سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 73
وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ رِزْقًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ ﴿73﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they worship others besides Allâh - such as do not and cannot own any provision for them from the heavens or the earth.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَعْبُدُونَ
wayaʿbudūna
And they worship
مِن
min
other than
دُونِ
dūni
other than
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
مَا
mā
which
لَا
lā
not
يَمْلِكُ
yamliku
possesses
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
رِزْقًۭا
riz'qan
any provision
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
شَيْـًۭٔا
shayan
[anything]
وَلَا
walā
and not
يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
yastaṭīʿūna
they are able
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
73. 1. That is, apart from Allah, they also worship such people who have no power over anything.
