Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And they schemed, and God schemed; and God is the best of schemers.

وَمَكَرُوا وَمَكَرَ اللّٰهُۜ وَاللّٰهُ خَيْرُ الْمَاكِر۪ينَ۟
Wamakaroo wamakara Allahu wallahukhayru almakireen
#wordmeaningroot
1wamakarūAnd they schemedمكر
2wamakaraand plannedمكر
3l-lahuAllah
4wal-lahuAnd Allah
5khayru(is the) bestخير
6l-mākirīna(of) the plannersمكر
  • 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.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    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.