Surah Adh-Dhariyat, Ayah 45 (51:45)

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فَمَا ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟ مِن قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنتَصِرِينَ

Quran 51:45 is ayah 45 of Surah Adh-Dhariyat (“The Winnowing Winds”), a Meccan surah of 60 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 522 of the Madani Mushaf.

51:45
فَمَاٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟مِنقِيَامٍوَمَاكَانُوا۟مُنتَصِرِينَ٤٥
famā is'taṭāʿū min qiyāmin wamā kānū muntaṣirīna

And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves.(45)

Word by word

  1. فَمَاfamāThen not
  2. ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟is'taṭāʿūthey were able to
  3. مِنmin[of]
  4. قِيَامٍqiyāminstand
  5. وَمَاwamāand not
  6. كَانُوا۟kānūthey could
  7. مُنتَصِرِينَmuntaṣirīnahelp themselves

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