Quran 16 : 73

And they worship from other than Allah which not possesses for them any provision from the heavens and the earth [anything], and not they are able.
وَيَعْبُدُونَ
Wayaʿbudūna
مِن
Min
دُونِ
Dūni
ٱللَّهِ
Allahi
مَا
لَا
يَمْلِكُ
Yamliku
لَهُمْ
Lahum
رِزْقًا
Rizqana
مِّنَ
Mmina
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
Assamaāwaāti
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
Waalaarḍi
شَيْـًٔا
Shayana
وَلَا
Walā
يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
Yastaṭīʿūna
N J Dawood 2014
And they worship helpless idols which can confer on them no benefits from the heavens or the earth.
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And they worship, beside Allah, that which owneth them not any provision from the heavens and the earth, and they canno
Talal Itani (2012)
And yet they serve besides God what possesses no provisions for them in the heavens, nor on earth, nor are they capable
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And they serve besides God that which does not and cannot possess anything of the provisions from the heaven or the earth
Hilali - Khan
And they worship others besides Allah, such as do not and cannot own any provision for them from the heavens or the earth
Musharraf Hussain
They worship helpless idols instead of Allah that can’t provide them with any provisions from Heaven or the Earth.
Abdel Haleem
Those they worship beside God have no power to provide anything for them from the heavens or the earth: they can do nothing
Edward Henry Palmer
And they serve beside God what cannot control for them any provision from the heavens or the earth, and have no power at all
Hamid S. Aziz
And they serve beside Allah what cannot control for them any provision from the heavens or the earth, nor have they any power
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
They worship powerless idols instead of God, idols that don’t have the power to provide for them from the heavens and the earth.
MunirMezyed2023
And worship beside Allâh powerless idols that have no power to provide them with any provision- either from the heavens or earth?
George Sale
They worship, besides God, idols which possess nothing wherewith to sustain them, either in heaven, or on earth; and have no power
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And they worship beside Allah such, which have no power to give any provision from the heavens and earth, nor can they do anything.
Rashad Khalifa
Yet, they worship beside GOD what possesses no provisions for them in the heavens, nor on earth, nor can provide them with anything.
Arthur John Arberry
And do they serve, apart from God, that which has no power to provide them anything from the heavens and the earth and can do nothing
Mustaqim
And they serve besides Allah that which does not have control of any provision for them from the heavens or the earth nor could they.
The Wise Quran
And they serve besides God what does not control for them any provision at all from the heavens and the earth, and they are not able.
Ahmed Hulusi
They deify and worship things besides Allah that do not possess any sovereignty or power over anything from the heavens and the earth!
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And they serve besides Allah that which controls for them no sustenance at all from the heavens and the earth; nor have they any power
Samy Mahdy
And they worshiped without Allah what does not own for them a livelihood from the skies, and the earth of a thing, and they are unable.
Abdul Hye
They worship others besides Allah, which don’t own anything to provide any provision for them from the heavens and the earth, nor they can.
Munir Mezyed
They worship others beside Allâh which posses no sustenance at all from the heavens or from the earth, nor can they ever obtain such power.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Do they worship, other than Allah, that which has no power to provide them with anything either from the heavens or earth, and can do nothing
Bakhtiari Nejad
And besides God they serve something that does not own any provision for them from the skies or the earth, and they are not able (to do that).
John Medows Rodwell
And they worship beside God those who neither out of the Heavens or Earth can provide them a particle of food, and have no power in themselves
Shakir
And they serve besides Allah that which does not control for them any sustenance at all from the heavens and the earth, nor have they any power
Dr. Munir Munshey
And they worship others besides Allah __ those who do not provide any subsistence from the heavens or the earth. Nor do they have any such power
Sher Ali
And they worship beside ALLAH such as have no power to bestow on them any gift from the heavens and the earth, nor can they ever have such power
Ahmed Ali
Yet they worship those apart from God who cannot provide for them any sustenance from the heavens or the earth, nor will they have power to do so
Faridul Haque
And they worship such besides Allah, who do not have power to provide them any sustenance from the heavens or the earth, nor can they do anything
Muhammad Sarwar
Do they worship things other than God which neither provide them with any sustenance from the heavens and the earth nor have the ability to do so
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
They worship, besides Allah, the objects that have no power to give them anything from the heavens and the earth, nor can they ever have such power
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
They worship other than God what has no sway, no power to provide for them anything from the heavens and the earth, nor are they able to do so.
Mir Aneesuddin
And they serve besides Allah, that which does not control for them anything of the provision from the skies and the earth, nor do they have any power.
Ali Quli Qara'i
They worship besides Allah what has no power to provide them with anything from the heavens and the earth, nor are they capable [of doing that]
Corpus.Quran
And they worship other than other than Allah which not possesses for them any provision from the heavens and the earth [anything] and not they are able
Safi Kaskas
And will they worship instead of God something that has no power whatsoever to provide them any sustenance from earth or heaven and can do nothing at all?
Linda "iLham" Barto
Will they worship, besides Allah, those who have no power to provide for them sustenance of anything from the skies or earth and can never have such power?
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
And they worship beside Allah that which owneth no provision whatsoever for them from the heavens or the earth, nor have they (whom they worship) any power
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And besides Allah, they worship those (idols) who are helpless to provide them with any provision from the heavens and the earth, nor do they have any power
Mustafa Khattab 2018
Yet they worship besides Allah those ˹idols˺ who do not afford them any provision from the heavens and the earth, nor do they have the power to.
Aisha Bewley
And worship, instead of Allah, things that have no control over their provision from the heavens or earth in any way, and are themselves completely impotent?
T.B.Irving
Instead of God, they worship something that does not control any provision for them in any way in either Heaven or Earth, while they themselves can do nothing.
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
And worship others than Allah,- such as have no power of providing them, for sustenance, with anything in heavens or earth, and cannot possibly have such power
The Study Quran
And they worship, apart from God, that which has no power over any provision that may come to them from the heavens and the earth; nor are they capable [of such]
Dr. Kamal Omar
And they worship besides Allah that who does not own any provision for them from the heavens and the earth; and they have no capacity (to own or sanction provisions)
Fode Drame
And they worship besides Allah such that do not control for them any sustenance at all from the heavens and the earth and nor will they be able to [in the hereafter].
Wahiduddin Khan
They worship, instead of God, things that have no control over their provision from the heavens or the earth in any way, nor do they have any power [to do so]
Irving/Hegab
Instead of Allah (God), they worship something that does not control any provision for them in any way in either Heaven or Earth, while they themselves can do nothing.
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
And they worship from other than God what does not own/possess for them a provision/rain a thing from the skies/space and the earth/Planet Earth, and they are not able
Bilal Muhammad 2018
And worship others with God, those who have no power of providing for them with sustenance, anything in the heavens or on the earth, and who cannot possibly have such power
Amatul Rahman Omar
And they worship, apart from Allah, such things as possess no authority to grant them any provision from the heavens and the earth, nor can they (ever) have such power in fact
Mohammad Shafi
And they worship, besides Allah, those that possess nothing, in the heavens and the earth, wherewith to sustain their worshippers. Nor have those any power to possess anything
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And they (the idolaters) worship other than Allah— Such as have no power to provide them, anything in heavens or on earth for life, and cannot possibly have any such power
Umm Muhammad (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
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And they worship, apart from Allah, that which does not possess (power to give) them (any) provision for them from the heavens and the earth, and they are unable to (provide) anything
Shabbir Ahmed
And they serve systems other than what Allah ordains. The man-made systems are powerless in that they can neither provide equitably, nor are they the custodians of the heavenly treasures. (15:21)
Muhammad Asad
and will they [continue to] worship, instead of God, something that has it not within its power to provide for them any sustenance whatever from the heavens or the earth, and can do nothing at all
Maududi
and worship instead of Allah, those helpless beings who have no control over providing them any sustenance from the heavens and the earth; do you worship those who have no power to do anything of this sort
Ali Ünal
And do they worship, apart from God, what has no ownership of any provision in the heavens and the earth with which to provide for them, nor have they (whom they falsely worship) any capacity (to take on, still less, discharge such a task)
Bijan Moeinian
He is the One Who sustained you with His blessings (throughout your lives.) How come then they turn ungrateful by [practically] worshipping less than God (who do not own anything in the heavens and the earth and can provide them with nothing?