And thus have We appointed in every city its greatest lawbreakers, that they should scheme therein; and they scheme only against themselves, and they perceive not.
| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wakadhālika | And thus | |
| 2 | jaʿalnā | We placed | جعل |
| 3 | fī | in | |
| 4 | kulli | every | كلل |
| 5 | qaryatin | city | قري |
| 6 | akābira | greatest | كبر |
| 7 | muj'rimīhā | (of) its criminals | جرم |
| 8 | liyamkurū | so that they plot | مكر |
| 9 | fīhā | therein | |
| 10 | wamā | And not | |
| 11 | yamkurūna | they plot | مكر |
| 12 | illā | except | |
| 13 | bi-anfusihim | against themselves | نفس |
| 14 | wamā | and not | |
| 15 | yashʿurūna | they perceive | شعر |
And likewise in every city We set up its greatest wrongdoers to plot in it. They plot against themselves alone, but they are not aware of it.
And as such, We have permitted in every town the influential from its criminals, to scheme in it. They only scheme their own souls without perceiving.
This is how We allow the greatest ones in every community to become its greatest criminals, to weave their schemes. Yet it is only against themselves that they scheme without even knowing it.
And thus have We appointed in every city its greatest lawbreakers, that they should scheme therein; and they scheme only against themselves, and they perceive not.
And as such, We have permitted in every town the influential from its criminals, to scheme in it. They only scheme their own souls without perceiving.
As such, We have permitted in every town the influential from its criminals, to scheme in it. They only scheme their own selves without perceiving.
We allow the leading criminals of every community to plot and scheme. But they only plot and scheme against their own souls, without perceiving.
And thus have We placed in every city the greatest of the sinners to contrive and deceive; yet they contrive against no one but themselves even though they do not know.
And thus We have placed within every city the greatest of its criminals to conspire therein. But they conspire not except against themselves, and they perceive not.
And it is in this way that We cause the great ones in every land to become its evildoers, there to weave their schemes: yet it is only against themselves that they scheme -and they perceive it not.
And thus have We made in every city great ones of its wicked ones, that they should plot therein. They do but plot against themselves, though they perceive not.
Thus We have appointed the leaders of the wicked ones in every land to weave their plots; but in truth they plot only to their own harm, without even realizing it.
Thus did We set in every city the principal persons among the people who set no bounds to their sensuous vain and evil desires to take cunning for a sinister and crooked wisdom, and lie in wait to deceive the people, when in fact they beset themselves with evils and malice but they fail to perceive.
As a matter of fact, I have given the power to the main wrongdoers of each land so that they may implement their wicked plans. What they do not realize is that their scheme will fire back and destroy their very own soul.
And thus We have set up in every town great ones of its wicked people to plot therein. But they plot not except against their ownselves, and they perceive (it) not.
Thus have We placed leaders in every town, its wicked men, to plot (and burrow) therein: but they only plot against their own souls, and they perceive it not.
And so We have placed in every society the most wicked to conspire in it. Yet they plot only against themselves, but they fail to perceive it.
In a similar way, in every town We caused its chief sinners to commit mischief in it. And they do not commit mischief but against themselves, while they do not realize it.
And so We have put chief evildoers in every city to perpetrate their schemes there- but they scheme only against themselves, without realizing it.
And even so We appointed in every city great ones among its sinners, to devise there; but they devised only against themselves, and they were not aware.
And thus have we placed in every town the great sinners thereof, that they may use craft therein; but they use not craft except against themselves, although they do not understand.
And thus have We placed great ones (leaders) in every town, its wicked ones, that they may plot therein. But they do but plot against themselves, though they perceive not.
And thus We made in every town great ones among its criminals to scheme therein; and in no way do they scheme against anyone except themselves, and in no way are they aware.
And thus have we placed in every city chief leaders of the wicked men thereof, that they may act deceitfully therein; but they shall act deceitfully against their own souls only; and they know it not.
And thus have We placed chief leaders in every town, its wicked men, who plot (evil and place themselves) in there: But they only plot against their own souls, and they do not understand it.
Similarly have We made the leaders in every town the guilty ones, (because their doings seem fair to them) with the result that they intrigue therein; but little do they understand that, (as a matter of fact,) they intrigue only against themselves.
Thus have We installed in every town its major criminals that they may plot therein. Yet they do not plot except against their own souls, but they are not aware.