Surah Al-Anbya 21:43

The Prophets · Verse 43 of 112 · Juz 17 · Page 325

أَمْ لَهُمْ ءَالِهَةٌ تَمْنَعُهُم مِّن دُونِنَا ۚ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَلَا هُم مِّنَّا يُصْحَبُونَ

Or do they have gods to defend them other than Us? They are unable [even] to help themselves, nor can they be protected from Us.

Translation: Saheeh International

Tafsir

Or is it that they have am ‘or’ functions with the sense of a hamza used to indicate denial that is read it as a-lahum ‘do they have’ gods to defend them against that which might cause them harm besides Us? In other words do they have anyone other than Us to defend them against such things? No! They namely the gods …

Excerpt from Tafsir al-Jalalayn, commentary on 21:43, via Quran.com. The reader has the full commentary and 9 more tafsirs.