[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And they schemed and God schemed, but God is the best schemer.
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
And (the unbelievers) plotted and planned, and Allah too planned, and the best of planners is Allah
Wahiduddin Khan
And they schemed but God also schemed and God is the Best of Schemers
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
And the disbelievers planned, but Allah planned. And Allah is the best of planners
The Wise Quran
And they plotted, and God plotted, and God is the best of plotters.
The Study Quran
And they plotted, and God plotted. And God is the best of plotters
Talal Itani (2012)
They planned, and God planned; but God is the Best of planners.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
They planned, and God planned. But God is the best of planners.
T.B.Irving
They plotted, while God plotted; however God is the best Plotter!
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And (the unbelievers) plotted and planned, and Allah also planned, and Allah is the best of planners
Sher Ali
And Jesus's enemies planned and ALLAH also planned, and ALLAH is the Best of Planners
Shakir
And they planned and Allah (also) planned, and Allah is the best of planners
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)
Samy Mahdy
And they guiled (Against Jesus), and Allah guiled; but Allah is the best of those who guile (In goodness).
Safi Kaskas
And they [the unbelievers] plotted [against Jesus] but God caused their schemes to fail, for God is the best of all plotters.
Rashad Khalifa
They plotted and schemed, but so did GOD, and GOD is the best schemer.
N J Dawood 2014
They contrived, and God contrived; God is the supreme Contriver
Mustaqim
And they schemed and Allah schemed, and Allah is the best of schemers.
Mustafa Khattab 2018
And the disbelievers made a plan ˹against Jesus˺, but Allah also planned—and Allah is the best of planners.
Musharraf Hussain
The hypocrites among the Israelites plotted, and Allah prepared a counterplan. Allah is the Best of the planners.
MunirMezyed2023
(The impious) hatched a plot (to murder Jesus). But Allâh had a different plan for him. For Allâh is the Best One in setting up a plan.
Munir Mezyed
(The impious) hatched a plot (to murder ‘Jesus son of Mary’); but Allâh had a different plan for him. Allâh is the best One in setting up a plan.
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
They (the opponents of ‘Isa ) devised a plan, and Allah devised a plan. And Allah is the best of all planners
Muhammad Sarwar
The unbelievers plotted and God planned, but God is a much better planner
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
And they (the disbelievers) schemed, and Allah schemed (against them): and Allah is the best of schemers
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And they schemed, and Allah schemed, and Allah is The Most Charitable of schemers
Muhammad Asad
And the unbelievers schemed [against Jesus]; but God brought their scheming to nought: for God is above all schemers
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
And they cheated/deceived and God cheated/deceived, and God (is) the best (of) the cheaters/deceivers
Mohammad Shafi
And they planned, and Allah planned. And Allah is the best of planners
Mir Aneesuddin
So they planned and Allah planned (too) and Allah is the Best of planners.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And (the Jews) planned and Allah (also) planned. And Allah is the best of planners
Maududi
Then they schemed (against the Messiah), and Allah countered their schemes by schemes of His own. Allah is the best of schemers
Linda "iLham" Barto
(The unbelievers) planned, and Allah planned. Allah is the best planner.
John Medows Rodwell
And the Jews plotted, and God plotted: But of those who plot is God the best
Irving/Hegab
They plotted, while Allah (God) plotted; however Allah (God) is the best Plotter!
Hilali - Khan
And they (disbelievers) plotted (to kill Iesa (Jesus) ), and Allah planned too. And Allah is the Best of the planners
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
They devised, and Allah devised. And Allah is the Best Devisor
Hamid S. Aziz
But they (the Jews or unbelievers) schemed, and Allah schemed, for Allah is the best 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
Fode Drame
And they devised a plan and Allah devised a plan and Allah is the best of the planners.
Faridul Haque
And the disbelievers conspired (to kill Eisa ), and Allah covertly planned to destroy them; and Allah is the best of secret planners
Edward Henry Palmer
But they (the Jews) were crafty, and God was crafty, for God is the best of crafty ones
Dr. Munir Munshey
They _ (the unbelievers, the children of Israel) _ hatched a scheme (to kill Jesus), and Allah put His (own) plan into action. Allah is absolutely the very Best of the planners
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Then, the disbelieving (Jews) conspired secretly (to execute ‘Isa [Jesus]), but Allah covertly designed His plan (to safeguard ‘Isa [Jesus]). And Allah is the Best of secret planners
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And they planned and God planned. And God is Best of the ones who plan.
Dr. Kamal Omar
And they plotted (against Iesa) and Allah plotted (to protect him). And Allah is the Best of planners
Corpus.Quran
And they schemed and planned Allah And Allah (is the) best (of) the planners
Bilal Muhammad 2018
And the unbelievers plotted and planned. God also planned. And God is the best of planners
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
Bakhtiari Nejad
They plotted and God planned, but God is the best of planners.
Arthur John Arberry
And they devised, and God devised, and God is the best of devisers
Amatul Rahman Omar
And they (- the persecutors of Jesus) planned (to crucify him) and Allah planned (to save him) and Allah is the best of the planners
Ali Ünal
And they (the unbelievers) schemed (against Jesus), and God put His will into effect (and brought their schemes to nothing). God wills what is the best (for His believing servants) and makes His will prevail
Ali Quli Qara'i
Then they plotted [against Jesus], and Allah also devised, and Allah is the best of devisers
Aisha Bewley
They plotted and Allah plotted. But Allah is the best of plotters.*
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And the infidels plotted and Allah secretly devised for their destruction and Allah is the best of secret devisers.
Ahmed Hulusi
They schemed, and received a scheme from Allah in response. Allah is the best of schemers. (In order to eliminate the discloser of the truth they resorted to secretly contriving against him, but through the very same method Allah overcame them, by making their schemes result against them.)
Ahmed Ali
But they (the unbelievers) contrived a plot, and God did the like; and God's plan is the best
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And they plotted, and Allah plotted, and Allah is the Best of plotters
Abdul Hye
And they (disbelievers) plotted (to kill Jesus) and Allah also planned, and Allah is the Best of planners.
Abdel Haleem
The [disbelievers] schemed but God also schemed; God is the Best of Schemers