The Quran

سورة الاٴنفَال

Surah Al-Anfâl 8:59

The Voluntary Gifts · Verse 59 of 75

وَلَا يَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا سَبَقُوا ۚ إِنَّهُمْ لَا يُعْجِزُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And let not those who disbelieve think that they have outstripped (Us). They shall not be able to frustrate (Our purpose).

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Let not the unbelievers think that they can get the better (of the godly): they will never frustrate (them).

Ahmed Ali

The infidels should not think that they can bypass (the law of God). Surely they cannot get away.

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Ali Unal

And let not those who disbelieve ever think that they can outdo the believers or otherwise escape Our punishment. They can never frustrate Our will.

Daryabadi

Let not those who disbelieve deem that they have escaped, verily they cannot frustrate.

Faridul Haque

And never may the disbelievers pride that they have escaped; indeed they can never defeat.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And let not those who disbelieve think that they can outstrip (Us). Surely they cannot escape.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And let not those who disbelieve think that they can outstrip US. Surely, they cannot frustrate Our purpose.

Muhammad Asad

And let them not think - those who are bent on denying the truth - that they shall escape [God]: behold, they can never frustrate [His purpose].

Muhammad Musin Khan

And let not those who disbelieve think that they can outstrip (escape from the punishment). Verily, they will never be able to save themselves (from Allah's Punishment).

Muhammad Pickthall

And let not those who disbelieve suppose that they can outstrip (Allah's Purpose). Lo! they cannot escape.

Muhammad Sarwar

The unbelievers should not think that they can really escape Us or that they can never be defeated.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And let not those who disbelieve think that they shall come in first; surely they will not escape.

Rashad Khalifa

Let not those who disbelieve think that they can get away with it; they can never escape.

Shabbir Ahmed

Let not the rejecters think that they can get away with their violations. They cannot escape the Law of Requital.