Surah Ta-Ha 20:89 — translation and meaning
طه · Verse 89 / 135 · Page 318
أَفَلَا يَرَوْنَ أَلَّا يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِمْ قَوْلًا وَلَا يَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا
Word by Word
أَفَلَا
afala
Then did not
يَرَوْنَ
yarawna
they see
أَلَّا
alla
that not
يَرْجِعُ
yarji'u
it (could) return
إِلَيْهِمْ
ilayhim
to them
قَوْلًا
qawlan
a word
وَلَا
wala
and not
يَمْلِكُ
yamliku
possess
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
ضَرًّا
darran
any harm
وَلَا
wala
and not
نَفْعًا
naf 'an
any benefit
Transliteration
Afalaa yarawna allaa yarji'u ilaihim qawlanw wa laa yamliku lahum darranw wa laa naf'aa
Translation
Did they not see that it could not return to them any speech and that it did not possess for them any harm or benefit?
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Do these people who were tempted by the calf and then worshipped it not see that the calf does not speak or respond to them, nor does it have the ability to remove harm from them or others or bring benefit for itself or others?
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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