Surah Adh-Dhariyat 51:45 — translation and meaning
الذاريات · Verse 45 / 60 · Page 522
فَمَا اسْتَطَاعُوا مِن قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا مُنتَصِرِينَ
Word by Word
فَمَا
fama
Then not
اسْتَطَاعُوا
is'tata'u
they were able
مِن
min
to
قِيَامٍ
qiyamin
stand
وَمَا
wama
and not
كَانُوا
kanu
they could
مُنتَصِرِينَ
muntasirina
help themselves
Transliteration
Famas tataa'oo min qiyaaminw wa maa kaanoo muntasireen
Translation
And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
So they were unable to repel the punishment that befell them nor did they have any power to defend themselves with.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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