وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ لَهُمْ نَصْرًا وَلَآ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَنصُرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaa yastatee'oona lahum nasran walaa anfusahum yansuroon
DIN 31635walā yastaṭīʿūna lahum naṣran walā ʾanfusahum yanṣurūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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And can neither help them, nor help their own selves?
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 cannot give them help, nor can they help themselves
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
which have no power to help them, and cannot even help themselves
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 have no power to help them, or to help themselves
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 they give them no help, nor can they help themselves
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
Ata nuk mund t'u ndihmojnë atyre e as vetvetes.
এরা না তাদেরকে সাহায্য করতে করতে পারে, আর না নিজেদেরকে সাহায্য করতে পারে।(৫৩)
i koji im ne mogu pomoći niti mogu sebi pomoći?
i koji im ne mogu pomoći niti mogu sebi pomoći?
Ɗi waawanaa ɓe ballal, wanaa (hay) ko'e majji ɗi mballata.
და ისინი ვერც მათ დაეხმარებიან [მათ, ვინც მათ ეთაყვანება] და ვერც საკუთარ თავს ეხმარებიან.
und die ihnen keine Hilfe leisten, noch sich selbst helfen können?
Και ούτε μπορούν (τα είδωλα) να τους υποστηρίξουν, ούτε (εκείνα τα είδωλα) μπορούν να υποστηρίξουν τους εαυτούς τους!
तथा वे न उनकी कोई सहायता कर सकते हैं और न स्वयं अपनी सहायता करते हैं?
E che non possono offrire loro sostegno, e non possono sostenere se stessi?
192. Jokios pagalbos negali jie suteikti, nei gali padėti patys sau.
Isaan gargaaruu hin danda’an, lubbuulee isaaniis hingargaaran.
и они не способны ни помочь им, ни помочь самим себе?
и који не могу да им помогну нити могу себи да помогну?
Wala hawawezi kuwanusuru wala wao wenyewe hawajinusuru.
och som inte kan hjälpa vare sig dem eller sig själva?
Hâlbuki ortak koştukları şeyler ne onlara yardımda bulunabilir ne de bizzat kendilerine yardım edebilirler.
اور وه ان کو کسی قسم کی مدد نہیں دے سکتے اور وه خود بھی مدد نہیں کرسکتے۔
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فَلَمَّآ ءَاتَىٰهُمَا صَٰلِحًا جَعَلَا لَهُۥ شُرَكَآءَ فِيمَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمَا فَتَعَٰلَى ٱللَّهُ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)falammaa aataahumaa saalihan ja'alaa lahu shurakaa'a feemaa aataahumaa fata'aalaa llaahu 'ammaa yushrikoon
DIN 31635falammā ʾātāhumā ṣāliḥan ǧaʿalā lahu šurakāʾa fīmā ʾātāhumā fataʿālā llāhu ʿammā yušrikūna
But when He has given them a good child, they attribute partners to Him in what He has given them. God is exalted above what they associate.
But when He gave unto them aright, they ascribed unto Him partners in respect of that which He had given them. High is He Exalted above all that they associate (with Him)
And when He gave them both a rightly-shaped child they joined partners with Him for that which He had given them, but exalted be God above that which they associate with Him
Yet when God had given them a perfect child, they joined partners with Him in return for what he had given them. But high is God above the partners they joined with Him
But when He gives them a good child, they associate with Him partners in respect of that which He has given them. But exalted is God far above what they associate with Him
أَيُشْرِكُونَ مَا لَا يَخْلُقُ شَيْـًٔا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)ayushrikoona maa laa yakhluqu shay'an wahum yukhlaqoon
DIN 31635ʾayušrikūna mā lā yaḫluqu šayʾan wahum yuḫlaqūna
Do they idolize those who create nothing, and are themselves created?
Attribute they as partners to Allah those who created naught, but are themselves created
Will they associate with Him those who cannot create aught, but are themselves created
What! Will they join those with Him who cannot create anything, and are themselves created
Do they associate with Him partners those who create nothing, and are themselves created
7:192 — the verse above
وَإِن تَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰ لَا يَتَّبِعُوكُمْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ أَدَعَوْتُمُوهُمْ أَمْ أَنتُمْ صَٰمِتُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'in tad'oohum ilaa l-hudaa laa yattabi'ookum sawaa'un 'alaykum ada'awtumoohum am antum saamitoon
DIN 31635waʾin tadʿūhum ʾilā l-hudā lā yattabiʿūkum sawāʾun ʿalaykum ʾadaʿawtumūhum ʾam ʾantum ṣāmitūna
And if you invite them to guidance, they will not follow you. It is the same for you, whether you invite them, or remain silent.
And if ye call them to the Guidance, they follow you not. Whether ye call them or are silent is all one for you
But if ye call them unto guidance they will not follow you. It is the same to them if Thou dost call them or if Thou dost hold thy tongue
And if ye summon them to "the guidance," they will not follow you! It is the same to them whether ye summon them or whether ye hold your peace
And if you call them to guidance, they will not follow you. It is the same to you whether you call them or you remain silent
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ عِبَادٌ أَمْثَالُكُمْ فَٱدْعُوهُمْ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)inna lladheena tad'oona min dooni llaahi 'ibaadun amthaalukum fad'oohum falyastajeeboo lakum in kuntum saadiqeen
DIN 31635ʾinna llaḏīna tadʿūna min dūni llāhi ʿibādun ʾamṯālukum fadʿūhum falyastaǧībū lakum ʾin kuntum ṣādiqīna
Those you call upon besides God are servants like you. So call upon them, and let them answer you, if you are truthful.
Lo! those on whom ye call beside Allah are slaves like unto you. Call on them now, and let them answer you, if ye are truthful
Those whom ye call on other than God are servants like yourselves. Call on them then, and let them answer you, if so be ye tell the truth
Truly they whom ye call on beside God, are, like yourselves, His servants! Call on them then, and let them answer you, if what ye say of them be true
Surely, those whom you call on beside God are creatures like you. Then call on them and let them answer you, if you are truthful
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وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ لَهُمْ نَصْرًا وَلَا أَنفُسَهُمْ يَنصُرُونَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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