فَمَا ٱسۡتَطَٰعُواْ مِن قِيَامٖ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُنتَصِرِينَ ٤٥
And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- فَمَاThen notfamā
- ٱسۡتَطَٰعُواْthey were able tois'taṭāʿū
- مِن[of]min
- قِيَامٖstandqiyāmin
- وَمَاand notwamā
- كَانُواْthey couldkānū
- مُنتَصِرِينَhelp themselvesmuntaṣirīna
Tafsir
So they were unable to repel the punishment that befell them nor did they have any power to defend themselves with.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran