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Ash-Shuraa 31

Ayah 31 of 53 · Meccan

وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعۡجِزِينَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِيّٖ وَلَا نَصِيرٖ ٣١

And you will not cause failure [to Allāh]1 upon the earth. And you have not besides Allāh any protector or helper.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., escape from Him.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمَآAnd notwamā
  2. أَنتُمyouantum
  3. بِمُعۡجِزِينَ(can) escapebimuʿ'jizīna
  4. فِيinfī
  5. ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖthe earthl-arḍi
  6. وَمَاand notwamā
  7. لَكُمfor youlakum
  8. مِّنbesidesmin
  9. دُونِbesidesdūni
  10. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  11. مِنanymin
  12. وَلِيّٖprotectorwaliyyin
  13. وَلَاand notwalā
  14. نَصِيرٖany helpernaṣīrin

Tafsir

You are not able to save yourselves from your Lord by running away when He wants to punish you. You do not have anyone besides Him to take charge of your affairs nor anyone to help you by removing the punishment if He intends it for you.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran