31 Preface وَما أَنتُم بِمُعجِزينَ فِي الأَرضِ ۖ وَما لَكُم مِن دونِ اللَّهِ مِن وَلِيٍّ وَلا نَصيرٍYusuf AliNor can ye frustrate (aught), (fleeing) through the earth;1 nor have ye, besides God, any one to protect or to help. Every evil deed or word or thought must have its evil consequences: but if God forgives anything-and He forgives much-let no one imagine that he has defeated-or can defeat-God’s Will or Plan. The only help or protection that is possible is from God. Cf. 29:22.