The Quran

سورة العَنکبوت

Surah Al-‘Ankabût 29:22

The Spider · Verse 22 of 69

وَمَا أَنْتُمْ بِمُعْجِزِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ ۖ وَمَا لَكُمْ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ مِنْ وَلِيٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ

Abdul Mannan Omar

`You cannot escape (Him) on the earth or in the heaven and you have no patron nor (even) a helper apart from Allâh.´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Not on earth nor in heaven will ye be able (fleeing) to frustrate (his Plan), nor have ye, besides Allah, any protector or helper.

Ahmed Ali

Escape Him you cannot either in the earth or in the sky; and you have no friend or helper apart from God.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

You cannot frustrate Him (in the execution of His Will even if you penetrate the depths) in the earth or in the heaven. And you have none to protect you, and none to help you, except God.

Daryabadi

And ye cannot escape in the earth nor in the heaven, and beside Allah there is for you no friend nor helper.

Faridul Haque

Neither can you escape (from His control) in the earth nor in the sky; and for you, other than Allah, there is neither a friend nor a supporter.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And you cannot escape in the earth nor in the heaven, and you have no protector or helper besides Allah.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And you cannot frustrate the designs of ALLAH in the earth nor in the heaven; nor have you any friend or helper beside ALLAH.'

Muhammad Asad

and never - not on earth and not in the skies - can you (hope to) elude Him; and you have none to protcct you from God, and none to bring you succour."

Muhammad Musin Khan

And you cannot escape in the earth or in the heaven. And besides Allah you have neither any Wali (Protector or Guardian) nor any Helper.

Muhammad Pickthall

Ye cannot escape (from Him) in the earth or in the sky, and beside Allah there is for you no friend or helper.

Muhammad Sarwar

You cannot challenge God in the heavens or in the earth. No one besides God is your guardian or helper.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And you shall not escape in the earth nor in the heaven, and you have neither a protector nor a helper besides Allah.

Rashad Khalifa

None of you can escape from these facts, on earth or in the heaven, and you have none beside GOD as a Lord and Master.

Shabbir Ahmed

And never – not on earth and not in the heavens – you can hope to defy His laws. And there is no protector or helper for you other than God.