أَمْ لَهُمْ ءَالِهَةٌ تَمْنَعُهُم مِّن دُونِنَا لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَلَا هُم مِّنَّا يُصْحَبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)am lahum aalihatun tamna'uhum min dooninaa laa yastatee'oona nasra anfusihim walaa hum minnaa yushaboon
DIN 31635ʾam lahum ʾālihatun tamnaʿuhum min dūninā lā yastaṭīʿūna naṣra ʾanfusihim walā hum minnā yuṣḥabūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Or do they have gods who can defend them against Us? They cannot help themselves, nor will they be protected from Us.
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
Or have they gods who can shield them from Us? They cannot help themselves nor can they be defended from Us
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
Have they gods to defend them against us? These cannot help themselves, nor shall they be abetted against us
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
Have they gods beside Us who can defend them? For their own succour have they no power; neither shall the gods they join with God screen them from Us
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
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
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
A mos kanë zota që mund t'i mbrojnë prej Nesh? Ata nuk mund ta ndihmojnë as vetveten e as mund të shpëtojnë nga Ne.
তাদের কি এমন উপাস্য আছে, যারা আমার পরিবর্তে তাদেরকে রক্ষা করতে পারে? তারা তো নিজেদেরকেই সাহায্য করতে সক্ষম নয়(৯), আর আমার পক্ষ থেকেও তারা কোনো সহায়তা পাবে না।
Zar oni imaju božanstva, osim Nas, koja će ih odbraniti?! Ona sama sebi ne mogu pomoći, niti se od Nas mogu zaštititi.
Zar oni imaju božanstva, osim Nas, koja će ih obraniti?! Ona sama sebi ne mogu pomoći, niti se od Nas mogu zaštititi.
Kaa no woodani ɓe reweteeɓe ɓe no dannda ɓe gaanin Amen? Ɓe kattantaake wallude hay woŋkiiji maɓɓe, wanaa kamɓe ngoni wondateeɓe immorde e Amen.
ნუთუ მათ ჰყავთ ღმერთები, რომლებიც დაიცავენ მათ ჩვენგან? ვერ შესწევთ ძალა [ამ კერპებს] თავიანთი თავის დასაცავადაც კი, და არც მათ ექნებათ ხსნა ჩვენგან [ჩვენი სასჯელისგან].
Oder haben sie etwa (andere) Anbetungswürdige, die sie von Uns abhalten sollen? Sie können doch weder sich selbst helfen, noch wird ihnen Schutz vor Uns gewährt.
Ή έχουν (οι άπιστοι) θεούς που μπορούν να τους προστατεύσουν από Μας; Πράγματι, (οι λεγόμενοι θεοί τους) δεν μπορούν καν να υποστηρίξουν τον εαυτό τους, ούτε θα προστατευτούν από την τιμωρία Μας!
क्या उनके कुछ पूज्य हैं, जो उन्हें हमारी यातना से बचाते हैं? वे न तो खुद अपनी सहायता कर सकते हैं और न हमारी यातना से उन्हें बचाया जाता है।
O hanno all’infuori di Noi altre divinità che li proteggono e che non sono capaci di difendere se stessi, né sono da Noi protetti?
43. Arba ar jie turi aliha (dievus), kurie gali apsaugoti juos nuo Mūsų? Jie neturi galios padėti patys sau, nei gali jie būti apsaugoti nuo Mūsų (t. y. Mūsų Kančios).
Moo isaaniif gabbaramtoota Nurraa isaan tiksantu tahee? (hintaane). Lubbuulee isaaniitiifuu tumsuu hin danda’anu, Isaan Nu irraa tikfamoo hintaane.[6]
Или же у них есть боги, которые защитят их от Нас? Они не в силах помочь даже самим себе и не будут Нами защищены.
Зар ће их њихова божанства од наше казне одбранити? Па она сама себи не могу да помогну, и нико невернике од Наше казне не може да сачува!
Au wao wanao miungu watakaoweza kuwakinga kutokana nasi? Hao hawawezi kujinusuru wao wenyewe, wala hawatalindwa kutokana nasi!
Har de gudar som skyddar dem mot oss? Dessa [falska gudar] kan inte ens rädda sig själva, och deras [tillbedjare] står försvarslösa mot oss.
Yoksa bizim dışımızda onları koruyacak ilâhları mı var? O ilâh edindikleri nesneler kendilerine bile yardım edemezler. Zaten onlar bizden de yardım görmezler.
کیا ہمارے سوا ان کے اور معبود ہیں جو انہیں مصیبتوں سے بچا لیں۔ کوئی بھی خود اپنی مدد کی طاقت نہیں رکھتا اور نہ کوئی ہماری طرف سے رفاقت دیا جاتا ہے.[1]
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وَلَقَدِ ٱسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِٱلَّذِينَ سَخِرُوا۟ مِنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaqadi stuhzi'a birusulin min qablika fahaaqa billadheena sakhiroo minhum maa kaanoo bihi yastahzi'oon
DIN 31635walaqadi stuhziʾa birusulin min qablika faḥāqa billaḏīna saḫirū minhum mā kānū bihi yastahziʾūna
The translators word this verse differently
Messengers before you were also ridiculed, but those who jeered were surrounded by what they had ridiculed.
Messengers before thee, indeed, were mocked, but that whereat they mocked surrounded those who scoffed at them
Prophets before thee have been mocked at, but that whereat they jested encompassed those who mocked
Other apostles have been scoffed at before thee: but that doom at which they mocked encompassed the scoffers
Other apostles have been mocked before thee: But the punishment which they scoffed at, fell upon such of them as mocked
قُلْ مَن يَكْلَؤُكُم بِٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ مِنَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ بَلْ هُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّهِم مُّعْرِضُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qul man yakla'ukum billayli wan-nahaari mina r-rahmaani bal hum 'an dhikri rabbihim mu'ridoon
DIN 31635qul man yaklaʾukum billayli wan-nahāri mina r-raḥmāni bal hum ʿan ḏikri rabbihim muʿriḍūna
Say, "Who guards you against the Merciful by night and by day?" But they turn away from the mention of their Lord.
Say: Who guardeth you in the night or in the day from the Beneficent? Nay, but they turn away from mention of their Lord
Say, 'Who shall guard you by night and by day from the Merciful?' Nay, but they from the mention of their Lord do turn aside
SAY: Who shall protect you by night and by day from the God of Mercy? Yet turn they away from the warning of their Lord
Say unto the scoffers, who shall save you by night and by day from the Merciful? Yet they utterly neglect the remembrance of their Lord
21:43 — the verse above
بَلْ مَتَّعْنَا هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَءَابَآءَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ طَالَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْعُمُرُ أَفَلَا يَرَوْنَ أَنَّا نَأْتِى ٱلْأَرْضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَآ أَفَهُمُ ٱلْغَٰلِبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)bal matta'naa haa'ulaa'i wa'aabaa'ahum hattaa taala 'alayhimu l-'umuru afalaa yarawna annaa na'tee l-'arda nanqusuhaa min atraafihaa afahumu l-ghaaliboon
DIN 31635bal mattaʿnā hāʾulāʾi waʾābāʾahum ḥattā ṭāla ʿalayhimu l-ʿumuru ʾafalā yarawna ʾannā naʾtī l-ʾarḍa nanquṣuhā min ʾaṭrāfihā ʾafahumu l-ġālibūna
The translators word this verse differently
We have given these enjoyments, and their ancestors, until time grew long upon them. Do they not see how We gradually reduce the land from its extremities? Are they then the victors?
Nay, but We gave these and their fathers ease until life grew long for them. See they not how we aim to the land, reducing it of its outlying parts? Can they then be the victors
Nay, but we have granted enjoyment to these men and to their fathers whilst life was prolonged. Do they not see that we come to the land and shorten its borders? Shall they then prevail
Yes! we have given these men and their fathers enjoyments so long as their life lasted. What! see they not that we come to a land and straiten its borders Is it they who are the conquerors
But We have permitted these men and their fathers to enjoy worldly prosperity, so long as life was continued unto them. Do they not perceive that We come unto the land of the unbelievers, and straiten the borders thereof? Shall they therefore be the conquerors
قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أُنذِرُكُم بِٱلْوَحْىِ وَلَا يَسْمَعُ ٱلصُّمُّ ٱلدُّعَآءَ إِذَا مَا يُنذَرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qul innamaa undhirukum bil-wahyi walaa yasma'u s-summu d-du'aa'a idhaa maa yundharoon
DIN 31635qul ʾinnamā ʾunḏirukum bil-waḥyi walā yasmaʿu ṣ-ṣummu d-duʿāʾa ʾiḏā mā yunḏarūna
Say, "I am warning you through inspiration." But the deaf cannot hear the call when they are being warned.
Say (O Muhammad, unto mankind): I warn you only by the Inspiration. But the deaf hear not the call when they are warned
Say, 'I only warn you by inspiration;' but the deaf hear not the call when they are warned
SAY: I only warn you of what hath been revealed to me: but the deaf will not hear the call, whenever they are warned
Say, I only preach unto you the revelation of God: But the deaf will not hear thy call, whenever they are preached unto
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
أَمْ لَهُمْ آلِهَةٌ تَمْنَعُهُم مِّن دُونِنَا لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَلَا هُم مِّنَّا يُصْحَبُونَ
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