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Al-Anfal (The Spoils of War)

Verse 59of 75

وَلَا يَحْسَبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ سَبَقُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ لَا يُعْجِزُونَ﴿٥٩

Translation (Sahih International)

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

Word-by-word meaning

وَلَاwalāAnd (let) not
يَحْسَبَنَّyaḥsabannathink
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieve
سَبَقُوٓا۟ ۚsabaqūthey can outstrip
إِنَّهُمْinnahumIndeed, they
لَا(can) not
يُعْجِزُونَyuʿ'jizūnaescape

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Making Preparations for War to strike Fear in the Hearts of the Enemies of AllahAllah says to His Prophet , in this Ayah,الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ سَبَقُواْ(those who disbelieve think that they can outstrip), Do not think that such disbelievers have escaped Us or that We are unable to grasp them. Rather, they are under the power of Our ability and in the grasp of Our will; they will never escape Us.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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