وَلَمْ تَكُن لَّهُۥ فِئَةٌ يَنصُرُونَهُۥ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا كَانَ مُنتَصِرًا
Easy-read (simplified)walam takun lahu fi'atun yansuroonahu min dooni llaahi wamaa kaana muntasiraa
DIN 31635walam takun lahu fiʾatun yanṣurūnahu min dūni llāhi wamā kāna muntaṣiran
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He had no faction to help him besides God, and he was helpless.
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
And he had no troop of men to help him as against Allah, nor could he save himself
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And he had not any party to help him beside God, nor was he helped
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And he had no host to help him instead of God, neither was he able to help himself
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And he had no party to assist him, besides God, neither was he able to defend himself against his vengeance
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Ai nuk pati kurrfarë rrethi që ta ndihmonte kundër Allahut e as që mundi ta ndihmonte vetveten.
আর আল্লাহ ছাড়া তার (এ কাফিরের) এমন কোনো লোকবলও ছিল না, যারা তাকে সাহায্য করবে এবং সে (আল্লাহর ধ্বংস থেকে রক্ষায়) সাহায্যপ্রাপ্তও ছিল না।
I nije imao nikoga ko bi mu mogao pomoći, osim Allaha; a sam sebi nije mogao pomoći.
I nije imao nikoga tko bi mu mogao pomoći, osim Allaha; a sam sebi nije mogao pomoći.
Laatanaaki mo fedde nde no walla mo ga Alla, o wonaani poolɗo.
და არ აღმოაჩნდა მას ისეთი დამხმარენი (რომლებითაც ამაყობდა), რომლებიც ალლაჰის გარდა დაეხმარებოდნენ (და ალლაჰის სასჯელს აარიდებდნენ, რომელიც მას დაატყდა თავს), და არც თავად შეეძლო საკუთარი თავის დახმარება.
Und er hatte weder eine Schar, die ihm anstatt Allahs half, noch konnte er sich selbst helfen.
Και δεν είχε καμία ομάδα (υποστηρικτών) για να τον προστατέψει από τον Αλλάχ, ούτε ο ίδιος μπορούσε να προστατέψει τον εαυτό του (από την τιμωρία του Αλλάχ).
और नहीं था उसके पास कोई जत्था, जो अल्लाह के मुक़ाबले में उसकी मदद करता और न वह अपनी सहायता आप कर सका।
E non aveva chi lo sostenesse all’infuori di Allāh, così non fu vincitore.
43. Ir jis neturėjo jokių žmonių, kurie padėtų jam prieš Allahą, nei jis galėjo apginti (arba išgelbėti) save.
Gareen Rabbii gaditti isa tumsitu isaaf hin taane. Inni tumsamaa hin taane.
И не было у него никого, кто помог бы ему помимо Аллаха, и он не мог помочь себе.
И није имао никога ко би могао да му помогне, осим Аллаха; а сам себи није могао да помогне.
Wala hakuwa na kikundi cha kumnusuru badala ya Mwenyezi Mungu, wala mwenyewe hakuweza kujinusuru.
Ingen hade han som kunde hjälpa honom mot Gud, och inte kunde han hjälpa sig själv.
Onun, Allah’tan başka kendisine yardım edebilecek kimseleri yoktu. Kendi kendini kurtaracak güçte de değildi.
اس کی حمایت میں کوئی جماعت نہ[1] اٹھی کہ اللہ سے اس کا کوئی بچاؤ کرتی اور نہ وه خود ہی بدلہ لینے واﻻ بن سکا.
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أَوْ يُصْبِحَ مَآؤُهَا غَوْرًا فَلَن تَسْتَطِيعَ لَهُۥ طَلَبًا
Easy-read (simplified)aw yusbiha maa'uhaa ghawran falan tastatee'a lahu talabaa
DIN 31635ʾaw yuṣbiḥa māʾuhā ġawran falan tastaṭīʿa lahu ṭalaban
The translators word this verse differently
Or its water will sink into the ground, and you will be unable to draw it."
Or some morning the water thereof will be lost in the earth so that thou canst not make search for it
or on the morrow its water may be deeply sunk, so that thou canst not get thereat
Or its water become deep sunk, so that thou art unable to find it
or its water may sink deep into the earth, that thou canst not draw thereof
وَأُحِيطَ بِثَمَرِهِۦ فَأَصْبَحَ يُقَلِّبُ كَفَّيْهِ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَنفَقَ فِيهَا وَهِىَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُشْرِكْ بِرَبِّىٓ أَحَدًا
Easy-read (simplified)wa'uheeta bithamarihi fa'asbaha yuqallibu kaffayhi 'alaa maa anfaqa feehaa wahiya khaawiyatun 'alaa 'urooshihaa wayaqoolu yaa laytanee lam ushrik birabbee ahadaa
DIN 31635waʾuḥīṭa biṯamarihi faʾaṣbaḥa yuqallibu kaffayhi ʿalā mā ʾanfaqa fīhā wahiya ḫāwiyatun ʿalā ʿurūšihā wayaqūlu yā laytanī lam ʾušrik birabbī ʾaḥadan
The translators word this verse differently
And ruin closed in on his crops, and so he began wringing his hands over what he had invested in it, as it lays fallen upon its trellises. And he was saying, "I wish I never associated anyone with my Lord."
And his fruit was beset (with destruction). Then began he to wring his hands for all that he had spent upon it, when (now) it was all ruined on its trellises, and to say: Would that I had ascribed no partner to my Lord
And his fruits were encompassed, and on the morrow he turned down the palms of his hands for what he had spent thereon, for it was fallen down upon its trellises. And he said, 'Would that I had never associated any one with my Lord
And his fruits were encompassed by destruction. Then began he to turn down the palms of his hands at what he had spent on it; for its vines were falling down on their trellises, and he said, "Oh that I had not joined any other god to my Lord
And his possessions were encompassed with destruction, as his companion had forewarned him: Wherefore he began to turn down the palms of his hands out of sorrow and regret for that which he had expended thereon; for the vines thereof were fallen down on their trails: And he said, would to God that I had not associated any other deity with my Lord
18:43 — the verse above
هُنَالِكَ ٱلْوَلَٰيَةُ لِلَّهِ ٱلْحَقِّ هُوَ خَيْرٌ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ عُقْبًا
Easy-read (simplified)hunaalika l-walaayatu lillaahi l-haqqi huwa khayrun thawaaban wakhayrun 'uqbaa
DIN 31635hunālika l-walāyatu lillāhi l-ḥaqqi huwa ḫayrun ṯawāban waḫayrun ʿuqban
The translators word this verse differently
That is because authority belongs to God, the True. He is Best in rewarding, and Best in requiting.
In this case is protection only from Allah, the True, He is Best for reward, and best for consequence
In such a case the patronage is God's, the true; He is best at rewarding and best at bringing to an issue
Protection in such a case is of God - the Truth: He is the best rewarder, and He bringeth to the best issue
In such case protection belongeth of right unto God alone; He is the best rewarder, and the best giver of success
وَٱضْرِبْ لَهُم مَّثَلَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا كَمَآءٍ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَٱخْتَلَطَ بِهِۦ نَبَاتُ ٱلْأَرْضِ فَأَصْبَحَ هَشِيمًا تَذْرُوهُ ٱلرِّيَٰحُ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ مُّقْتَدِرًا
Easy-read (simplified)wadrib lahum mathala l-hayaati d-dunyaa kamaa'in anzalnaahu mina s-samaa'i fakhtalata bihi nabaatu l-'ardi fa'asbaha hasheeman tadhroohu r-riyaahu wakaana llaahu 'alaa kulli shay'in muqtadiraa
DIN 31635waḍrib lahum maṯala l-ḥayāti d-dunyā kamāʾin ʾanzalnāhu mina s-samāʾi faḫtalaṭa bihi nabātu l-ʾarḍi faʾaṣbaḥa hašīman taḏrūhu r-riyāḥu wakāna llāhu ʿalā kulli šayʾin muqtadiran
And cite for them the parable of the present life: it is like water that We send down from the sky; the plants of the earth absorb it; but then it becomes debris, scattered by the wind. God has absolute power over everything.
And coin for them the similitude of the life of the world as water which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingleth with it and then becometh dry twigs that the winds scatter. Allah is able to do all things
Strike out for them, too, a parable of the life of this world; like water which we send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth is mingled therewith; - and on the morrow it is dried up, and the winds scatter it; for God is powerful over all
And set before them a similitude of the present life. It is as water which we send down from Heaven, and the herb of the Earth is mingled with it, and on the morrow it becometh dry stubble which the winds scatter: for God hath power over all things
And propound to them a similitude of the present life. It is like water which We send down from heaven; and the herb of the earth is mixed therewith, and after it hath been green and flourishing, in the morning it becometh dry stubble, which the winds scatter abroad: And God is able to do all things
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وَلَمْ تَكُن لَّهُ فِئَةٌ يَنصُرُونَهُ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَمَا كَانَ مُنتَصِرًا
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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