Surah Ali 'Imran, Ayah 54 (3:54)

آلِ عِمْرَان

وَمَكَرُوا۟ وَمَكَرَ ٱللَّهُ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ خَيْرُ ٱلْمَٰكِرِينَ

Quran 3:54 is ayah 54 of Surah Ali 'Imran (“Family of Imran”), a Medinan surah of 200 ayahs. It is in Juz 3, on page 57 of the Madani Mushaf.

3:54
وَمَكَرُوا۟وَمَكَرَٱللَّهُ ۖوَٱللَّهُخَيْرُٱلْمَٰكِرِينَ٥٤
wamakarū wamakara l-lahu wal-lahu khayru l-mākirīna

And they [i.e., the disbelievers] planned, but Allāh planned. And Allāh is the best of planners.(54)

Word by word

  1. وَمَكَرُوا۟wamakarūAnd they schemed
  2. وَمَكَرَwamakaraand planned
  3. ٱللَّهُ ۖl-lahuAllah
  4. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
  5. خَيْرُkhayru(is the) best
  6. ٱلْمَٰكِرِينَl-mākirīna(of) the planners

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