"And those whom they call upon besides Him do not possess," meaning: the idols do not possess the power to intercede for their worshipper. "Except those who testified to the truth," He says: Intercession is only for those who testified to the truth in the worldly life, "while they know" that it is the truth; the angels shall intercede for them.
﴿وَلَا يَمْلِكُ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ﴾ يَعْنِي: الْأَوْثَان لَا تملك أَن تشفع لعابدها ﴿إِلَا مَن شَهِدَ بِالْحَقِّ﴾ يَقُول: إِنَّمَا الشَّفَاعَة لمن شهد بِالْحَقِّ فِي الدُّنْيَا ﴿وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ﴾ أَنه الْحق؛ تشفع لَهُم الْمَلَائِكَة.
