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Al-Anfal 59

Ayah 59 of 75 · Medinan

وَلَا يَحۡسَبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ سَبَقُوٓاْۚ إِنَّهُمۡ لَا يُعۡجِزُونَ ٥٩

And let not those who disbelieve think they will escape. Indeed, they will not cause failure [to Allāh].

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلَاAnd (let) notwalā
  2. يَحۡسَبَنَّthinkyaḥsabanna
  3. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  4. كَفَرُواْdisbelievekafarū
  5. سَبَقُوٓاْۚthey can outstripsabaqū
  6. إِنَّهُمۡIndeed, theyinnahum
  7. لَا(can) notlā
  8. يُعۡجِزُونَescapeyuʿ'jizūna

Tafsir

The disbelievers should not think that they have escaped from Allah’s punishment, because they cannot do so. Instead, it will surely fall upon them.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran