The Quran

سورة النّحل

Surah Al-Nahl 16:20

The Bee · Verse 20 of 128

وَالَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ لَا يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْئًا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And the things whom they call upon apart from Allâh can create nothing. Rather they are themselves created.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Those whom they invoke besides Allah create nothing and are themselves created.

Ahmed Ali

, As for those they call besides God, they cannot create a thing, and have themselves been created.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

But those whom they invoke, apart from God, create nothing, rather they are themselves created.

Daryabadi

And those upon whom they call beside Allahls have not created aught, and are themselves created.

Faridul Haque

And those whom they worship other than Allah, do not create anything but are themselves created.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And those whom they call on besides Allah created naught, while they are themselves created.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And those on whom they call besides ALLAH create not anything, but they are themselves created.

Muhammad Asad

Now those beings that some people invoke beside God cannot create anything, since they themselves are but created:

Muhammad Musin Khan

Those whom they (Al-Mushrikun) invoke besides Allah have not created anything, but are themselves created.

Muhammad Pickthall

Those unto whom they cry beside Allah created naught, but are themselves created.

Muhammad Sarwar

Whatever (idols) they worship besides God can create nothing for they are themselves created.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And those whom they call on besides Allah have not created anything while they are themselves created;

Rashad Khalifa

As for the idols they set up beside GOD, they do not create anything; they themselves were created.

Shabbir Ahmed

Those whom they invoke besides God create nothing and are themselves created.