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An-Nahl (The Bee)

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وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ رِزْقًۭا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ شَيْـًۭٔا وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ﴿٧٣

Translation (Sahih International)

And they worship besides Allah that which does not possess for them [the power of] provision from the heavens and the earth at all, and [in fact], they are unable.

Word-by-word meaning

وَيَعْبُدُونَwayaʿbudūnaAnd they worship
مِنminother than
دُونِdūniother than
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
مَاwhich
لَاnot
يَمْلِكُyamlikupossesses
لَهُمْlahumfor them
رِزْقًۭاriz'qanany provision
مِّنَminafrom
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍiand the earth
شَيْـًۭٔاshayan[anything]
وَلَاwalāand not
يَسْتَطِيعُونَyastaṭīʿūnathey are able

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Denouncing the Worship of anything besides AllahAllah tells us about the Mushrikin who worship others besides Him, even though He alone is the bountiful Provider, the Creator and Sustainer, without partners or associates, but they still worship idols and make rivals for Him.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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