بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ الم
Aliflammeem
1. Alif. Lam. Mim
أَحَسِبَ النّاسُ أَن يُترَكوا أَن يَقولوا ءامَنّا وَهُم لا يُفتَنونَ
Ahasiba alnnasu an yutrakoo an yaqooloo amanna wahum la yuftanoona
2. Do men imagine that they will be left (at ease) because they say, We believe, and will not be tested with affliction
وَلَقَد فَتَنَّا الَّذينَ مِن قَبلِهِم فَلَيَعلَمَنَّ اللَّهُ الَّذينَ صَدَقوا وَلَيَعلَمَنَّ الكٰذِبينَ
Walaqad fatanna allatheena min qablihim falayaAAlamanna Allahu allatheena sadaqoo walayaAAlamanna alkathibeena
3. Lo! We tested those who were before you. Thus Allah knoweth those who are sincere, and knoweth those who feign
Surah Al-Ankaboot has 69 ayat and is a Meccan surah.
Al-Ankaboot means "The Spider". Named for the spider's fragile web, used as an image for misplaced trust in anything besides God.