Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 43 (18:43)

ٱلْكَهْف

وَلَمْ تَكُن لَّهُۥ فِئَةٌ يَنصُرُونَهُۥ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا كَانَ مُنتَصِرًا

Quran 18:43 is ayah 43 of Surah Al-Kahf (“The Cave”), a Meccan surah of 110 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 298 of the Madani Mushaf.

18:43
وَلَمْتَكُنلَّهُۥفِئَةٌيَنصُرُونَهُۥمِندُونِٱللَّهِوَمَاكَانَمُنتَصِرًا٤٣
walam takun lahu fi-atun yanṣurūnahu min dūni l-lahi wamā kāna muntaṣiran

And there was for him no company to aid him other than Allāh, nor could he defend himself.(43)

Word by word

  1. وَلَمْwalamAnd not
  2. تَكُنtakunwas
  3. لَّهُۥlahufor him
  4. فِئَةٌfi-atuna group
  5. يَنصُرُونَهُۥyanṣurūnahu(to) help him
  6. مِنminother than
  7. دُونِdūniother than
  8. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  9. وَمَاwamāand not
  10. كَانَkānawas
  11. مُنتَصِرًاmuntaṣiran(he) supported

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