Surah An-Naml — Verse 50

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وَمَكَرُوا۟ مَكْرًا وَمَكَرْنَا مَكْرًا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

Wamakaroo makran wamakarna makranwahum la yashAAuroon

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

And they planned a plan, and We planned a plan, while they perceived not.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

So they devised their evil plan, but We too made a plan of which they were unaware.

Marmaduke Pickthall

So they plotted a plot: and We plotted a plot, while they perceived not.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

They plotted and planned, but We too planned, even while they perceived it not.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Thus they devised a plan, and We devised a plan, while they were not aware.

Al-Hilali & Khan

So they plotted a plot, and We plotted a plot, while they perceived not.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

Thus they planned and We too planned, the while they did not know.

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

And so they devised an evil scheme; but We devised a subtle scheme (of Our own), and they perceived it not.