43 Preface أَم لَهُم آلِهَةٌ تَمنَعُهُم مِن دونِنا ۚ لا يَستَطيعونَ نَصرَ أَنفُسِهِم وَلا هُم مِنّا يُصحَبونَYusuf AliOr have they gods that can guard them from Us? They have no power to aid themselves, nor can they be defended from Us.1Ashaba: to join as a companion: with 'an or min it has also the meaning of to defend or remove from someone. The full signification is best understood if paraphrased: ’they are not fit to be mentioned in the same breath with Us, nor can they be defended from Us.'