Quran 3:54 — Aal-i-Imraan, verse 54
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
The [disbelievers] schemed but God also schemed; God is the Best of Schemers.
وَمَكَرُوا وَمَكَرَ اللَّهُ ۖ وَاللَّهُ خَيْرُ الْمَاكِرِينَ
wamakarū wamakara l-lahu wal-lahu khayru l-mākirīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And they devised, and God devised, and God is the best of devisers.
- Muhammad Asad
- And the unbelievers schemed [against Jesus]; but God brought their scheming to nought: for God is above all schemers.
- Sahih International
- And they [i.e., the disbelievers] planned, but Allāh planned. And Allāh is the best of planners.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمَكَرُوا۟wamakarū | And they schemed | مكر |
| 2 | وَمَكَرَwamakara | and planned | مكر |
| 3 | ٱللَّهُ ۖl-lahu | Allah | أله |
| 4 | وَٱللَّهُwal-lahu | And Allah | أله |
| 5 | خَيْرُkhayru | (is the) best | خير |
| 6 | ٱلْمَـٰكِرِينَl-mākirīna | (of) the planners | مكر |