Surah Al-'Ankabut 29:22 — translation and meaning

العنكبوت · Verse 22 / 69 · Page 398

ۖ وَمَا أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ مِن وَلِيٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ

Word by Word

ۖ
وَمَا
wama
And not
أَنتُم
antum
you
بِمُعْجِزِينَ
bimu'jizina
can escape
فِي
fi
in
الْأَرْضِ
al-ardi
the earth
وَلَا
wala
and not
فِي
fi
in
السَّمَاءِ
al-samai
the heaven
وَمَا
wama
And not
لَكُم
lakum
for you
مِّن
min
besides
دُونِ
duni
besides
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
مِن
min
any
وَلِيٍّ
waliyyin
protector
وَلَا
wala
and not
نَصِيرٍ
nasirin
a helper

Transliteration

Wa maaa antum bimu'jizeena fil ardi wa laa fissamaaa'i wa maa lakum min doonil laahi minw waliyyinw wa laa naseer

Translation

And you will not cause failure [to Allah] upon the earth or in the heaven. And you have not other than Allah any protector or any helper.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

You are not going to escape your Lord, nor can you flee from His punishment on earth or in the heavens. You do not have besides Allah any helper to take care of your affairs nor do you have any assistant to lift His punishment from you.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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