Surah An-Naml 27:50 — translation and meaning

النمل · Verse 50 / 93 · Page 381

وَمَكَرُوا مَكْرًا وَمَكَرْنَا مَكْرًا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

Word by Word

وَمَكَرُوا
wamakaru
So they plotted
مَكْرًا
makran
a plot
وَمَكَرْنَا
wamakarna
and We planned
مَكْرًا
makran
a plan
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
لَا
la
(did) not
يَشْعُرُونَ
yash'uruna
perceive

Transliteration

Wa makaroo makranw wa makarnaa makranw wa hum laa yash'uroon

Translation

And they planned a plan, and We planned a plan, while they perceived not.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

And they secretly made a plan to destroy Salih and his followers amongst the believers, and I also made a plan to help him, save him from their plan and to destroy the disbelievers from his people, whilst they did not know that.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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