Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Isra Verse 56

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Say, “Call those whom you assume (to be gods), besides Him, while they have no power to remove distress from you, nor to change it.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Invoke those you claim ˹to be divine˺[[ i.e., Jesus, Ezra, and the angels. Idol worship is refuted in other passages such as {7:191}-198 and {34:22}.]] besides Him—they do not have the power to undo harm from you or transfer it ˹to someone else˺.”

Ruwwad Translation Center

Say, “Call upon those whom you claimed [to be gods] besides Him; they have no power to remove harm or avert it from you.”

A. J. Arberry

Say: 'Call on those you asserted apart from Him; they have no power to remove affliction from you, or to transfer it.

Abdul Haleem

Say, ‘Call upon those you claim to be deities beside God: they have no power to remove or avert any harm from you.’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Say thou: call upon those whom ye fancy beside Him; they are able neither to remove the distress from you nor to work a turning off.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Say; "Call on those - besides Him - whom ye fancy; they have neither the power to remove your troubles from you nor to change them."

Abul Ala Maududi

Tell them: "Call upon those whom you fancy to be (your helpers) instead of Him! They have no power to remove any affliction from you, nor can they shift it (to any other)."

Ahmed Ali

Say: "Call those whom you imagine to be gods besides Him; yet they have no power to relieve you of any distress or to avert it."

Ahmed Raza Khan

Proclaim, “Call upon those whom you assume besides Allah – so they do not have any power to relieve the misfortune from you nor to avert it.”

Ali Quli Qarai

Say, ‘Invoke those whom you claim [to be gods] besides Him. They have no power to remove your distress, nor to bring about any change [in your state].

Ali Ünal

Say: "Call upon those (the angels, human beings, jinn,) whom you pretend are deities apart from Him! They have no power to remove any affliction from you nor can they make any changes in your conditions."

Amatul Rahman Omar

Say, `Call upon those whom you assert (to be gods) apart from Him, then (you will realize) they have no power to rid you of affliction nor to avert (it) or transfer it to others.´

English Literal

Say: "Call those whom you claimed/alleged from other than Him, so they do not own/posses the harm`s removals from you, and nor a change/movement ."

Faridul Haque

Proclaim, "Call upon those whom you assume besides Allah - so they do not have any power to relieve the misfortune from you nor to avert it."

Hamid S. Aziz

Say, "Call on those other than Allah whom you assume to be gods." But they have no power to remove distress from you, nor to change it.

Hilali & Khan

Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Call unto those besides Him whom you pretend [to be gods like angels, Iesa (Jesus), 'Uzair (Ezra), etc.]. They have neither the power to remove the adversity from you nor even to shift it from you to another person."

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And thy Lord best knows those who are in the heavens and the earth. And certainly We made some of the prophets to excel others, and to David We gave the Zabur.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Say: Call on those whom you assert besides Him, so they shall not control the removal of distress from you nor (its) transference.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Say: Cry unto those (saints and angels) whom ye assume (to be gods) beside Him, yet they have no power to rid you of misfortune nor to change.

Muhammad Sarwar

(Muhammad), tell them, "Seek help from those whom you consider equal to God. They are not able to remove or change your hardships".

Qaribullah & Darwish

Say: 'Call to those whom you assert, other than Him. They have neither the power to remove your affliction nor to transfer it'

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Say: "Call upon those - besides Him whom you pretend. They have neither the power to remove the adversity from you nor even to shift (it from you to another person)."

Wahiduddin Khan

Call upon those you claim to be deities besides God and you will know that they have no power to remove affliction from you or to bring about any change [that you may desire].

Talal Itani

Say, “Call upon those you claim besides Him. They have no power to relieve your adversity, nor can they change it.”

Tafsir jalalayn

Say, to them; `Call on those whom you assumed, to be gods, besides Him, such as the angels, Jesus and Ezra (`Uzayr); yet they have no power to rid you of misfortune nor to transfer, it to [persons] other than you.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

The gods of the Idolators can neither benefit nor harm; rather they themselves seek to draw close to Allah

Allah says;

قُلِ

Say,

O Muhammad to these idolators who worship things other than Allah,

ادْعُواْ الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُم مِّن دُونِهِ

Call upon those - besides Him whom you pretend.

such as idols and rivals of Allah.

Even if you turn to them,

فَلَ يَمْلِكُونَ كَشْفَ الضُّرِّ عَنكُمْ

They have neither the power to remove the adversity from you,

they have no such power at all,

وَلَا تَحْوِيلً



nor even to shift (it from you to another person).

to lift the distress from you and give it to someone else.

The meaning is that the only one Who is able to do that is Allah Alone, with no partner or associate, Who is the One Who creates and issues commands.

قُلِ ادْعُواْ الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُم

Say;"Call upon those whom you pretend,

Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn Abbas,

"The people of Shirk used to say, `we worship the angels and the Messiah and Uzayr,' while these (the angels and the Messiah and Uzayr) themselves call upon Allah.