Quran 21:70 — Al-Anbiyaa, verse 70
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They planned to harm him, but We made them suffer the greatest loss.
وَأَرَادُوا بِهِ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَاهُمُ الْأَخْسَرِينَ
wa-arādū bihi kaydan fajaʿalnāhumu l-akhsarīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They desired to outwit him; so We made them the worse losers,
- Muhammad Asad
- and whereas they sought to do evil unto him, We caused them to suffer the greatest loss:
- Sahih International
- And they intended for him a plan [i.e., harm], but We made them the greatest losers.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَأَرَادُوا۟wa-arādū | And they intended | رود |
| 2 | بِهِۦbihi | for him | — |
| 3 | كَيْدًۭاkaydan | a plan | كيد |
| 4 | فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمُfajaʿalnāhumu | but We made them | جعل |
| 5 | ٱلْأَخْسَرِينَl-akhsarīna | the greatest losers | خسر |