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 Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
73. And those whom they worship besides Allah do not possess any power to provide them with sustenance from the heavens and the earth, nor can they ever do so [72].
Their deities are neither capable of sending down rain, nor of producing grain and fruit-bearing trees from the earth, nor can they tell what treasures are present within the earth and at which locations they are found. They neither have power over these matters today, nor will they ever have such power in the future. That is, the means for your life and the survival of your species are provided only by Allah, yet you associate others with Him in His worship. How unjust is this!
Their deities are neither capable of sending down rain, nor of producing grain and fruit-bearing trees from the earth, nor can they tell what treasures are present within the earth and at which locations they are found. They neither have power over these matters today, nor will they ever have such power in the future. That is, the means for your life and the survival of your species are provided only by Allah, yet you associate others with Him in His worship. How unjust is this!
