Quran 33:17

Surah Al-Ahzaab, Verse 17

Juz 21 · Page 420 · Ruku 362 · Medinan

قُلْ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَعْصِمُكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ إِنْ أَرَادَ بِكُمْ سُوٓءًا أَوْ أَرَادَ بِكُمْ رَحْمَةً وَلَا يَجِدُونَ لَهُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلِيًّا وَلَا نَصِيرًا

Word by word

قُلْ qul Say مَن man Who ذَا dhā (is) it that ٱلَّذِى alladhī (is) it that يَعْصِمُكُم yaʿṣimukum (can) protect you مِّنَ mina from ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah إِنْ in If أَرَادَ arāda He intends بِكُمْ bikum for you سُوٓءًا sūan any harm أَوْ aw or أَرَادَ arāda He intends بِكُمْ bikum for you رَحْمَةًۭ ۚ raḥmatan a mercy وَلَا walā And not يَجِدُونَ yajidūna they will find لَهُم lahum for them مِّن min besides دُونِ dūni besides ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah وَلِيًّۭا waliyyan any protector وَلَا walā and not نَصِيرًۭا naṣīran any helper

Transliteration

Qul man tha allathee yaAAsimukummina Allahi in arada bikum soo-an aw aradabikum rahmatan wala yajidoona lahum min dooni Allahiwaliyyan wala naseera

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Say: Who is he who can preserve you from Allah if He intendeth harm for you, or intendeth mercy for you. They will not find that they have any friend or helper other than Allah.

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Say: "Who is it that can screen you from Allah if it be His wish to give you punishment or to give you Mercy?" Nor will they find for themselves, besides Allah, any protector or helper.

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

ثم قال : ( قل من ذا الذي يعصمكم من الله ) أي : يمنعكم ، ( إن أراد بكم سوءا أو أراد بكم رحمة ولا يجدون لهم من دون الله وليا ولا نصيرا ) أي : ليس لهم ولا لغيرهم من دون الله مجير ولا مغيث .