To Him [alone] is the supplication of truth. And those they call upon besides Him do not respond to them with a thing, except as one who stretches his hands toward water [from afar, calling it] to reach his mouth, but it will not reach it [thus]. And the supplication of the disbelievers is not but in error [i.e. futility].
Tafseer
{ له } تعالى { دعوة الحق } أي كلمته وهي لا إله إلا الله { والذين يدعون } بالياء والتاء يعبدون { من دونه } أي غيره وهم الأصنام { لا يستجيبون لهم بشيء } مما يطلبونه { إلا } استجابة { كباسط } أي كاستجابة باسط { كفيه إلى الماء } على شفير البئر يدعوه { ليبلغ فاه } بارتفاعه من البئر إليه { وما هو ببالغه } أي فاه أبدا فكذلك ما هم بمستجيبين لهم { وما دعاء الكافرين } عبادتهم الأصنام أو حقيقة الدعاء { إلا في ضلال } ضياع .
Him Almighty right call any speech which is no god but Allah who claim Bagliae na adore without any other illusion idols do not respond to them with something which seek him but response Kbasit any response extender hands into the water on the brink of the well calls for a mouth of the well, gaining him and what is Bbalgh any Fah never so is what they Bmostagaben them and a prayer unbelievers worship idols or the fact supplication only astray loss.
