وَلَا يَحْسَبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ سَبَقُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ لَا يُعْجِزُونَ

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

Al Anfaal 8:59

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

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

Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

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