Quran 18:43 — Al-Kahf, verse 43
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He had no forces to help him other than God- he could not even help himself.
وَلَمْ تَكُنْ لَهُ فِئَةٌ يَنْصُرُونَهُ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ وَمَا كَانَ مُنْتَصِرًا
walam takun lahu fi-atun yanṣurūnahu min dūni l-lahi wamā kāna muntaṣiran
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- But there was no host to help him, apart from God, and he was helpless.
- Muhammad Asad
- -for now he had nought to succour him in God's stead, nor could he succour himself.
- Sahih International
- And there was for him no company to aid him other than Allāh, nor could he defend himself.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَمْwalam | And not | — |
| 2 | تَكُنtakun | was | كون |
| 3 | لَّهُۥlahu | for him | — |
| 4 | فِئَةٌۭfi-atun | a group | فأي |
| 5 | يَنصُرُونَهُۥyanṣurūnahu | (to) help him | نصر |
| 6 | مِنmin | other than | — |
| 7 | دُونِdūni | other than | دون |
| 8 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 9 | وَمَاwamā | and not | — |
| 10 | كَانَkāna | was | كون |
| 11 | مُنتَصِرًاmuntaṣiran | (he) supported | نصر |