Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

Did they then feel secure from the scheme of God? And none feels secure from the scheme of God save the losing people.

اَفَاَمِنُوا مَكْرَ اللّٰهِۚ فَلَا يَأْمَنُ مَكْرَ اللّٰهِ اِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ۟
Afaaminoo makra Allahi falaya/manu makra Allahi illa alqawmu alkhasiroon
#wordmeaningroot
1afa-aminūThen did they feel secureامن
2makra(from the) planمكر
3l-lahi(of) Allah
4falāBut not
5yamanufeel secureامن
6makra(from the) planمكر
7l-lahi(of) Allah
8illāexcept
9l-qawmuthe peopleقوم
10l-khāsirūna(who are) the losersخسر
  • Aisha Bewley

    Do they feel secure against Allah’s devising? No one feels secure against Allah’s devising except for those who are lost.

  • Progressive Muslims

    Have they become sure about God's scheming None are sure about God's scheming except the people who are losers.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Do they feel secure from the subtle progression of the Divine Laws? Do they think that the Divine Law grants them unconditional security? Only the losers feel secure from the subtle progression of Allah's Law of Requital.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    Did they then feel secure from the scheme of God? And none feels secure from the scheme of God save the losing people.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    Have they become secure about the scheming of God? None are secure about the scheming of God except the people who are the losers.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    Have they become sure about God's scheming? None feels secure about God's scheming except the losing people.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    Have they taken GOD's plans for granted? None takes GOD's plans for granted except the losers.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Can they remain secure against the plan of God? Only they feel secure against the plan of God who are certain of being ruined.

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

    Then did they feel secure from the plan of Allah ? But no one feels secure from the plan of Allah except the losing people.

  • Muhammad Asad

    Can they, then, ever feel secure from God's deep devising? But none feels secure from God's deep devising save people who are lost.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Are they then secure from Allah's scheme? None deemeth himself secure from Allah's scheme save folk that perish.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Do they feel secure against the design of Allah None can feel secure against the design of Allah except the utter losers.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Do they feel secure and from ignorance, their comfort flows to the extent that they can escape an event destined to happen according to Allah's plan! Indeed, no one in his own sound mind feels secure against Allah's predetermined actions but those who are born to be losers.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Are they not afraid of the Lord's plan? The fact of the matter is, only the losers are not afraid of the Lord's punishment.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Did they then feel secure against the Plan of Allâh? None feels secure from the Plan of Allâh except the people who are the losers.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Did they then feel secure against the plan of Allah?- but no one can feel secure from the Plan of Allah, except those (doomed) to ruin!

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    Did they feel secure against Allah’s planning? None would feel secure from Allah’s planning except the losers.

  • Taqi Usmani

    Do they feel secure from Allah’s plan? None can feel secure from Allah’s plan except the people who are losers.

  • Abdul Haleem

    Do they feel secure against God’s plan? Only the losers feel secure against God’s plan.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    Do they feel secure against God's devising? None feels secure against God's devising but the people of the lost.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    were they secure from the craft of God? none feel secure from the craft of God except a people that shall lose.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Were they secure from the Plan of Allah? None deems himself secure from the Plan of Allah except a people that are doomed to perish.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    So, do they feel secure against the scheming of Allah? Then none feels secure against the scheming of Allah except the people (who) are the losers.

  • George Sale

    Are they then secure from the design of Allah? And none feels secure from the design of Allah save the people who are destined to perish.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    Did they then feel safe against the Plan of Allah? But no one can feel safe from the Plan of Allah, except those (falling) into (his own) ruin!

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Do they feel secure from the design of Allâh? No one at all feels secure from Allâh's design, except the people who are (doomed to be) losers.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Do they feel secure from Allah’s devising? No one feels secure from Allah’s devising except the people who are losers.