Surah Al-Qasas 28:81 — translation and meaning

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فَخَسَفْنَا بِهِ وَبِدَارِهِ الْأَرْضَ فَمَا كَانَ لَهُ مِن فِئَةٍ يَنصُرُونَهُ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُنتَصِرِينَ

Word by Word

فَخَسَفْنَا
fakhasafna
Then We caused to swallow up
بِهِ
bihi
him
وَبِدَارِهِ
wabidarihi
and his home
الْأَرْضَ
al-arda
the earth
فَمَا
fama
Then not
كَانَ
kana
was
لَهُ
lahu
for him
مِن
min
any
فِئَةٍ
fi-atin
group
يَنصُرُونَهُ
yansurunahu
(to) help him
مِن
min
besides
دُونِ
duni
besides
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
وَمَا
wama
and not
كَانَ
kana
was
مِنَ
mina
(he) of
الْمُنتَصِرِينَ
al-muntasirina
those who (could) defend themselves

Transliteration

Fakhasafnaa bihee wa bidaarihil arda famaa kaana laho min fi'atiny yansuroo nahoo min doonil laahi wa maa kaana minal muntasireen

Translation

And We caused the earth to swallow him and his home. And there was for him no company to aid him other than Allah, nor was he of those who [could] defend themselves.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Then I made the earth swallow him and his house, along with all in it, in retribution for his transgression. He had no group to help him against Allah nor was he amongst those who can help themselves.

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

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