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Muhammad Asad   
and never - not on earth and not in the skies - can you [hope to] elude Him: and you have none to protect you from God, and none to bring you succour.”
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
And you cannot escape Him on earth or in heaven. Nor have you any protector or helper besides Allah.”
Safi Kaskas   
You will never be beyond His reach on earth or in the heaven, and you have none other than God to protect you or help you.

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Arabic   
وَمَاۤ أَنتُم بِمُعۡجِزِینَ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا فِی ٱلسَّمَاۤءِۖ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِیࣲّ وَلَا نَصِیرࣲ ۝٢٢
Transliteration (2021)   
wamā antum bimuʿ'jizīna fī l-arḍi walā fī l-samāi wamā lakum min dūni l-lahi min waliyyin walā naṣīri
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Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
And not you can escape in the earth and not in the heaven. And not for you from besides Allah any protector and not a helper.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
and never - not on earth and not in the skies - can you [hope to] elude Him: and you have none to protect you from God, and none to bring you succour.”
M. M. Pickthall   
Ye cannot escape (from Him) in the earth or in the sky, and beside Allah there is for you no friend or helper
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
"Not on earth nor in heaven will ye be able (fleeing) to frustrate (his Plan), nor have ye, besides Allah, any protector or helper."
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
And you cannot escape Him on earth or in heaven. Nor have you any protector or helper besides Allah.”
Safi Kaskas   
You will never be beyond His reach on earth or in the heaven, and you have none other than God to protect you or help you.
Wahiduddin Khan   
You cannot defeat His purpose on earth or in heaven; nor have you any friend or helper besides God
Shakir   
And you shall not escape in the earth nor in the heaven, and you have neither a protector nor a helper besides Allah
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
You will not be ones who frustrate Him on the earth nor in the heaven and there is not for you, other than God, either a protector or a helper.
T.B.Irving   
You cannot prevent anything [from happening] on earth nor in Heaven; you have no patron nor any supporter besides God."
Abdul Hye   
And you cannot escape in the earth or in the heaven. And besides Allah you have neither any protector nor any helper.
The Study Quran   
You thwart not on earth, nor in Heaven; and apart from God you have no protector or helper
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
You can’t escape from Him on Earth or in the heavens, and you have neither protector nor helper besides God.
Talal Itani (2012)   
You cannot escape, on earth or in the heaven; and you have no protector and no savior besides God
Dr. Kamal Omar   
And you are not those who may frustrate (the Plan of Allah) in the world, and nor in the heaven. And (there is) not for you, besides Allah, out of a Wali, and nor a Helper .
M. Farook Malik   
Neither can you frustrate Him in the earth or in the Heaven; nor have you any protector or helper besides Allah."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And in no way are you able to be defiant to (Him), either in the earth or in the heaven. And in no way do you have, apart from Allah, either an Ever-Patronizing Patron or a Ready Vindicator."
Muhammad Sarwar   
You cannot challenge God in the heavens or in the earth. No one besides God is your guardian or helper
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
You are not (able) to frustrate (Allah) neither in the earth nor in the sky. And, apart from Allah, you have neither a protector nor a helper
Shabbir Ahmed   
And never - not in decline and not in rise - can you hope to defy His Laws, and there is no protector or helper for you other than Allah. (In the context of change and evolution, the earth and the sky are here metaphorically applied to the low or high state of nations)
Dr. Munir Munshey   
You cannot undermine (Allah) on the earth, or in the heavens. You do not have any friend or helper other than Allah
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
"And neither on earth nor in heaven; Will you be able to escape (His Plan), and you have no protector nor helper besides Allah."
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
And you will not cause failure [to Allah ] upon the earth or in the heaven. And you have not other than Allah any protector or any helper
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
"And you will not be able to escape this fact, on Earth or in the heavens, nor do you have besides God any ally or victor."
Abdel Haleem   
You cannot escape Him on earth or in the heavens; you will have no one to protect or help you besides God.’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
And ye cannot escape in the earth nor in the heaven, and beside Allah there is for you no friend nor 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
Aisha Bewley   
There is no way out for you in earth or heaven. You have no protector or helper besides Allah.´
Ali Ünal   
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
Ali Quli Qara'i   
You cannot thwart Him on the earth or in the sky, nor do you have besides Allah any guardian or any helper
Hamid S. Aziz   
"You cannot make Him powerless (escape Him) in the earth, nor in the heavens; nor have you beside Allah a friend or a helper
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
And you cannot weaken/escape (God) on the earth or in the skies, and there is no protector or helper for you besides God.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
“Neither on earth nor in heaven will you be able to flee from, or sabotage his plan, nor have you besides God, any protector or helper.
Musharraf Hussain   
You can’t defeat Allah, either on Earth or in the sky; you have no protector or a helper beside Allah.
Maududi   
You cannot overpower Allah, neither on the earth nor in the heaven. None can protect you from Allah nor come to your aid against Him
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
"And you will not be able to escape this fact, on the earth or in the heavens, nor do you have besides God any ally or victor.
Mohammad Shafi   
And you can get away neither on the earth nor in the heavens. And, besides Allah, there is none to be close to or to help you

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
And neither you can get out of the hold in the earth and nor in the heaven. And neither you have any friend in need and nor any helper, save 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.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
You are not able to frustrate Him either in the earth or heaven, nor have you, other than Allah, a guardian or helper
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
And you cannot escape in the earth nor in the heaven, and you have no protector or helper besides Allah
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
And you are not with disabling/frustrating in the earth/Planet Earth, and nor in the sky/space, and (there is) none for you from other than God from (a) guardian/ally , and nor a victorior/savior
Bijan Moeinian   
There is no place on earth or the heavens that you can escape the Lord’s grasp; you have none beside God as a Lord and Master
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
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.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
And you can escape (from Allah) neither in the earth nor in the heavens, nor is there for you any guardian or helper except Allah
Amatul Rahman Omar   
`You cannot escape (Him) on the earth or in the heaven and you have no patron nor (even) a helper apart from Allah.
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
And you cannot escape in the earth or in the heaven. And besides Allah you have neither any Walee (Protector or Guardian) nor any Helper

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
You are not able to frustrate Him either in the earth or in heaven; and you have not, apart from God, either protector or helper
George Sale   
And ye shall not escape his reach, either in earth, or in heaven; neither shall ye have any patron or defender besides God
Edward Henry Palmer   
Nor can ye make Him helpless in the earth, nor in the heavens; nor have ye beside God a patron or a helper
John Medows Rodwell   
And ye shall not invalidate his power either in the Earth or in the Heaven: and, save God, ye shall have neither patron nor helper
N J Dawood (2014)   
Neither on earth nor in heaven shall you escape His reach: nor have you any besides God to protect or help you

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
And you are not going to go out of His reach in the earth nor in the heaven and besides Allah there is no ally or helper for you.
Munir Mezyed   
Neither on the earth nor in the heavens will you be able to escape His punishment. Lo! Other than Allâh, you have neither a protector nor a helper.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
And you will not escape on earth nor the sky, and you have besides Allah no protector nor helper.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
“You cannot escape [from Allah’s will] on Earth or in Heaven. You will have no one to protect or help you besides Allah.”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
And youpl can neither thwart (God) on earth nor in heaven, and apart from Allah you have neither ally nor supporter.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
You cannot prevent anything [from happening] on earth nor in Heaven; you have no patron nor any supporter besides Allah (God)."
Samy Mahdy   
And You are not causing incapacitation on earth or in the sky; and you have not without Allah among a guardian or victory supporter.
Sayyid Qutb   
And never can you elude Him, neither on earth nor in the skies. You have none to protect you from God and none to give you support.'
Ahmed Hulusi   
“You cannot render Him powerless neither on the earth nor in the heavens! You have no guardian or helper besides Allah.”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
You are not able to frustrate Him either in the earth or in heavens; and you have not, apart from Allah, either protector or helper
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
"Nor are you people in a position to over power Allah or frustrate Him on earth or in heaven nor escape his retributive punishment and besides Him you have no tutelary protectors to defend you against Him"
Mir Aneesuddin   
And you cannot frustrate Him in the earth nor in the sky, and you have neither a guardian nor a helper besides Allah.”

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
"Not on earth nor in heaven will ye be able (fleeing) to frustrate (his Plan), nor have ye, besides God, any protector or helper."
OLD Literal Word for Word   
And not you can escape in the earth and not in the heaven. And not for you besides Allah any protector and not a helper
OLD Transliteration   
Wama antum bimuAAjizeena fee al-ardi wala fee alssama-i wama lakum min dooni Allahi min waliyyin wala naseerin