Verse meaning
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To Him alone should all supplication be addressed[1]. But those whom they supplicate besides Him do not respond to them in any way, except like one who stretches out his hands for water to reach his mouth, but it will never reach it[2]. The supplication of the disbelievers is all in vain.
Source
[1] i.e., the testimony of faith (There is no true god but Allah). [2] The analogy indicates that false deities will never respond to them.
Source: QuranEnc.com · English Translation - Rowwad Translation Center
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