Quran 21:43 — Al-Anbiyaa, verse 43
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Do they have gods who can defend them against Us? Their gods have no power to help themselves, nor can they be protected from Us.
أَمْ لَهُمْ آلِهَةٌ تَمْنَعُهُمْ مِنْ دُونِنَا ۚ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَ أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ مِنَّا يُصْحَبُونَ
am lahum ālihatun tamnaʿuhum min dūninā lā yastaṭīʿūna naṣra anfusihim walā hum minnā yuṣ'ḥabūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Or have they gods that shall defend them apart from Us? Why, they are not able to help themselves, nor shall they be guarded in safety from Us.
- Muhammad Asad
- Do they [really think that they] have deities that could shield them from Us? Those [alleged deities] are not [even] able to succour themselves: hence, neither can they [who worship them hope to] be aided [by them] against Us.
- Sahih International
- 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.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أَمْam | Or | — |
| 2 | لَهُمْlahum | have they | — |
| 3 | ءَالِهَةٌۭālihatun | gods | أله |
| 4 | تَمْنَعُهُمtamnaʿuhum | (to) defend them | منع |
| 5 | مِّنmin | from | — |
| 6 | دُونِنَا ۚdūninā | Us | دون |
| 7 | لَاlā | Not | — |
| 8 | يَسْتَطِيعُونَyastaṭīʿūna | they are able | طوع |
| 9 | نَصْرَnaṣra | (to) help | نصر |
| 10 | أَنفُسِهِمْanfusihim | themselves | نفس |
| 11 | وَلَاwalā | and not | — |
| 12 | هُمhum | they | — |
| 13 | مِّنَّاminnā | from Us | — |
| 14 | يُصْحَبُونَyuṣ'ḥabūna | can be protected | صحب |