besides Him) {besides God} (gods}, meaning: the idols. {they create nothing, and they are created}, meaning: they make them with their own hands, like His saying: {Do you worship that which you carve?}. {And they possess no}—meaning the idols—{harm nor benefit for themselves}. {The verse.}
من دونه) ﴿من دون الله﴾ (آلِهَة﴾ يَعْنِي: الأَوْثَانَ ﴿لَا يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْئًا وهم يخلقون﴾ أَيْ: يَصْنَعُونَهَا بِأَيْدِيهِمْ كَقَوْلِهِ: ﴿أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تنحتون﴾ ﴿وَلَا يملكُونَ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ﴾ يَعْنِي: الأَوْثَانَ ﴿ضَرًّا وَلا نَفْعًا﴾ ﴿الْآيَة
