Quran 29 : 4

Or think those who do evil deeds that they can outrun Us. Evil is what they judge.
أَمْ
Aam
حَسِبَ
Ḥasiba
ٱلَّذِينَ
Alladhīna
يَعْمَلُونَ
Yaʿmalūna
ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ
Assayyiāti
أَن
Aan
يَسْبِقُونَا
Yasbiqūnā
سَآءَ
Saaʾa
مَا
يَحْكُمُونَ
Yaḥkumūna

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

Or did those who sinned think that they would be ahead of Us? Miserable indeed is their judgment

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Do those who practise evil think that they will get the better of Us? Evil is their judgment

Wahiduddin Khan

Do those who do evil imagine that they will escape Us? How ill they judge

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

Or do those who do evil deeds think they can outrun Us? Evil is what they judge

The Wise Quran

Or do those who do evil deeds think that they can outstrip us? Evil is what they judge.

The Study Quran

Or do those who commit evil deeds suppose that they will outstrip Us? Evil indeed is the judgment they make

Talal Itani (2012)

Or do those who commit sins think they can fool Us? Terrible is their opinion

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

Do those who commit evil think they can outmaneuver Us? How delusional they are!

T.B.Irving

Or do the ones who perform evil deeds reckon they will get ahead of Us? How badly do they judge!

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Or do those who act evil think that they will gain over Us (Allah)? Evil is their judgment (if they think so)

Sher Ali

Or, those who commit evil deeds imagine that they will escape US? How ill they judge

Shakir

Or do they who work evil think that they will escape Us? Evil is it that they judge

Shabbir Ahmed

Do those who treat others unfairly think that they can escape Us (Our Laws)? Bad, indeed, is their judgment

Samy Mahdy

Or do those who are working the bad deeds consider that they can outstrip Us? Bad was what they were judging.

Safi Kaskas

Or do those who do bad deeds think they can escape Us? [That is] bad judgment on their part.

Rashad Khalifa

Do those who commit sins think that they can ever fool us? Wrong indeed is their judgment.

N J Dawood 2014

Or do the evil-doers think they will escape Our reach? How ill they judge

Mustaqim

Or do those who do bad think that they will precede Us? Bad is how they judge.

Mustafa Khattab 2018

Or do the evildoers ˹simply˺ think that they will escape Us? How wrong is their judgment!

Musharraf Hussain

Or do evildoers think they can beat Us? How wrong they judge!

MunirMezyed2023

Or do those who continue to indulge in iniquitous deeds think that they can escape Our punishment? Evil is that which they judge!

Munir Mezyed

Or do those who keep on falling into sin think that they can outstrip Us? How repugnant is that which they judge!

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Or do those who commit evils think that they will outstrip Us? Evil is what they predicate

Muhammad Sarwar

Do the evil-doers think they can escape Us? How terrible is their judgment

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

Or do those who do ill-deeds imagine that they can outstrip Us? Evil (for them) is that which they decide

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Or even do they reckon- the ones who do odious deeds- that they will outstrip Us? Odious is (the way) they judge

Muhammad Asad

Or do they think - they who do evil deeds [while claiming to have attained to faith] - that they can escape Us? Bad, indeed, is their judgment

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

Or those who make/do the sins/crimes thought/supposed that they precede/surpass Us , it became bad/evil/harmful what they judge/rule

Mohammad Shafi

Or do those who do ill deeds think that they shall outsmart Us? How badly do they judge

Mir Aneesuddin

Do those who do evil think that they will escape Us? Evil is that which they judge.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Or do they who work evil think that they will escape Us? Evil is it that they judge

Maududi

Do the evil-doers suppose that they will get the better of Us? How evil is their judgement

Linda "iLham" Barto

Do those who practice evil think that they will defeat Us? How badly they judge!

John Medows Rodwell

Think they who work evil that they shall escape Us? Ill do they judge

Irving/Hegab

Or do the ones who perform evil deeds think they will get ahead of Us? How badly do they judge!

Hilali - Khan

Or those who do evil deeds think that they can outstrip Us (i.e. escape Our Punishment)? Evil is that which they judge

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

Or do the evildoers think that they will outstrip Us? How evil is their judgment

Hamid S. Aziz

Do those who do evil reckon that they can outstrip Us? Evil is it that which they judge

George Sale

Do they who work evil think that they shall prevent Us from taking vengeance on them? An ill judgment do they make

Fode Drame

O! Do those who do the evil deeds think that they will escape Us. Woeful is the judgment that they make.

Faridul Haque

Or do they who commit evil deeds imagine that they can escape from Us? What an evil judgement they impose

Edward Henry Palmer

Do those who do evil reckon that they can outstrip us? evil is it that they judge

Dr. Munir Munshey

Do those indulging in vile deeds assume that they are getting the better of Us? Utterly false is what they decide

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

Do the evildoers think that they will slip away from Our (grip)? How evil is what they decide (in their minds)

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

Or assumed those who do evil deeds that they will out do Us? How evil is that about which they give judgment!

Dr. Kamal Omar

Have those who commit evil deeds assessed that they will outstrip Us (i.e., escape Our Punishment)? Evil became that which they decide as a verdict

Corpus.Quran

Or think those who do evil deeds that they can outrun Us Evil is what they judge

Bilal Muhammad 2018

Do those who do wrong think that they will get the better of Us? Poor is their judgment

Bijan Moeinian

As far as the mischief makers are concerned, do they really think that they will escape God’s punishment

Bakhtiari Nejad

Or do those who do bad deeds think that they outdo us? What a bad judgment they make!

Arthur John Arberry

Or do they reckon, those who do evil deeds, that they will outstrip Us? Ill they judge

Amatul Rahman Omar

Or do those who do evil deeds think that they will escape Our punishment? How ill they judge

Ali Ünal

Or do those who do evil deeds (and persecute the believers) reckon that they can frustrate Us and escape Our punishment? How evil is the judgment they have reached

Ali Quli Qara'i

Do those who commit misdeeds suppose that they can outmaneuver Us? Evil is the judgement that they make

Aisha Bewley

Or do those who do bad actions imagine they can outstrip Us? How bad their judgement is!

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Or those who do evil deeds have taken it for granted that they will get away from Us. What an evil order they pass.

Ahmed Hulusi

Or do those who do bad deeds think they can outrun Us... What bad judgment they have!

Ahmed Ali

Do those who do evil think that they will get the better of Us? How bad is the judgement that they make

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Or bethink those who work ill deeds that they shall outstrip Us? lll do they judge

Abdul Hye

Or do those who do evil deeds think that they can escape from Our reach? Evil is that which they judge!

Abdel Haleem

Do the evildoers think they can escape us? How ill they judge