Quran 42:31 — Ash-Shura, verse 31
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
you cannot escape Him anywhere on earth: you have no protector or helper other than God.
وَمَا أَنْتُمْ بِمُعْجِزِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ۖ وَمَا لَكُمْ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ مِنْ وَلِيٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ
wamā antum bimuʿ'jizīna fī l-arḍi wamā lakum min dūni l-lahi min waliyyin walā naṣīrin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- You are not able to frustrate Him in the earth; and, apart from God, you have neither protector nor helper.
- Muhammad Asad
- and you cannot elude Him on earth, and you will have none to protect you from God [in the life to come], and none to bring you succour.
- Sahih International
- And you will not cause failure [to Allāh] upon the earth. And you have not besides Allāh any protector or helper.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمَآwamā | And not | — |
| 2 | أَنتُمantum | you | — |
| 3 | بِمُعْجِزِينَbimuʿ'jizīna | (can) escape | عجز |
| 4 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 5 | ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖl-arḍi | the earth | أرض |
| 6 | وَمَاwamā | and not | — |
| 7 | لَكُمlakum | for you | — |
| 8 | مِّنmin | besides | — |
| 9 | دُونِdūni | besides | دون |
| 10 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 11 | مِنmin | any | — |
| 12 | وَلِىٍّۢwaliyyin | protector | ولي |
| 13 | وَلَاwalā | and not | — |
| 14 | نَصِيرٍۢnaṣīrin | any helper | نصر |