22:73

O men! Here is a parable set forth! listen to it! Those on whom, besides Allah, ye call, cannot create (even) a fly, if they all met together for the purpose! and if the fly should snatch away anything from them, they would have no power to release it from the fly. Feeble are those who petition and those whom they petition!

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

People, here is an illustration, so listen carefully: those you call on beside God could not, even if they combined all their forces, create a fly, and if a fly took something away from them, they would not be able to retrieve it. How feeble are the petitioners and how feeble are those they petition!

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

O mankind! A similitude is coined, so pay ye heed to it: Lo! those on whom ye call beside Allah will never create a fly though they combine together for the purpose. And if the fly took something from them, they could not rescue it from it. So weak are (both) the seeker and the sought!

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

O people, an example is presented, so listen to it. Indeed, those you invoke besides Allāh will never create [as much as] a fly, even if they gathered together for it [i.e., that purpose]. And if the fly should steal from them a [tiny] thing, they could not recover it from him. Weak are the pursuer and pursued.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

Ey insanlar! Bir misal verilmektedir, şimdi onu dinleyin: Sizlerin Allah'ı bırakıp taptıklarınız bir araya gelseler, bir sinek bile yaratamıyacaklardır. Sinek onlardan bir şey kapsa, onu kurtaramazlar; isteyen de, istenen de aciz!

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Ey insanlar! Bir misal verilmektedir, şimdi ona iyi kulak verin: Sizin Allah'ı bırakıp taptıklarınız bir araya gelseler, bir sinek bile yaratamayacaklardır. Sinek onlardan bir şey kapsa onu kurtaramazlar. İsteyen de, istenen de âcizdir.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Ey insanlar! (Size) bir örnek verildi; (şimdi) onu dinleyin: Allah’ın peşi sıra yalvardıklarınız bunun için bir araya gelseler bir sivrisinek bile yaratamazlar. Sinek onlardan bir şey kapsa bile bunu ondan kurtaramazlar. İsteyen de aciz, kendinden istenen de!

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

يا أيها الناس ضُرِب مثل فاستمعوا له وتدبروه: إن الأصنام والأنداد التي تعبدونها من دون الله لن تقدر مجتمعة على خَلْق ذبابة واحدة، فكيف بخلق ما هو أكبر؟ ولا تقدر أن تستخلص ما يسلبه الذباب منها، فهل بعد ذلك مِن عَجْز؟ فهما ضعيفان معًا: ضَعُفَ الطالب الذي هو المعبود من دون الله أن يستنقذ ما أخذه الذباب منه، وضَعُفَ المطلوب الذي هو الذباب، فكيف تُتَّخذ هذه الأصنام والأنداد آلهة، وهي بهذا الهوان؟

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution