Surah Al-'Ankabut, Ayah 4 (29:4)

ٱلْعَنْكَبُوت

أَمْ حَسِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلسَّئَِّاتِ أَن يَسْبِقُونَا ۚ سَآءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ

Quran 29:4 is ayah 4 of Surah Al-'Ankabut (“The Spider”), a Meccan surah of 69 ayahs. It is in Juz 20, on page 396 of the Madani Mushaf.

29:4
أَمْحَسِبَٱلَّذِينَيَعْمَلُونَٱلسَّئَِّاتِأَنيَسْبِقُونَا ۚسَآءَمَايَحْكُمُونَ٤
am ḥasiba alladhīna yaʿmalūna l-sayiāti an yasbiqūnā sāa mā yaḥkumūna

Or do those who do evil deeds think they can outrun [i.e., escape] Us? Evil is what they judge.(4)

Word by word

  1. أَمْamOr
  2. حَسِبَḥasibathink
  3. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  4. يَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūnado
  5. ٱلسَّئَِّاتِl-sayiātievil deeds
  6. أَنanthat
  7. يَسْبِقُونَا ۚyasbiqūnāthey can outrun Us
  8. سَآءَsāaEvil is
  9. مَاmāwhat
  10. يَحْكُمُونَyaḥkumūnathey judge

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