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21. Surah • 43. Verse
Word Analysis
أَمْ
am
Or
لَهُمْ
lahum
have they
مِّن
min
from
لَا
lā
Not
وَلَا
walā
and not
هُم
hum
they
مِّنَّا
minnā
from Us
Rashad Khalifa
The Final Testament
Do they have gods who can protect them from us? They cannot even help themselves. Nor can they accompany one another when they are summoned to face us.
The Monotheist Group
The Quran: A Monotheist Translation
Or do they have gods that will protect them from Us? They cannot help themselves, nor can they be protected from Us.
Edip-Layth
Quran: A Reformist Translation
Or do they have gods that will protect them from Us? They cannot help themselves, nor can they be protected from Us.
Abdul Haleem
Holy Quran 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.
Taqi Usmani
Holy Quran Translation
Or do they have gods who protect them besides Us? They are not able to help even themselves, nor will they have anyone to side with them against Us.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Holy Quran Translation
Or have they gods that can guard them from Us? They have no power to aid themselves, nor can they be defended from Us.
Mustafa Khattab
The Clear Quran
Or do they have gods—other than Us—that can protect them? They cannot ˹even˺ protect themselves, nor will they be aided against Us.
Abul A'la Maududi
Tafhim commentary
Do they have any gods who would protect them against Us? They have no power even to help themselves; nor do they enjoy Our support.
Marmaduke Pickthall
Holy Quran Translation
Or have they gods who can shield them from Us? They cannot help themselves nor can they be defended from Us.
Al-Hilali & Khan
Holy Quran Translation
Or have they âlihah (gods) who can guard them from Us? They have no power to help themselves, nor can they be protected from Us (i.e. from Our Torment).
Arthur John Arberry
Holy Quran Translation
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.
Bijan Moeinian
Holy Quran Translation
Do they have gods who can protect them from Me? Such gods cannot even help themselves when they are summoned to the Meeting of the Lord.
George Sale
Holy Quran Translation
Have they gods who will defend them, besides us? They are not able to help themselves; neither shall they be assisted against us by their companions.
Ali Quli Qarai
Holy Quran Translation
Do they have gods besides Us to defend them? Neither can they help themselves, nor can they provide them with an escort against Us.
Amatul Rahman Omar
Holy Quran Translation
Or do they have gods that can defend them against Us? They are not able to help (even) themselves, nor shall they receive any help from Us.
Aisha Bewley
Holy Quran Translation
Or do they have gods besides Us who will protect them? They cannot even help themselves! They will not be safe from Us.
Mahmoud Ghali
Holy Quran Translation
Or even have they gods that will prevent (their punishment), apart from Us? They are not able to vindicate themselves, nor will they be kept company by Us.
Hamid S. Aziz
Holy Quran Translation
Say, "Who guards you by night and by day from the Beneficent?" Nay, but they turn away from the mention of their Lord.
E. Henry Palmer
Holy Quran Translation
Have they gods to defend them against us? These cannot help themselves, nor shall they be abetted against us.
Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Holy Quran Translation
Or do they have lords of their own besides Us who can defend them? But they are not able to help themselves, nor can they find protection against Us.
Muhammad Asad
Holy Quran Translation
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.
Abdel Khalek Himmat
Al- Muntakhab
Or have they gods, besides Him, who can defend them! They -the gods- are themselves unable to hold their own nor can they defend themselves, let alone defending others should We decide that they perish.
Progressive Muslims
Holy Quran Translation
Or do they have gods that will protect them from Us They cannot help themselves, nor can they be protected from Us.
Shabbir Ahmed
Holy Quran Translation
Do they have gods who can shield them from Our Laws? Their perceived deities cannot even help themselves nor can they be defended against Our Laws.
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Holy Quran Translation
Or do they have gods who can guard them from Us? They have no power to help themselves, nor can they be protected (from the Anger) from Us.
Sahih International
(Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)
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.
Sam Gerrans
The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation
If they have gods to defend them besides Us: they are unable to help themselves, nor are they protected from Us.