Surah Adh-Dhariyat (الذاريات) • The Winnowing Winds

Quran 51:45

51:45

فَمَا ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟ مِن قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنتَصِرِينَ

famā is'taṭāʿū min qiyāmin wamā kānū muntaṣirīna

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

— Saheeh International

they could not even remain standing, let alone defend themselves.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Then they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

Juz 27Page 522meccan

Word by Word

فَمَاfamāThen not
ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟is'taṭāʿūthey were able to
مِنmin[of]
قِيَامٍۢqiyāminstand
وَمَاwamāand not
كَانُوا۟kānūthey could
مُنتَصِرِينَmuntaṣirīnahelp themselves