16. Surah An-Nahl, Verse 73

And they serve besides God that which does not and cannot possess anything of the provisions from the sky or the land.

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).

And serve rather than God what possesses no provision for them among the heavens or the earth at all, and can do nothing?

And they serve besides God that which does not and cannot possess anything of the provisions from the heaven or the earth.

They serve besides God what does not and cannot possess anything of the provisions from the sky or the land.

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?

Yet, they worship beside GOD what possesses no provisions for them in the heavens, nor on earth, nor can provide them with anything.

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.

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.

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?

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.

Yet they worship besides Allah objects with no power to provision them from the heavens or from the earth with one part or infinitely less of their sustenance or the necessities of life nor can they possibly do that.

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?)

And they worship others besides Allâh - such as do not and cannot own any provision for them from the heavens or the earth.

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?

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.

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.

Those they worship beside God have no power to provide anything for them from the heavens or the earth: they can do nothing.

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?

And they serve beside God what cannot control for them any provision from the heavens or the earth, and have no power at all.

And they serve beside Allah what cannot control for them any provision from the heavens or the earth, nor have they any power.

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.

They worship, besides God, idols which possess nothing wherewith to sustain them, either in heaven, or on earth; and have no power.

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?

And they worship, apart from Allâh, 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.

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].