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Tafseer of The Poets · Ash-Shu'araa · 26:211

وَمَا يَنۢبَغِى لَهُمْ وَمَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ

It is not allowable for them, nor would they be able.

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Tabari (1 passage)

Full Dutch translation of Tabari's text
وَمَا يَنْبَغِي لَهُمْ — He says: "It does not befit the devils to descend with it upon him, nor is it fitting for them." وَمَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ — He says: "And they are not able to descend with it, for they cannot reach the place where he is in the heaven so as to listen in on it."
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(وَمَا يَنْبَغِي لَهُمْ) يقول: وما ينبغي للشياطين أن ينـزلوا به عليه, ولا يصلح لهم ذلك.(وَمَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ) يقول: وما يستطيعون أن يتنـزلوا به, لأنهم لا يصلون إلى استماعه في المكان الذي هو به من السماء.