( أم اتخذوا ) بل اتخذوا ، أي : الكافرون ، ( من دونه ) أي : من دون الله ، ( أولياء فالله هو الولي ) قال ابن عباس - رضي الله عنهما - : وليك يا محمد وولي من اتبعك ، ( وهو يحيي الموتى وهو على كل شيء قدير ) .
Instead, these idolaters have taken allies whom they align with besides Allah. Allah is the true Protector. Others besides Him can bring no benefit nor harm. He gives life to the dead by resurrecting them for reckoning and recompense. He has power over all things and nothing is outside His ability, (may He be glorified).