Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

“And they have schemed a mighty scheme,”

وَمَكَرُوا مَكْراً كُبَّاراًۚ
Wamakaroo makran kubbara
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1wamakarūAnd they have plannedمكر
2makrana planمكر
3kubbārangreatكبر
  • Aisha Bewley

    They have hatched a mighty plot

  • Progressive Muslims

    And they plotted a great plotting.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    And they plot tremendous schemes.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    “And they have schemed a mighty scheme,”

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    And they plotted a great plotting.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    They plotted a great plotting.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    "They schemed terrible schemes.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    And they contrived a plot of great magnitude,

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    And they conspired an immense conspiracy.

  • Muhammad Asad

    and who have devised a most awesome blasphemy ,

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    And they have plotted a mighty plot,

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    They contrived a plot of great magnitude.*

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    "With cleverness in circumventing, they had recourse to stratagem".

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Their chiefs have already devised a vicious plan against them.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    "And they have plotted a mighty plot.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    "And they have devised a tremendous Plot.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    and who have devised a tremendous plot,

  • Taqi Usmani

    and they devised a mighty plot,

  • Abdul Haleem

    who have made a grand plan,

  • Arthur John Arberry

    and have devised a mighty device

  • E. Henry Palmer

    and they have plotted a great plot,

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    "And they devised a mighty plot.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And they have schemed a heinous scheming;

  • George Sale

    And they devised a dangerous plot against Noah:

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    "And they have planned a huge (and evil) plot.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    They have devised a mighty and heinous plan (against the Prophet),

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    and they have devised an outrageous plot.