Surah Al-Anbya, ayah 43
أَمْ لَهُمْ ءَالِهَةٌ تَمْنَعُهُم مِّن دُونِنَا ۚ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَلَا هُم مِّنَّا يُصْحَبُونَ
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.
Al-Anbya · 21:43
Word by word
- أَمْamOr
- لَهُمْlahumhave they
- ءَالِهَةٌۭālihatungods
- تَمْنَعُهُمtamnaʿuhum(to) defend them
- مِّنminfrom
- دُونِنَا ۚdūnināUs
- لَاlāNot
- يَسْتَطِيعُونَyastaṭīʿūnathey are able
- نَصْرَnaṣra(to) help
- أَنفُسِهِمْanfusihimthemselves
- وَلَاwalāand not
- هُمhumthey
- مِّنَّاminnāfrom Us
- يُصْحَبُونَyuṣ'ḥabūnacan be protected
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