سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 43
أَمْ لَهُمْ ءَالِهَةٌ تَمْنَعُهُم مِّن دُونِنَا ۚ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَلَا هُم مِّنَّا يُصْحَبُونَ ﴿43﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
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).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَمْ
am
Or
لَهُمْ
lahum
have they
ءَالِهَةٌۭ
ālihatun
gods
تَمْنَعُهُم
tamnaʿuhum
(to) defend them
مِّن
min
from
دُونِنَا ۚ
dūninā
Us
لَا
lā
Not
يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
yastaṭīʿūna
they are able
نَصْرَ
naṣra
(to) help
أَنفُسِهِمْ
anfusihim
themselves
وَلَا
walā
and not
هُم
hum
they
مِّنَّا
minnā
from Us
يُصْحَبُونَ
yuṣ'ḥabūna
can be protected
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
43. 1. The meaning is 'وَلَا ھُمْ یَجْارُوْنَ مِنْ عَذَابِنَا' — nor are they protected from Our punishment, that is, they are neither able to help themselves nor to save themselves from Allah's punishment, so how can they help others on their behalf and how can they save them from punishment?
