سُوْرَةُ سَبَاٍ
Surah Saba (34) — Ayah 22
قُلِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَلَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا لَهُمْ فِيهِمَا مِن شِرْكٍ وَمَا لَهُۥ مِنْهُم مِّن ظَهِيرٍ ﴿22﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say: (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to polytheists, pagans) "Call upon those whom you assert (to be associate gods) besides Allâh, they possess not even an atom’s (or a small ant’s) weight either in the heavens or on the earth, nor have they any share in either, nor there is for Him any supporter from among them.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلِ
quli
Say
ٱدْعُوا۟
id'ʿū
Call upon
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those whom
زَعَمْتُم
zaʿamtum
you claim
مِّن
min
besides
دُونِ
dūni
besides
ٱللَّهِ ۖ
l-lahi
Allah
لَا
lā
Not
يَمْلِكُونَ
yamlikūna
they possess
مِثْقَالَ
mith'qāla
(the) weight
ذَرَّةٍۢ
dharratin
(of) an atom
فِى
fī
in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَلَا
walā
and not
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
وَمَا
wamā
and not
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
فِيهِمَا
fīhimā
in both of them
مِن
min
any
شِرْكٍۢ
shir'kin
partnership
وَمَا
wamā
and not
لَهُۥ
lahu
for Him
مِنْهُم
min'hum
from them
مِّن
min
any
ظَهِيرٍۢ
ẓahīrin
supporter
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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22. (O Prophet!) Say to them: Call upon those whom you claim (to be gods) besides Allah [36]. They do not possess even an atom’s weight of authority in the heavens or the earth, nor do they have any share in them, nor is any of them a helper to Allah.
[36] That is, say to these disbelievers of Makkah that my Lord is the One who is the Creator of everything in the universe. Whoever is grateful to Him, He bestows blessings upon him. Prophet Dawud ؑ and Prophet Sulaiman ؑ were grateful servants of Allah, so Allah granted them countless blessings. And the people of "Saba" were ungrateful for the blessings given by Allah, so Allah wiped them off the face of the earth. Now you tell me, among the deities you call upon, can any of them do such things? If you have any doubt, then call upon them and see whether they can help anyone in a time of need. Understand this matter from this aspect as well: do they have any authority over anything in the universe? Neither have they created anything, nor do they have any share in the creation of anything. Nor do they have any control over apparent or hidden means, so how can they set right your affairs or benefit you in any way? Only that Being can bring benefit or harm who possesses such powers. And how can benefit or harm be expected from something that is itself powerless and utterly helpless?
[36] That is, say to these disbelievers of Makkah that my Lord is the One who is the Creator of everything in the universe. Whoever is grateful to Him, He bestows blessings upon him. Prophet Dawud ؑ and Prophet Sulaiman ؑ were grateful servants of Allah, so Allah granted them countless blessings. And the people of "Saba" were ungrateful for the blessings given by Allah, so Allah wiped them off the face of the earth. Now you tell me, among the deities you call upon, can any of them do such things? If you have any doubt, then call upon them and see whether they can help anyone in a time of need. Understand this matter from this aspect as well: do they have any authority over anything in the universe? Neither have they created anything, nor do they have any share in the creation of anything. Nor do they have any control over apparent or hidden means, so how can they set right your affairs or benefit you in any way? Only that Being can bring benefit or harm who possesses such powers. And how can benefit or harm be expected from something that is itself powerless and utterly helpless?
