( ومن يدع مع الله إلها آخر لا برهان له به ) أي : لا حجة له به ولا بينة ، لأنه لا حجة في دعوى الشرك ، ( فإنما حسابه ) جزاؤه ، ( عند ربه ) يجازيه بعمله ، كما قال تعالى : " ثم إن علينا حسابهم " ( الغاشية - 26 ) ، ( إنه لا يفلح الكافرون ) لا يسعد من جحد وكذب .
Whoever calls upon another god besides Allah for which he has no proof (and this is the case with every god besides Allah), the reward of his bad action is with his Lord, as He is the One Who will reward him for it by punishing him. The disbelievers will not be successful in attaining what they desire and being saved from their fears.