would be helped.
They chose idols besides God in the hope of receiving help from them, but they will not be able to help them.
And they have taken gods besides Allah that they may be helped.
Wa<b>i</b>ttakha<u>th</u>oo min dooni All<u>a</u>hi <u>a</u>lihatan laAAallahum yun<u>s</u>aroon<b>a</b>
They have set up other gods besides God, hoping to be helped by them,
Yet they take (for worship) gods other than Allah, (hoping) that they might be helped!
وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
The idolaters have taken other deities instead of Allah whom they worship, hoping that they will help them and save them from the punishment of Allah.
The idolaters have taken other deities instead of Allah whom they worship, hoping that they will help them and save them from the punishment of Allah.
<h2 class="title">The gods of the Idolators are not able to help Them</h2><p>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:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَهُمْ</div><p>(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:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَهُمْ لَهُمْ جُندٌ مٌّحْضَرُونَ</div><p>(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:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَهُمْ</div><p>(They cannot help them,) means the gods.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَهُمْ لَهُمْ جُندٌ مٌّحْضَرُونَ</div><p>(but they will be brought forward as a troop.) "The idolators used to get angry for the sake of their gods in this world, but they could not do them any benefit or protect them from any harm, for they were merely idols." This was also the view of Al-Hasan Al-Basri. This is a good opinion, and was the view favored by Ibn Jarir, may Allah have mercy on him.</p><h2 class="title">Consolation for the Mercy to the Worlds</h2><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَلاَ يَحْزُنكَ قَوْلُهُمْ</div><p>(So, let not their speech then grieve you.) means, `their denying you and their disbelief in Allah.'</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">إِنَّا نَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ</div><p>(Verily, We know what they conceal and what they reveal.) means, `We know everything about them, and We will punish them for their false claims and deal with them accordingly on the Day when none of their deeds, great or small, major or minor, will be overlooked, and every deed they did throughout their worldly lives will be laid open for examination.'</p>
The gods of the Idolators are not able to help ThemAllah 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.وَهُمْ لَهُمْ جُندٌ مٌّحْضَرُونَ(but they will be brought forward as a troop.) "The idolators used to get angry for the sake of their gods in this world, but they could not do them any benefit or protect them from any harm, for they were merely idols." This was also the view of Al-Hasan Al-Basri. This is a good opinion, and was the view favored by Ibn Jarir, may Allah have mercy on him.Consolation for the Mercy to the Worldsفَلاَ يَحْزُنكَ قَوْلُهُمْ(So, let not their speech then grieve you.) means, `their denying you and their disbelief in Allah.'إِنَّا نَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ(Verily, We know what they conceal and what they reveal.) means, `We know everything about them, and We will punish them for their false claims and deal with them accordingly on the Day when none of their deeds, great or small, major or minor, will be overlooked, and every deed they did throughout their worldly lives will be laid open for examination.'