Ayah 52:46
يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُمْ كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
“The day that their Kaid (scheming) will not benefit them at all and they will not be helped”.
A stark scene: plans collapse; no aid arrives.
Ayah 52:46 — Visual Explanation
Core message from the explanation
- Scheming brings absolutely no benefit on that Day.
- They will not be helped — nothing and nobody can help them.
Context noted in the explanation
The Quraish had thought of themselves as being powerful — as those with dominant control الْمُصَيْطِرُونَ.
Kaid = scheming “dominant control” = الْمُصَيْطِرُونَ
Outcomes on the Day
Kaid does not benefit at all
“Their Kaid (scheming) will not benefit them at all.” The perceived power behind plans collapses.
لَا يُغْنِي شَيْئًا
They will not be helped
On Judgment Day, they are helpless with nothing and nobody that can help them.
وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
Contrast highlighted
Self-perception: power and control
“The Quraish had thought of themselves as being powerful as those with dominant control (الْمُصَيْطِرُونَ).”
Reality on that Day
- Scheming yields no benefit.
- No helper — none comes to their aid.
Terms highlighted
Kaid
Kaid means scheming in the explanation.
Dominant control
The phrase “those with dominant control” corresponds to الْمُصَيْطِرُونَ.
“The Day” spotlight
It is the setting when both outcomes occur: no benefit from scheming, and no help for them.
Mindset distilled from the explanation
- Self-claimed dominance does not translate into advantage on the Day.
- Scheming provides zero benefit.
- They are left without help — nothing and nobody can help them.