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Al-'Ankabut 22

Ayah 22 of 69 · Meccan

وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعۡجِزِينَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا فِي ٱلسَّمَآءِۖ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِيّٖ وَلَا نَصِيرٖ ٢٢

And you will not cause failure [to Allāh] upon the earth or in the heaven. And you have not other than Allāh any protector or any helper.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمَآAnd notwamā
  2. أَنتُمyouantum
  3. بِمُعۡجِزِينَcan escapebimuʿ'jizīna
  4. فِيinfī
  5. ٱلۡأَرۡضِthe earthl-arḍi
  6. وَلَاand notwalā
  7. فِيinfī
  8. ٱلسَّمَآءِۖthe heavenl-samāi
  9. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  10. لَكُمfor youlakum
  11. مِّنbesidesmin
  12. دُونِbesidesdūni
  13. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  14. مِنanymin
  15. وَلِيّٖprotectorwaliyyin
  16. وَلَاand notwalā
  17. نَصِيرٖa helpernaṣīrin

Tafsir

You are not going to escape your Lord, nor can you flee from His punishment on earth or in the heavens. You do not have besides Allah any helper to take care of your affairs nor do you have any assistant to lift His punishment from you.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran