أَمۡ حَسِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَعۡمَلُونَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ أَن يَسۡبِقُونَاۚ سَآءَ مَا يَحۡكُمُونَ ٤
Or do those who do evil deeds think they can outrun [i.e., escape] Us? Evil is what they judge.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- أَمۡOram
- حَسِبَthinkḥasiba
- ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
- يَعۡمَلُونَdoyaʿmalūna
- ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِevil deedsl-sayiāti
- أَنthatan
- يَسۡبِقُونَاۚthey can outrun Usyasbiqūnā
- سَآءَEvil issāa
- مَاwhatmā
- يَحۡكُمُونَthey judgeyaḥkumūna
Tafsir
Or did those who commit sins such as idolatry and so forth think they will escape us and be saved from My punishment? Bad is the judgment they make, for they will not be able to make Allah powerless nor will they be saved from His punishment if they die on their disbelief.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran