سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 197
وَٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَكُمْ وَلَآ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَنصُرُونَ ﴿197﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And those whom you call upon besides Him (Allâh) cannot help you nor can they help themselves.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those whom
تَدْعُونَ
tadʿūna
you invoke
مِن
min
from
دُونِهِۦ
dūnihi
besides Him
لَا
lā
not
يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
yastaṭīʿūna
they are able
نَصْرَكُمْ
naṣrakum
(to) help you
وَلَآ
walā
and not
أَنفُسَهُمْ
anfusahum
themselves
يَنصُرُونَ
yanṣurūna
can they help
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.
197. 1. Those who are not able to help themselves, how can they possibly help others?
