Al-Ankabut (The Spider)
Verse 4of 69
أَمْ حَسِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ أَن يَسْبِقُونَا ۚ سَآءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ﴿٤﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
Or do those who do evil deeds think they can outrun Us? Evil is what they judge.
Word-by-word meaning
أَمْamOr
حَسِبَḥasibathink
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
يَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūnado
ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِl-sayiātievil deeds
أَنanthat
يَسْبِقُونَا ۚyasbiqūnāthey can outrun Us
سَآءَsāaEvil is
مَاmāwhat
يَحْكُمُونَyaḥkumūnathey judge
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
Which was revealed in Makkahبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.The Believers are tested so that it may be known Who is Sincere and Who is LyingAllah says:المAlif Lam Mim. In the beginning of the Tafsir of Surah Al-Baqarah, we discussed the letters which appear at the beginning of some Surahs.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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