Quran 42:46

Surah Ash-Shura, Verse 46

Juz 25 · Page 488 · Ruku 423 · Meccan

وَمَا كَانَ لَهُم مِّنْ أَوْلِيَآءَ يَنصُرُونَهُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن سَبِيلٍ

Word by word

وَمَا wamā And not كَانَ kāna will be لَهُم lahum for them مِّنْ min any أَوْلِيَآءَ awliyāa protector يَنصُرُونَهُم yanṣurūnahum (who) will help them مِّن min besides دُونِ dūni besides ٱللَّهِ ۗ l-lahi Allah وَمَن waman And whom يُضْلِلِ yuḍ'lili Allah lets go astray ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah lets go astray فَمَا famā then not لَهُۥ lahu for him مِن min any سَبِيلٍ sabīlin way

Transliteration

Wama kana lahum min awliyaayansuroonahum min dooni Allahi waman yudliliAllahu fama lahu min sabeel

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And they will have no protecting friends to help them instead of Allah. He whom Allah sendeth astray, for him there is no road.

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And no protectors have they to help them, other than Allah. And for any whom Allah leaves to stray, there is no way (to the Goal).

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

وقوله : ( وما كان لهم من أولياء ينصرونهم من دون الله ) أي : ينقذونهم مما هم فيه من العذاب والنكال ، ( ومن يضلل الله فما له من سبيل ) أي : ليس له خلاص .