وَلَا
يَحۡسَبَنَّ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْ
سَبَقُوٓاْۚ
إِنَّهُمۡ
لَا
يُعۡجِزُونَ
٥٩
And let not those who disbelieve suppose that they can outstrip (Allah's Purpose). Lo! they cannot escape.
— M. Pickthall
Let not the unbelievers think that they can get the better (of the godly): they will never frustrate (them).
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Making Preparations for War to strike Fear in the Hearts of the Enemies of Allah
Allah 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,
…Making Preparations for War to strike Fear in the Hearts of the Enemies of Allah
Allah says to His Prophet , in this Ayah,
الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ سَبَقُواْ
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