Surah Al-Kahf 18:43 — translation and meaning

الكهف · Verse 43 / 110 · Page 298

وَلَمْ تَكُن لَّهُ فِئَةٌ يَنصُرُونَهُ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَمَا كَانَ مُنتَصِرًا

Word by Word

وَلَمْ
walam
And not
تَكُن
takun
was
لَّهُ
lahu
for him
فِئَةٌ
fi-atun
a group
يَنصُرُونَهُ
yansurunahu
(to) help him
مِن
min
other than
دُونِ
duni
other than
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
وَمَا
wama
and not
كَانَ
kana
was
مُنتَصِرًا
muntasiran
(he) supported

Transliteration

Wa lam takul lahoo fi'atuny yansuroonahoo min doonil laahi wa maa kaana muntasiraa

Translation

And there was for him no company to aid him other than Allah, nor could he defend himself.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

This disbeliever had no group to protect him from the punishment that fell on him, whereas he was the one who used to boast about his group. He himself too could not stop Allah from destroying his garden.

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

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"And there was for him no company to aid him other than Allah, no…" — Al-Kahf 18:43