Quran 27:50 — An-Naml, verse 50
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
So they devised their evil plan, but We too made a plan of which they were unaware.
وَمَكَرُوا مَكْرًا وَمَكَرْنَا مَكْرًا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ
wamakarū makran wamakarnā makran wahum lā yashʿurūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And they devised a device, and We likewise devised a device, while they were not aware;
- Muhammad Asad
- And so they devised an evil scheme; but We devised a subtle scheme (of Our own), and they perceived it not.
- Sahih International
- And they planned a plan, and We planned a plan, while they perceived not.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمَكَرُوا۟wamakarū | So they plotted | مكر |
| 2 | مَكْرًۭاmakran | a plot | مكر |
| 3 | وَمَكَرْنَاwamakarnā | and We planned | مكر |
| 4 | مَكْرًۭاmakran | a plan | مكر |
| 5 | وَهُمْwahum | while they | — |
| 6 | لَاlā | (did) not | — |
| 7 | يَشْعُرُونَyashʿurūna | perceive | شعر |