Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Ash-Shu'araa, Ayah 211
وَمَا يَنۢبَغِى لَهُمْ وَمَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
It is not allowable for them, nor would they be able.
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(It is not meet for them) the devils are not fit to do so, (nor is it in their power) nor could they do this,
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Al-Jalalayn Commentary
Neither would it behove befit them to bring it down nor are they capable of doing that.