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Al-Anbya 43

Ayah 43 of 112 · Meccan

أَمۡ لَهُمۡ ءَالِهَةٞ تَمۡنَعُهُم مِّن دُونِنَاۚ لَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ نَصۡرَ أَنفُسِهِمۡ وَلَا هُم مِّنَّا يُصۡحَبُونَ ٤٣

Or do they have gods to defend them other than Us? They are unable [even] to help themselves, nor can they be protected from Us.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. أَمۡOram
  2. لَهُمۡhave theylahum
  3. ءَالِهَةٞgodsālihatun
  4. تَمۡنَعُهُم(to) defend themtamnaʿuhum
  5. مِّنfrommin
  6. دُونِنَاۚUsdūninā
  7. لَاNotlā
  8. يَسۡتَطِيعُونَthey are ableyastaṭīʿūna
  9. نَصۡرَ(to) helpnaṣra
  10. أَنفُسِهِمۡthemselvesanfusihim
  11. وَلَاand notwalā
  12. هُمtheyhum
  13. مِّنَّاfrom Usminnā
  14. يُصۡحَبُونَcan be protectedyuṣ'ḥabūna

Tafsir

Do they have gods that will protect them from My punishment? They are not capable of helping even themselves by removing any harm or acquiring any benefit! Whoever cannot help himself, how can he help others? Nor will they be protected from My punishment.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran