and its rivers, its seas, and its livestock. (And He has bestowed upon you His blessings, [both] apparent and hidden) meaning: in the hidden aspects of your affairs and their outward ones. (And among the people is he who disputes concerning Allah) and thus worships idols besides Him (without knowledge, or guidance) that has come to him from Allah, (or a clear Book) that clarifies the state of polytheism he is upon.
وأنهارها وبحارها وَبَهَائِمِهَا ﴿وَأَسْبَغَ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعَمَهُ ظَاهِرَةً وباطنة﴾ أَيْ: فِي بَاطِنِ أَمْرِكِمْ وَظَاهِرِهِ ﴿وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يُجَادِلُ فِي الله﴾ فَيَعْبُدُ الْأَوْثَانَ دُونَهُ ﴿بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَلَا هدى﴾ أَتَاهُ مِنَ اللَّهِ ﴿وَلا كِتَابٍ مُنِير﴾ بَيِّنَ بِمَا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الشّرك.
