3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 54
And they schemed, and God schemed; and God is the best of schemers.
Translations
Notes
Aisha Bewley
They plotted and Allah plotted. But Allah is the best of plotters.*
Progressive Muslims
And they schemed and God schemed, but God is the best schemer.
Shabbir Ahmed
The opponents made some plans, but so did Allah. And Allah is the Virtuous of planners. (They schemed to arrest and crucify Jesus but Allah assured him).
Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation
And they schemed, and God schemed; and God is the best of schemers.
The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation
And they schemed and God schemed, but God is the best schemer.
Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament
They plotted and schemed, but so did GOD, and GOD is the best schemer.
Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
But they (the unbelievers) contrived a plot, and God did the like; and God's plan is the best.
Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)
And the disbelievers planned, but Allah planned. And Allah is the best of planners.
Muhammad Asad
And the unbelievers schemed ; but God brought their scheming to nought: for God is above all schemers.
Marmaduke Pickthall
And they (the disbelievers) schemed, and Allah schemed (against them): and Allah is the best of schemers.
Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary
Then they schemed (against the Messiah), and Allah countered their schemes by schemes of His own. Allah is the best of schemers.
Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab
And the unbelievers among Ahl al-Kitab with cleverness had recourse to stratagem yet in His plan, Allah also had recourse to stratagem, and who can gain advantage on Allah!
Bijan Moeinian
They (the corrupt Jews who were killing the Lord’s Prophets one after another for daring to guide them to the right path) devised a plan (seeking for his death sentence through the Romans) and God devised a plan of His Own (condemning the Jews to the misery till the Day of Resurrection. ) None can atop the Lord’s plan.
Al-Hilali & Khan
And they (disbelievers) plotted to kill ‘Îsâ , and Allâh plotted too. And Allâh is the Best of those who plot.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
And (the unbelievers) plotted and planned, and Allah too planned, and the best of planners is Allah.
Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran
And the disbelievers made a plan ˹against Jesus˺, but Allah also planned—and Allah is the best of planners.
Taqi Usmani
They (the opponents of ‘Īsā) devised a plan, and Allah devised a plan. And Allah is the best of all planners.
Abdul Haleem
The schemed but God also schemed; God is the Best of Schemers.
Arthur John Arberry
And they devised, and God devised, and God is the best of devisers.
E. Henry Palmer
But they (the Jews) were crafty, and God was crafty, for God is the best of crafty ones!
Hamid S. Aziz
But they (the Jews or unbelievers) schemed, and Allah schemed, for Allah is the best of schemers!
Mahmoud Ghali
And they schemed, and Allah schemed, and Allah is The Most Charitable of schemers.
George Sale
And the Jews devised a stratagem against him; but God devised a stratagem against them; and God is the best deviser of stratagems.
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And (the unbelievers) plotted and planned, and Allah also planned, and Allah is the best of planners.
Amatul Rahman Omar
And they (- the persecutors of Jesus) planned (to crucify him) and Allâh planned (to save him) and Allâh is the best of the planners.
Ali Quli Qarai
Then they plotted , and Allah also devised, and Allah is the best of devisers.