قُلْ مَن يَكْلَؤُكُم بِٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ مِنَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ۗ بَلْ هُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّهِم …

Quran 21:42 is ayah 42 of Surah Al-Anbya (“The Prophets”), a Meccan surah of 112 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 325 of the Madani Mushaf.

21:42

قُلْمَنيَكْلَؤُكُمبِٱلَّيْلِوَٱلنَّهَارِمِنَٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ۗبَلْهُمْعَنذِكْرِرَبِّهِممُّعْرِضُونَ٤٢

qul man yakla-ukum bi-al-layli wal-nahāri mina l-raḥmāni bal hum ʿan dhik'ri rabbihim muʿ'riḍūna

Say, "Who can protect you at night or by day from the Most Merciful?" But they are, from the remembrance of their Lord, turning away.(42)

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This commentary explains ayahs 21:41–43 together.