وَمَكَرُواْ وَمَكَرَ ٱللَّهُۖ وَٱللَّهُ خَيۡرُ ٱلۡمَٰكِرِينَ ٥٤
And they [i.e., the disbelievers] planned, but Allāh planned. And Allāh is the best of planners.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَمَكَرُواْAnd they schemedwamakarū
- وَمَكَرَand plannedwamakara
- ٱللَّهُۖAllahl-lahu
- وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
- خَيۡرُ(is the) bestkhayru
- ٱلۡمَٰكِرِينَ(of) the plannersl-mākirīna
Tafsir
The disbelievers from the Israelites plotted to kill Jesus (peace be upon him), so Allah planned to leave them in their misguidance; and He made another person resemble Jesus (peace be upon him) on the occasion when they actually tried to murder him. Allah is the best plotter, because there can be nothing more severe than His plot against His enemies.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran