"Say, call upon those whom you claim besides Him," meaning: the idols. "They possess no power to remove distress from you, nor to transfer it," meaning to transfer that distress to someone else who is less significant than the intended person.
﴿قُلِ ادْعُوا الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُمْ مِنْ دونه﴾ يَعْنِي: الْأَوْثَانَ ﴿فَلا يَمْلِكُونَ كَشْفَ الضّر عَنْكُم وَلَا تحويلا﴾ أَنْ يُحَوِّلَ ذَلِكَ الضُّرَّ إِلَى غَيره أَهْون مِنْهُ.
